List of Roma, Sinti and Mixed People
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This is a list of famous ethnic Roma people (sometimes referred to as Gypsies).
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[edit] Roma people
[edit] Politicians and activists
- Lívia Járóka, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament
- Viktória Mohácsi, Hungarian Member of the European Parliament
- Jovan Damjanović, Serbian politician - The first Rom appointed as minister in a government anywhere in the world
- Čedomir Jovanović,Serbian politican - The first vice-premier ,anywhere in the world
- Ian Hancock, Romani scholar & activist, born in UK, living in USA, Professor at the University of Texas
- Ştefan Răzvan, Prince of Moldavia, Ruled Moldavia for four months
- Ludvig Karlsen, Norwegian, Pentecostal evangelist, Tater (Romani Traveller) activist and founder of the Evangelisenteret; a charity providing much-needed aid to the poor and needy
[edit] Writers
- Veijo Baltzar, Finnish writer
- Rajko Djuric, Yugoslav writer & activist
- Philomena Franz, German writer
- Ronald Lee, Canadian Writer, Professor at the University of Toronto
- Emil Demeter,Canadian Writer from Hamilton Ontario,refugee from Czech Republik
- Matéo Maximoff, French writer
- Ceija Stojka, Austrian author & painter
- Katarina Taikon, Swedish children's writer
- Bronisława Wajs ("Papusza"), Polish poet
[edit] Musicians
- Miro Duna, Pianist, violinist[1], guitarist
- Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer
- Azis, Bulgarian Chalga singer, iconoclast and politician
- Sofi Marinova, Bulgarian singer
- Saban Bajramovic, Serbian singer
- Kálmán Balogh, Hungarian cimbalom player & bandleader
- János Bihari, Hungarian violinist
- Věra Bílá, Czech singer
- Iva Bittová, Czech singer
- Diego El Cigala, Flamenco Singer
- Joaquín Cortés, Flamenco dancer
- Panna Cinka Hungarian Violinist
- Fanfare Ciocărlia, Romanian brass band
- Johnny Răducanu, Jazz musician
- Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist
- David Essex, former President of the Romany Union, musician and actor.
- Lajko Felix, Hungarian-Serbian violinist (part Roma)
- Lola Flores, Spanish singer, actress, (Gitano father)
- Rosario Flores, Spanish singer, actress
- Gipsy Kings, French (Spanish origin) Gitano new-flamenco band
- Kal, Romany Band from Serbia
- Ida Kelarová, Czech singer
- Ketama, Spanish new-flamenco band
- Bireli Lagrene, French jazz guitarist
- Patrick Saussois, French jazz guitarist
- Marcel Loeffler,Jazz Accordianist
- Boban Markovic, Serbian brass bandleader
- Jerry Mason, American Singer, Guitarist
- Carlos Montoya, Spanish flamenco guitarist
- Ramón Montoya, Spanish flamenco guitarist
- Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer
- Ivo Papazov, Bulgarian clarinetist
- La Paquera de Jerez, Spanish flamenco singer (Roma father)
- Manitas de Plata, Spanish guitarist
- Romica Puceanu, Romanian singer
- Dzej Ramadanovski, Serbian folk singer
- Esma Redzepova, Macedonian singer
- Django Reinhardt, Belgian jazz guitarist
- Franz Reinhardt, German jazz musician
- Jimmy Rosenberg, Dutch swing guitarist
- Marianne Rosenberg, German singer
- Ferenc Snetberger, Hungarian jazz guitarist
- Taraful Haiducilor, (Taraf de Haïdouks) Romanian band
- Martin Taylor, British Guitarist
- Evalyna Tolstoy, Singer/Songwriter
- Manuel Torre, Spanish flamenco singer
- Ion Voicu, Romanian violinist
- Yuri Yunakov, Bulgarian saxophonist
- Joe Longthorne, English singer and impressionist
[edit] Media
- Florijan Ajdini, actor
- Bajram Severdzan, Yugoslav actor
- Soledad Miranda Andalusian Flamenco Dancer and later Horror Film Actress from Seville, mother was Gitana.
[edit] Boxers
- Johnny Frankham, British Light Heavyweight Boxer who knocked to the floor Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali) in an exhibition fight.[2]
- Bartley Gorman, Gypsy bareknuckle boxing champion.
- Jem Mace, Bareknuckle Boxing Champion, Father of Modern Boxing
- Henry Wharton, English Middleweight Boxing Champion
Details on Henry Wharton boxing champion are totally wrong born in york in 1967. retired from boxing a champion in 1999. Still resideds in yorkshire, part of a huge family.
[edit] Soccer players
- Raby Howell. British (Liverpool, Sheffield United and Preston North End)
- Andrea Pirlo, Italian (Milan)
- José Antonio Reyes, Spanish (Arsenal)
- Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch (Ajax)
- Freddy Eastwood English (Southend United)
- Banel Nicolita, Romanian, (Steaua)
- Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese (FC Porto)
[edit] Other
- Margita Bangova, Czech-Canadian panhandler
- Augustine Bearce, early Plymouth colonist
- Jimmy Marks, Litigant in a lawsuit against the city of Spokane, Washington
- Settela Steinbach, Holocaust victim
[edit] People with Roma heritage (Mixed People)
The Roma heritage of many of these people is not verified, contested and/or extremely distant.
- Fairuza Balk, Actress
- David Blaine, Illusionist
- Michelle Branch, Musician
- Sylvia Browne, Psychic
- Yul Brynner, Actor
- Raymond Buckland, Author
- John Bunyan, Writer
- Éric Cantona, French (Manchester United)
- Michael Caine, Actor
- Charlie Chaplin, Actor
- Nikita Denise, Porn Actress
- Louise Doughty, Author
- George Bramwell Evens, British natural history broadcaster (Roma mother)
- Ava Gardner, Actress
- Tony Gatlif, Filmmaker
- Edyta Gorniak, Polish singer (Roma father)
- Rita Hayworth, Actress
- Bob Hoskins, British actor (Roma mother)
- Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, musician
- August Krogh, Scientist, 1920 Nobel Prize winner for his contributions in Physiology and Medicine
- Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, politician, former president of Brazil
- Marius Lăcătuş, athlete
- Albert Lee, Guitarist
- Andy McCoy, Finnish guitarist for Hanoi Rocks
- Helen Mirren, Actress
- Denny Laine, Co-founder of the band Wings, Lead Singer of The Moody Blues,also played with future Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan in Denny and the Diplomats
- Ibolya Oláh, Singer
- Pablo Picasso, Artist
- Freddie Prinze, Actor
- Freddie Prinze Jr., Actor
- Sandro, Argentinian pop singer (Rom father)
- Mother Teresa, Macedonian Missionary
- Rodrigo de Triana, The first man to see American land on the horizon during Columbus' first trip.
- Joe Zawinul, Austrian/American jazz musician
- Dejan Savićević, Yugoslavian football player (Milan)
- Aljoša Asanović, Croatian football player
[edit] External links
- Famous Gypsies – famous Roma and people of Roma ancestry.
