Interesting facts about Romanian people:
The majority of Romanian people – 19.96 million (2013) are ethnic Romanians (about 89.4%).
The minority of the population constitutes of Hungarians (in Transylvania), Gypsies, Germans, Ukrainians, Turks, Tartars, Greeks, Jewish, Armenians, Macedonians in various percentages from 6% to 0.1%
Famous people of Romania
Dracula facts and myths
By far, Dracula is the most prominent Romanian personality known outside of the country’s boundaries.
Known as being very drastic and cruel, the prince inspired the English writer Bram Stoker (1897) with his novel “Dracula“, where the “vampire” was the main character. The novel inspired the TV series and movie with the same name directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Although the Bran Castle in the Carpatian Mountains is known as Dracula’s Castle, there is no evidence that the prince ever stayed there. Other 2 castles in the Romanian mountains are also associated with Dracula’s legend: Poenari Castle and Corvin Castle.
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia was the first ever athlete who got the “Perfect 10 score” from ALL judges, when it was said that “perfect 10” was not possible.
This happened at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, when she was only 14.
Here are some links to many other famous Romanians: