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Revision as of 06:27, 29 September 2022
This is a list of notable Romani people and people of Romani descent.
Activists
- Alba Flores – Spanish actress
- Alfonso Mejia-Arias – Mexican musician and politician
- Ceija Stojka – Austrian artist and writer
- Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor – Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and writer
- Delia Grigore – Romanian writer
- Ian Hancock – English linguist
- Katarina Taikon – Swedish actress and author
- Marcel Courthiade – French linguist
- Milena Hübschmannová – Czech professor
- Paul Polansky – American writer
- Ronald Lee – Canadian writer
- Saša Barbul – Serbian actor and film director
Artists
- Damian Le Bas, English artist
- Delaine Le Bas, English artist
- Joe Machine, English painter
- La Chunga, Spanish painter
Athletes
Johnboy Smith - British parathlete
Boxers
- Billy Joe Saunders – English[1]
- Randolph Turpin – English
- Dick Turpin – English
- Dorel Simion – Romanian[2]
- Faustino Reyes – Spanish[3]
- Ivailo Marinov – Bulgarian[4]
- Marian Simion – Romanian[2]
- Samuel Carmona Heredia – Spanish
- Serafim Todorov – Bulgarian[5]
- Zoltan Lunka – Hungarian[6]
Kickboxers
- Albert Kraus – Dutch
- Nieky Holzken – Dutch
- Václav Sivák – Czech
Professional Wrestlers
- Gigi Dolin – American
Footballers
- André-Pierre Gignac – French[7]
- Andrea Pirlo – Italian[8]
- Artur Quaresma – Portuguese
- Bănel Nicoliță – Romanian[9]
- Carlos Martins – Portuguese[8]
- Carlos Muñoz Cobo – Spanish[10]
- Christos Patsatzoglou - Greek[11]
- Dani Güiza – Spanish[12]
- Dejan Savićević - Montenegrin[8]
- Diego Rodríguez – Spanish[8]
- Dragoslav Šekularac – Serbian[8]
- Freddy Eastwood – Welsh[13]
- Georgi Ivanov - Gonzo – Bulgarian[8]
- Gigi Meroni – Italian[14]
- István Pisont – Hungarian[15]
- János Farkas – Hungarian[16]
- Jesús Navas – Spanish[17]
- José Antonio Reyes – Spanish[18]
- José Mari – Spanish[8]
- Marius Lăcătuș – Romanian[8]
- Milan Baroš – Czech[8]
- Quique Sánchez Flores – Spanish[8]
- Rab Howell – English[19]
- Rafael van der Vaart – Dutch[20]
- Ricardo Quaresma – Portuguese[21]
- Telmo Zarra – Spanish[8]
- Tony Vairelles – French[22]
- Zvonimir Boban – Croatian[8]
Hockey players
- Dominik Lakatoš – Czech[23]
Cinema and theater
- Alba Flores - Spanish actress
- Bob Hoskins – English actor
- Charlie Chaplin – English comic actor[24]
- Jesús Castro- Spanish actor
- Joaquín Cortés – Spanish ballet and flamenco dancer
- Leonor Teles – Portuguese film director
- Manoush - French actress
- Sandro de América – Argentine actor
- Ștefan Bănică Sr. – Romanian actor
- Tony Gatlif - French film director
- Yul Brynner – Russian actor and president honor of the Unión Romaní
Musicians
- 100 Kila – Bulgarian rapper[25]
- "Falete" Rafael Ojeda Rojas – Spanish singer
- "Rayito" Antonio Rayo – Spanish guitarist, singer and composer. Father Gitano (Iberian Kalo) and mother Japanese
- Adam Ant – English singer and musician
- Aggelopoulos Manolis – (1939–1989) Greek singer and actor
- Albert Lee - (born 1943) London born and raised country rock guitar legend. His father is Romanichal.[26]
- Antonio Flores – (1961–1995) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.
- Azis - Bulgarian singer
- Biréli Lagrène – (born 1966) French jazz guitarist, violinist and bassist
- Boban Marković – Serbian brass bandleader and trumpet player
- Camarón de la Isla – (1950–1992) Spanish flamenco singer
- Carlos Montoya – (1903–1993) Spanish flamenco guitarist
- Carmen Amaya – Spanish flamenco dancer
- Cher Lloyd – English singer[27]
- Connect-R – Romanian singer
- Denny Laine – British musician (The Moody Blues, Wings)
- Didem – Turkish bellydancer
- Diego el Cigala – Spanish flamenco singer
- Django Reinhardt - French guitarist
- Drafi Deutscher – (1946–2006) German Sinto songwriter, singer and composer
- Džej Ramadanovski – (1964-2020), born in Belgrade (former Yugoslavia), modern Serbian folk singer
- Edyta Górniak - (born 1972) Polish singer
- Elek Bacsik – Hungarian-American jazz guitarist and violinist
- Esma Redzepova – (1943-2016) Macedonian singer and songwriter
- Eugene Hütz – Ukrainian singer, guitarist, DJ and actor
- Fanfare Ciocărlia – (formed 1996) Romanian brass band
- Félix Lajkó – (born 1974) Hungarian-Serbian violinist and composer (part Romani)
- Florin Salam - Romanian singer
- Georges Cziffra – (1921–1994) Hungarian virtuoso pianist
- Gigi Radics – Hungarian singer
- Haris Džinović - (born 1951) Bosnian folk singer
- Harri Stojka – Austrian jazz guitarist
- Ion Voicu – (1923–1997) Romanian violinist and orchestral conductor, founder of Bucharest Chamber Orchestra
- Irini Merkouri – (born 1981) Greek pop singer
- Iva Bittová – Czech singer and violinist
- Ivo Papazov – (born 1952) Bulgarian jazz clarinetist
- János Bihari – Hungarian violinist
- Jerry Mason – American singer, guitarist
- Jimmy Rosenberg – (born 1980) Dutch swing guitarist
- Joaquín Cortés – Spanish flamenco dancer
- Joe Longthorne – (born 1955) English singer and impressionist
- Joe Zawinul – Austrian jazz keyboardist
- Johnny Răducanu – (born 1931) Romanian jazz musician
- Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin – Ayọ (stage name), German singer
- Kal – Romani world music band from Serbia
- Kibariye - Turkish singer of Romani descent
- Lolita Flores – (1958) Spanish singer and actress.
- Los Niños de Sara – French (Spanish origin, Iberian Kale) rumba and flamenco singers and guitar players
- Manitas de Plata – (born 1921) Spanish guitarist
- Marianne Rosenberg – (born 1955) German singer and songwriter. Daughter of German Gypsy who survived Auschwitz.
- Mariska Veres – Dutch singer
- Nicole Cherry – Romanian singer
- Nicolae Neacşu ("Culai") – Lăutar, was the leader of Taraf de Haïdouks
- Nicolas Reyes (born 1958) – Franco-Spanish singer, guitar player; lead singer for the Gipsy Kings, a band made up mostly of members of his extended family
- Panna Cinka – (1711–1772) Hungarian violinist, born in Kingdom of Hungary in modern Slovakia
- Paulus Schafer - (born 1978) Dutch jazz guitarist
- Pere Pubill Calaf "Peret" – (born 1935) Catalan Spanish singer, guitar player and composer
- Pista Dankó – Hungarian composer
- Radoslav Banga – of Czech group Gypsy.cz
- Ramón Montoya – (1889–1949) Spanish flamenco guitarist
- Robert Plant - (born 1948) English singer and songwriter (former vocalist of Led Zeppelin). Romanichal mother
- Robi Botos – Hungarian-Canadian jazz pianist
- Romica Puceanu – (1928–1996) Romanian singer (urban Lăutarească music)
- Rosario Flores – (born 1963) Spanish singer and actress, Latin Grammy award winner
- Šaban Bajramović – Serbian singer
- Sandu Ciorbă – Romanian singer
- Sasha Kolpakov – (born 1943) Russian guitarist
- Sinan Sakić - Serbian singer
- Sofi Marinova – Bulgarian singer
- Sotis Volanis – Greek pop folk singer
- Stochelo Rosenberg - (born 19 February 1968) is a Gypsy jazz guitarist who leads the Rosenberg Trio.
- Taisto Tammi - Finland
- Taraful Haiducilor – (Taraf de Haïdouks) Romanian band, formed 1989
- Tonino Baliardo – Franco-Spanish guitar player; also a member of the Gipsy Kings
- Valentina Ponomaryova – (born 1939) Russian singer
- Vicente Escudero – Spanish flamenco dancer
- Wally Tax – Dutch rock singer, of The Outsiders. Son of a Dutch father and a Russian Romani mother.
Politicians
- Ágnes Osztolykán, Hungarian politician
- Carlos Miguel – Portuguese minister and mayor
- Idália Serrão – Portuguese secretary of state and MP
- Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia - Spanish MEP
- Juscelino Kubitschek - 21st President of Brazil
- Lívia Járóka, Hungarian MEP
- Washington Luís - 13th President of Brazil
Various
- Michael Costello – American fashion designer[28]
- Ceferino Giménez Malla – Spanish beatified Roman Catholic catechist
- Timofey Prokofiev – Soviet marine infantryman, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Rodney Smith – English evangelist
- Cherry Valentine – drag queen
Writers
- Bronisława Wajs – Polish
- Caren Gussoff – American
- Charlie Smith – English
- David Morley – English
- Elena Lacková – Slovak
- Hillary Monahan – American
- Louise Doughty – English
- Mariella Mehr – Swiss
- Matéo Maximoff – French
- Menyhért Lakatos – Hungarian
- Muharem Serbezovski – Macedonian
- Nina Dudarova – Russian
- Rajko Đurić – Serbian
- Veijo Baltzar – Finnish
- Hedina Tahirović-Sijerčić - Bosnian
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