This is not a complete list (as complete as it gets) of world famous or important Vlachs (people having Aromanian descendency). Vlachs (also called Wlachs, Wallachs, Olahs) are the Romanized population in Central and Eastern Europe, including Romanians, Aromanians, Istro-Romanians and Megleno-Romanians, but since the creation of the Romanian state, this term was mostly used for the Vlachs living south of the Danube river. ... Map of areas inhabited by Aromanians Aromanians (also called: Macedo-Romanians or Vlachs in most other countries; in Aromanian they call themselves arumâni, armâni or aromâni) are a people living throughout the southern Balkans, especially in northern Greece, Albania and the Republic of Macedonia, and as an...

Art

• Camil Ressu, Romanian painter
• Manaki Brothers (Yanaki and Milton), film and photography pioneers in the Balkans, from present day Macedonia.

Autopotrait by Camil Ressu (1941) Camil Ressu (28 January 1880 in Galaţi–1 April 1962) was a Romanian academician and painter, and one of the most significant art figures of Romania. ...

Actors

• Costache Caragiale, Romanian actor, playwright
• Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor;
• Ion Caramitru, Romanian actor, former minister of culture;
• Tasko Nacic, Serbian actor;

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Clergy

• Andrei Şaguna, Romanian patriot, bishop, baron of Şaguna, then Metropolitan - Romanian Orthodox Church of Transylvania;
• Ioachim Mărtineanu, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan, described martyrized Moscopole;

Commerce and business

• Darvari family, famous philantropists and Austrian Imperial bankers;
• Dumba family, famous philantropists and Austrian Imperial bankers;
• Hagi Meitani, Austrian Imperial baron, Wallachian stateman;
• Mocioni family, famous philantropists and Austrian Imperial bankers;
• Marcu Puiu, Austrian philantropist and nobleman in the 18th century;
• Simon Sina (1782-1856), Austrian financial magnate;
• Sina family, famous philantropists and Imperial bankers, also members of the Hungarian nobility;
• Hagi Moscu, Austrian Imperial baron, Wallachian stateman;

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Music

• Apostolos Kaldaras, Greek composer;
• Herbert von Karajan, conductor
• Tose Proeski, Popular singer, Macedonian Slav representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004
• Kaliopi Bukle, Popular singer in Republic of Macedonia

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Politicians

• Evangelos Averoff, former Greek minister and former leader of the New Democracy party;
• Bellu family, emigrating from martyrized Moscopole, offered several Wallachian statemen and one Romanian Prime Minister (conservative);
• George Becali, Romanian politician
• Ioan Gheorghe Caragea, Wallachian Voivode (1812-1818);
• Nicolae Caragea, Wallachian Voivode (1782-1783);
• Ghica family, Wallachian and Moldavian voivodes and Romanian Prime Ministers;
• Octavian Goga, famous Romanian author, poet and former Prime Minister of Romania;
• Ştefan Octavian Iosif, famous Romanian author;
• Ioannis Kolettis General, obtained Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire,Greek Prime Minister -;
• Neofitos Doukas, Greek politician;
• Lazar Paču, economist and politician in Kingdoms of Serbia and Yugoslavia;
• George Padioti, famous Vlach minority rights activist in Greece;
• Rigas Velestinlis-Fereos, Greek poet and revolutionaire;
• Aleksandar Cincar-Markovic, Serbian minister of foreign affairs 1939-1941;
• Kosta Kumanudi, Serbian minister of finances 1921-1922;
• Hari Kostov, Macedonian Slav Prime Minister June 2004 - November 2004, Minister of Internal Affairs 2002 - 2004
• Pitu Guli, Revolutionary, died defending the first Macedonian republic of Krushevo 1903, mentioned in the Republic of Macedonia hymn
• Vangel Dinu, President of the first Macedonian government formed during the Krushevo Republic in 1903
• Taki Fiti, Macedonian Slav Minister of Finance, 1996-1998, Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Skopje
• Eftimie Murgu, Transylvanian Romanian leader of the 1848 revolution
• Betty Tamposi, Vlach-American politican and community activist. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, current trustee of the University of New Hampshire.
• Christos Folias, Greek businessman, former New Democracy MEP and current vice-minister of Econony.
• Alkiviadis Diamandi di Samarina, Vlach politician of Greece, born in Samarina, Consul of the Kingdom of Romania in Koritza, Albania between the two world wars and later leader of the autonomous Vlach statelet 'Principality of Pindos'

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Science

• Ion Juvara, famous Romanian surgeon, professor and head of University Department;
• Dinischiotu family, several famous Romanian physicians and professors;
• Târpa family, several famous Romanian physicians;
• Jovan Karamata, Serbian mathematician (1902-1967)
• Elie Carafoli, Romanian educated, born in Greece, Inventator in domeniul aerodinamicii, profesor.

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Sports

• Gigi Becali, owner of FC Steaua Bucureşti football club
• Ioan Becali, president of FC Dinamo Bucureşti football club and cousin of Gigi
• Victor Becali, football impresario and brother of Ioan
• Gheorghe Hagi, famous Romanian soccer player;
• Joshko Milenkovski, manager of the Macedonian Volleyball Team, Manager of Rabotnicki Fersped, the Macedonian volleyball champion;
• Hristo Stoichkov, famous Bulgarian soccer player.

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Writers

• Cavaliotti family, several famous intellectuals in the 18th century;
• Daniil family, several famous intellectuals in the 18th century;
• Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian playwright (born in an Aromanian family originally from Macedonia);
• Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian author, son of Ion Luca Caragiale;
• Matyla Ghyka, famous Romanian prince, polymath, architect, mathematician and author;
• Mitrush Kuteli, Albanian poet
• Iosipos Moisiodax, Greek author
• Constantin Noica, Romanian philosopher
• Branislav Nušić, Serbian novelist and playwright
• Pericle Papahagi, outstanding Romanian intellectual;
• Anton Pann, Romanian author
• Lasgush Poradeci, Albanian poet
• Gheorghe Constantin Roja, several famous intellectuals in the 18th century;
• Constantin Ucuţa, Moscopolitan Orthodox father, Viennese and Prussian intellectual;
• Ucuţa family, several famous intellectuals in the 18th century;

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Poets

• Constantin Belimace, poet, author Dimândarea părintească;
• Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet (his mother was of Aromanian origin);
• Constantin Papanace, poet, author, Mica Antologie Aromânească;
• George Murnu, poet, translator of Iliad and Odyssey;
• Gellu Naum, Romanian surrealist poet
• Pashko Vasa, Albanian poet;

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Philologists

• Mihail G. Boiagi, philologist, grammarian, author, first Aromanian grammar and cultural hero;
• Tache Papahagi, linguist, and outstanding Romanian intellectual;
• Daniel Moscopolites, Greek philologist, author of famous lexicon;
• Matilda Caragiu Marioteanu, linguist, poet and outstanding Romanian intellectual, Toma Caragiu's sister

Historians

• Neagu Djuvara, famous diplomat and historian
• Alexandru Xenopol, Romanian historian.

Note that "Vlachs" is a term that can be used for both all the Romanic people of South-Eastern Europe, including Daco-Romanians. This list only includes Aromanians, for a list of Daco-Romanians see: List of Romanians. Neagu Djuvara was a Romanian diplomat, historian, and writer. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... This is a list of Romanians. ...

References

• A vastly performant, yet incomplete attempt to explain the Byzantine identity via political (Imperial), religious (Christian) and ethnical Romania by The Vlach Connection (in English)
• Manaki Brothers, a short biography