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Who knew there were so many famous people named Ion in the world? Our list of celebrities named Ion includes pictures and information about each person when available, so you can get to know them a little better if you don't know them. The famous Ions below come from all walks of life, but all ended up achieving fame or notoriety in one way or another. This list includes singers named Ion, actors named Ion, and much more. Ion Antonescu, Ion Overman, and Ion Theodorescu-Sion are only a few of the well-known people named Ion on this list.
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Ion Antonescu is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Politician, Soldier Ion Victor Antonescu was a Romanian soldier and authoritarian politician who was convicted of war crimes. The Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II, he presided over two ...more

Ion Overman is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Actor Ion Overman is an American actress.

Ion Theodorescu-Sion is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Theodorescu-Sion was a Romanian painter and draftsman, known for his contributions to modern art and especially for his traditionalist, primitivist, handicraft-inspired and Christian ...more

Ion Iliescu is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Politician, Engineer Ion Iliescu is a Romanian politician and statesman, who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996, and from 2000 until 2004. From 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 until his retirement in ...more

Ion Luca Caragiale is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Poet, Journalist, Writer Ion Luca Caragiale was a Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist. He is considered one of the greatest Romanian playwrights and ...more

Ion Țuculescu is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Physician Ion Ţuculescu was a Romanian expressionist and abstract oil painter, although professionally he worked as a biologist and physician. His artwork became well-known posthumously, when, in the ...more

Ion Rîmaru is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Rîmaru was a Romanian serial killer dubbed "The Vampire of Bucharest". He terrorized Bucharest in 1970-1971.

Ion I. C. Brătianu is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Engineer Ion I. C. Brătianu was a Romanian politician, leader of the National Liberal Party, Prime Minister of Romania for five terms, and Foreign Minister on several occasions; he was the eldest son of ...more

Ion Andreescu is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Andreescu was a Romanian painter of great renown.

Ion Petrovici is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Politician, Orator, Essayist Ion Petrovici, Romanian philosopher, essayist, memorialist, writer, orator, and politician, professor at University of Iaşi, member of the Romanian Academy, Minister of National Education, a ...more

Ion Barbu is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Poet, Mathematician Dan Barbilian was a Romanian mathematician and poet.

Ion Voicu is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Voicu Ion Voicu was a Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor of Romani ethnicity. In 1969 he founded the award-winning Bucharest Chamber Orchestra, which is now conducted by his son Mădălin ...more

Ion Filotti Cantacuzino is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Psychiatrist, Film Producer, Screenwriter Ion Filotti Cantacuzino or Ion I. Cantacuzino was a Romanian film producer, writer and psychiatrist.

Ion Ghica is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Mathematician, Diplomat, Economist Ion Ghica was a Romanian revolutionary, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times. He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many ...more

Ion Minulescu is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Poet, Literary critic, Journalist Ion Minulescu was a Romanian avant-garde poet, novelist, short story writer, journalist, literary critic, and playwright. Often publishing his works under the pseudonyms I. M. Nirvan and ...more

Ion Pillat is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Editor, Publicist, Academician Ion Pillat was a distinguished Romanian poet. He is best known for his volume Pe Argeş în sus and Poeme într-un vers. His maternal grandfather was Ion Brătianu. He studied at the ...more

Ion Javelin is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Javelin

Ion Rațiu is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Businessperson, Politician, Journalist Ion Rațiu was a Romanian politician and the presidential candidate of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party in the 1990 elections, in which he ranked third with 4.29% of the vote.

Ion Arretxe is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Film Art Director, Production Designer, Actor Ion Arretxe is a film art director, actor and a production designer.

Ion Creangă is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Poet, Politician, Educator Ion Creangă was a Moldavian-born Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th century Romanian literature, he is best known for his Childhood Memories volume, his novellas ...more

Ion Țiriac is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Tennis player, Ice Hockey Player, Businessperson Ion Țiriac is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player. He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open. In 2013 Tiriac was elected into ...more

Ion Caramitru is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Theatre Director, Politician, Actor Ion Caramitru is an actor.

Ion Popescu-Gopo is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Popescu-Gopo Screenwriter, Actor, Graphic Artist Ion Popescu-Gopo was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, movie director and actor born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography ...more

Ion Băieşu is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Screenwriter, Writer, Playwright Ion Băieşu, pen name of Ion Mihalache was a Romanian playwright, novelist and movie and television writer, best known for his novel Balanţa and his play Preşul.

Ion Stoica is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Stoica Computer scientist Ion Stoica is a Romanian-American computer scientist specializing in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking. He is currently a professor of computer science at the ...more

Ion Heliade Rădulescu is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Politician, Writer, Philosopher Ion Heliade Rădulescu or Ion Heliade was a Wallachian-born Romanian academic, Romantic and Classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician. A prolific ...more

Ion Marin Sadoveanu is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Playwright Ion Marin Sadoveanu was a Romanian playwright.

Ion Besoiu is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Actor Ion Besoiu is a Romanian actor. He appeared in some of the most important Romanian films from the Communist period: "Furtuna", "Neamul Şoimăreştilor", "Haiducii", ...more

Ion N. Petrovici is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Scientist, Physician Ion N. Petrovici is a German neurologist, professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Cologne. After studying at the Bucharest Faculty of Medicine, he received an MD degree from ...more

Ion Vianu is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Journalist, Novelist Ion Vianu is a Romanian writer and psychiatrist, who has lived in Switzerland since 1977. He is the son of literary critic Tudor Vianu and his wife, Elena. In an age of indoctrination and ...more

Ion Valentin Anestin is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Valentin Anestin Journalist Ion Valentin Anestin was a Romanian graphic artist, engraver, painter, sculptor, journalist and dramatist. Noted as a caricaturist and art critic, he was the father of Ion Nuni Anestin, himself ...more

Ion Vatamanu is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Vatamanu was a writer and politician from Moldova. He was born to Maria and Ion and had a PhD in chemistry. Ion Vatamanu served as member of the Parliament of Moldova and chairman of the ...more

Ion Dragoumis is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Dragoumis Diplomat, Writer Ion Dragoumis was a Greek diplomat, philosopher, writer and revolutionary. Born in Athens, Dragoumis was the son of Stephanos Dragoumis who was foreign minister under Charilaos Trikoupis. The ...more

Ion Agârbiceanu is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Agârbiceanu Priest, Journalist, Screenwriter Ion Agârbiceanu was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and Greek-Catholic priest. A native of Transylvania, he graduated from Budapest University, ...more

Ion C. Brătianu is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Writer Ion Constantin Brătianu was one of the major political figures of 19th century Romania. He was the younger brother of Dimitrie, as well as the father of Ionel, Dinu, and Vintilă Brătianu. He ...more

Ion Manu is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Manu Actor Ion Manu was an actor.

Ion Teodorescu is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Teodorescu Actor Ion Teodorescu was an actor.

Ion Dichiseanu is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Dichiseanu Actor Ion Dichiseanu is an actor.

Ion Gheorghe Maurer is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Lawyer Ion Gheorghe Iosif Maurer was a Romanian communist politician and lawyer.

Ion Puican is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Puican Screenwriter, Actor, Film Director Ion Puican is a film director, screenwriter and an actor.

Ion Inculeț is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Inculeț Politician, Scientist Ion C. Inculeț was a Bessarabian politician and the president of the Moldavian Democratic Republic. Also, he was a minister in Romania.

Ion Negoițescu is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Negoițescu Writer Ion Negoiţescu was a Romanian literary historian, critic, poet, novelist and memoirist, one of the leading members of the Sibiu Literary Circle. A rebellious and eccentric figure, Negoiţescu ...more

Ion Filotti is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Filotti Mathematician, Computer scientist, Engineer

Ion Cernea is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Cernea is a Romanian former wrestler who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Ion Sapdaru is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Sapdaru Actor Ion Sapdaru is an actor, screenwriter, film and theatre director.

Ion Ionescu de la Brad is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Statistician Ion Ionescu de la Brad, born Ion Isăcescu, was a Moldavian-born Romanian revolutionary, agronomist, statistician, scholar and writer. Born in Roman, he was the son of a Moldavian Orthodox ...more

Ion Calvocoressi is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Calvocoressi Major Ion Melville Calvocoressi MBE MC was an officer in the British Army in the Second World War and later a stockbroker in the City of London. He was High Sheriff of Kent in 1978-79. ...more

Ion Drimba is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ionel Drîmbă, better known as Ion Drîmbă was a Romanian fencer and Olympic champion in the foil competition.

Ion Cosma is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion Cosma Athlete Ion Cosma is a retired Romanian cyclist. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 100 km team time trial and in the individual road race. In 1960 he finished in sixth and fifth ...more

Ion of Chios is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list Famous People Named Ion
Ion of Chios Lyric poet, Writer, Philosopher Ion of Chios was a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher. He was a contemporary of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles. Of his many plays and poems only a few titles and fragments ...more