Ionescu
Encyclopedia
Ionescu is a Romanian
surname, derived from the male given name Ion
. It may refer to:
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
surname, derived from the male given name Ion
Ion (name)
Ion is a common Romanian given name for males. It is equivalent to the English name John and has the same etymology as "John", tracing back to a Hebrew name. Ion can also be a surname in Romanian....
. It may refer to:
- Adrian Silvan Ionescu, historian and art critic
- Alexandre Sadi-Ionesco, librarian and bibliographer
- Alexandru IonescuAlexandru IonescuAlexandru Ionescu was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Lake Placid in 1932....
, bobsledder - Anton Ionescu, politician
- Carmen IonescuCarmen Ionescu (athlete)Carmen Ionescu is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972...
, discus thrower - Cazimir Ionescu, politician
- Claudiu Eugen Ionescu, handball player
- Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion, journalist
- Constantin Dudu Ionescu, politician
- Constantin Ionescu Gulian, philosopher and journalist
- Cristian IonescuCristian IonescuCristian Ionescu is a Romanian football player. He is the captain of FC Braşov and plays as left defender.-Honours: Sheriff Tiraspol:**Moldovan National Division: 2005–06**Moldovan Cup: 2006-External links:* at FC Braşov.ro...
, politician - Elisabeta IonescuElisabeta IonescuElisabeta Ionescu is a former Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Romanian handball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.-References:...
, handball player - Emanoil IonescuEmanoil IonescuEmanoil Ionescu was a Romanian General during World War II and commander of the Romanian Air Force's Corpul I Aerian.-Awards:* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
, soldier - Eugène IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
, playwright - Eva IonescoEva IonescoEva Ionesco is a French actress and film director, born in Paris. She is the daughter of Romanian-French photographer Irina Ionesco....
, actress - Gelu Ionescu, literary historian and critic
- George Ionescu-Gion, journalist and historian
- Gheorghe Ionescu, painter
- Gheorghe Ionescu-Siseşti, agronomist
- Ghiţă Ionescu, political scientist
- Grigore Ionescu, architect and historian
- Ilarion Ionescu-GalaţiIlarion Ionescu-GalatiIlarion Ionescu-Galaţi is a Romanian violinist and orchestra conductor.-Biography:Born in Iaşi, he started to study music with his father . He graduated from the Music Conservatory in Bucharest and became a well-known violinist, performing in concerts all over Romania and also abroad...
, violinist and conductor - Ion Ionescu de la BradIon Ionescu de la BradIon Ionescu de la Brad , born Ion Isăcescu, was a Moldavian-born Romanian revolutionary, agronomist, statistician, scholar and writer....
, agronomist and economist - Irina IonescoIrina IonescoIrina Ionesco is a French photographer born in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Romanian immigrants. She spent her childhood years in Constanţa, Romania before she moved to Paris. She traveled and painted for several years before discovering photography...
, photographer - Jojo (Cătălina Alexandra Ionescu), pop singer
- Marian IonescuMarian IonescuMarian Ion Ionescu is a pioneer British cardiac surgeon who spent his professional life initially in his native Romania and afterwards, the main part of his productive life in Great Britain. His interest in heart surgery covered several aspects of this speciality...
, pioneer cardiac surgeon - Marian Ionescu, pop drummer
- Mircea Ionescu Quintus, politician
- Nae IonescuNae IonescuNae Ionescu was a Romanian philosopher, logician, mathematician, professor, and journalist. Near the end of his career, he became known for his antisemitism and devotion to far right politics, in the years leading up to World War II.-Life:...
, philosopher - Nicolae IonescuNicolae IonescuNicolae Ionescu was a Romanian politician and publisher. He was one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy.-References:...
, politician - Nicolae Ionescu-Pallas, physicist
- Nicolae Ionescu-Siseşti, neurologist
- Radu Ionescu, literary critic and poet
- Raicu Ionescu-Rion, socialist journalist, sociologist and art critic
- Şerban Ionescu, actor
- Silvan Ionescu, visual artist
- Silviu Ionescu2009 Singapore Romanian diplomat incidentThe Singapore Romanian diplomat incident occurred on 15 December 2009, when three pedestrians were struck in a hit-and-run in the Singapore suburb of Bukit Panjang. The vehicle, a black Audi A6 bearing diplomatic license plates, was later identified as being driven by Dr Silviu Ionescu, at the time...
, former Chargé d'Affaires of the Romanian Embassy in Singapore - Ştefan Ionescu Valbudea, sculptor
- Take IonescuTake IonescuTake or Tache Ionescu was a Romanian centrist politician, journalist, lawyer and diplomat, who also enjoyed reputation as a short story author. Starting his political career as a radical member of the National Liberal Party , he joined the Conservative Party in 1891, and became noted as a social...
, politician - Theodor V. IonescuTheodor V. IonescuTheodor V. Ionescu, Prof. Dr. Doc. was a Romanian physicist and inventor who made remarkable discoveries in plasma physics, ionosphere physics, ion coupling electrons in dense plasmas, masers, magnetron amplifiers, and Zeeman effects related to controlled nuclear fusion and quantum emission...
, physicist - Thoma Ionescu, surgeon
- Tudor Ionescu, socialist politician
- Valentin Ionescu, politician
- Vali IonescuVali IonescuVali Ionescu-Constantin is a retired long jumper from Romania. She was born in Turnu Măgurele. The European champion from 1982, she jumped 7.20 metres the same year to record a personal best. In 1984 Ionescu won a silver medal at the Olympic Games, behind countryfellow Anişoara...
, long jumper - Vasile Constantin Niculae Ionescu-Galbeni, politician
Others
- Sanda Movilă (born Maria Ionescu), novelist
- UrmuzUrmuzUrmuz was a Romanian writer, lawyer and civil servant, who became a cult hero in Romania's avant-garde scene. His scattered work, consisting of absurdist short prose and poetry, opened a new genre in Romanian letters and humor, and captured the imagination of modernists for several generations...
(born Dimitrie Dim. Ionescu-Buzeu), writer