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Hours

The cemetery is open every day from 8:30 AM to 8 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ.

Notable interments

See also: Category:Burials at Bellu Cemetery

A

• Elena Alistar, physician and politician
• Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator
• Ana Aslan, biologist and physician

B

• Aurel Babeș, scientist and physician
• Anton Bacalbașa, journalist and politician
• George Bacovia, writer
• Ioan Bălan, bishop
• Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici, neurologist
• Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress
• Daniel Barbu, political scientist, academic, and politician
• Eugen Barbu, journalist, polemicist, novelist, and politician
• Tita Bărbulescu [ro], singer
• Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
• Marga Barbu, actress
• Radu Beligan, actor
• Barbu Bellu, baron, jurist, and politician
• Carol Benesch, architect
• Ion Besoiu, actor
• Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist
• Corneliu Bogdan, diplomat
• Lucian Bolcaș [ro], lawyer and politician
• Emil Botta, actor and writer
• Dimitrie Brândză, botanist
• Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești, writer
• Theodor Burghele, surgeon and academic
• Augustin Buzura, novelist

C

• Eusebiu Camilar [ro], writer and translator
• Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul, general, politician, and member of the Iron Guard
• Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
• Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator, and journalist
• Toma Caragiu, actor
• Ion Caramitru, actor
• Lascăr Catargiu, Prime Minister
• Vladimir Cavarnali, poet, editor, and political figure
• Jules Cazaban, actor
• Anda Călugăreanu [ro], actress and singer
• Radu Câmpeanu, economist, jurist, and politician
• Constantin Cândea, chemist
• Alexandru Cernat, general and politician
• Maria Cicherschi Ropală, doctor and professor
• George Ciprian, actor and playwright
• Radu Ciuceanu, historian and politician
• Liviu Ciulei, director, actor, scenographer, architect, and professor
• Cornel Ciupercescu [ro], actor
• Henri Coandă, engineer, physicist, inventor, and aviation pioneer
• N. D. Cocea, lawyer, writer, journalist, publicist, and politician
• Florin Condurățeanu [ro], journalist
• George Constantin, actor
• Corneliu Coposu, politician and founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
• Nicolae Corjos [ro], director
• Pavel Coruț, writer
• George Coșbuc, poet, literary critic, and translator
• Gheorghe Cozorici, actor
• Nicolae Crețulescu, physician and Prime Minister of Romania
• Constantin Cristescu, general
• Sergiu Cunescu, politician

D

• Daniel Danielopolu, physician and academic
• Hariclea Darclée, soprano
• Alexandru Darie, theater director
• Mihail Davidoglu, playwright
• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the State Council
• Anghel Demetriescu, historian and writer
• Ovid Densusianu, philologist, linguist, folklorist, literary historian and poet
• Dan Deșliu, poet
• Ion Diaconescu, politician and anticommunist activist
• Gheorghe Dinică, actor
• Puși Dinulescu, playwright
• Neagu Djuvara, historian
• Ion Dobran [ro], pilot
• Ștefan Augustin Doinaș, poet
• Ion Dolănescu, singer
• Felicia Donceanu, composer
• Corneliu Dragalina, general
• Ion Dragalina, general
• Mihai Drăgănescu, engineer

E

• Victor Eftimiu, poet and playwright
• Mihai Eminescu, poet, writer, and journalist
• Paul Everac, playwright

F

• Grigore Filipescu, politician, journalist, and engineer
• Eugen Filotti, diplomat, publicist, and writer
• Ion Finteșteanu, stage and film actor
• Mihai Fotino, actor

G

• Radu Gabrea, film director and screenwriter
• Vladimir Găitan, actor
• Emil Gârleanu, writer, director, scenarist, and journalist
• Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, mathematician, statistician, teacher, and economist
• Evlogi and Hristo Georgiev, businessmen and philanthropists
• Valentin Gheorghiu, classical pianist and composer
• Dimitrie Ghica, Prime Minister
• Radu Greceanu [ro], chronicler
• Radu Grigorovici, physicist

H

• Pompeiu Hărășteanu, operatic bass
• Spiru Haret, mathematician, astronomer, and teacher
• Iulia Hasdeu, poet
• Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Spanish military aviator (in 1994 his remains moved to Spain)
• Nicolae Hortolomei, surgeon
• Emil Hossu, actor
• Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal
• Dragomir Hurmuzescu, physicist and academic

I

• Alexandru Ionescu, (socialist militant)
• Nae Ionescu, philosopher, logician, teacher, and journalist
• Șerban Ionescu, actor
• Iorgu Iordan, linguist, philologist, and communist politician
• Nicolae Iorga, historian, literary critic, librarian, playwright, poet, encyclopedist, memoirist and Prime Minister of Romania
• Antonie Iorgovan, jurist, professor, and politician
• Ștefan Octavian Iosif, poet and translator
• Petre Ispirescu, editor, folklorist, storyteller, writer and typographer
• Constantin Istrati, chemist, president of the Romanian Academy
• Panait Istrati, writer

K

• Ioan Kalinderu, jurist, president of the Romanian Academy
• Alexandru Kirițescu, playwright

L

• Nicolae Labiș, poet
• Iacob Lahovary, general and politician
• Constantin Lecca, painter and drawing teacher
• Ștefan Luchian, painter

M

• Alexandru Macedonski, poet, writer, playwright, and publicist
• George Magheru, poet and playwright
• Titu Maiorescu, lawyer, writer, philosopher, founder of Junimea, and Prime Minister of Romania
• Mircea Malița [ro], mathematician, diplomat, essayist
• Viorel Mărginean [ro], painter
• Manea Mănescu, Prime Minister
• Radu Manicatide, engineer and aircraft constructor
• Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete
• Ștefania Mărăcineanu, physicist
• Gabriel Marinescu, general and politician
• Cornel Medrea, sculptor
• Ioan Luchian Mihalea, composer, conductor, and television host
• Matei Millo, actor
• Mina Minovici, forensic scientist
• Ion Minulescu, poet and writer
• Angela Moldovan, singer
• Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, actor
• Traian Moșoiu, general
• Mircea Mureșan, film director
• Tudor Mușatescu, poet, writer, playwright, and humorist

N

• Gellu Naum, poet, writer, and translator
• Mircea Nedelciu, writer
• Costin Nenițescu, chemist and academic

O

• Alexandru Odobescu, writer, archaeologist and politician

P

• Dimitrie Paciurea, sculptor
• Zenovie Pâclișanu, historian, diplomat, and cleric
• Alexandru Paleologu, essayist, literary critic, diplomat, and politician
• Theodor Pallady, painter
• Gherman Pântea, soldier and politician
• Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, writer and novelist
• Anca Parghel, jazz singer and teacher
• Vasile Pârvan, historian and archaeologist
• Dinu Patriciu, billionaire businessman and politician
• Cristian Pațurcă, composer
• Ivan Patzaichin, canoeist
• Adrian Păunescu, writer, literary critic, essayist, poet, publicist, translator, and politician
• Amza Pellea, actor
• Milița Petrașcu, portrait artist and sculptor
• Camil Petrescu, novelist, playwright, philosopher and poet
• Cezar Petrescu, novelist, translator and journalist
• Gică Petrescu, singer and composer
• Adrian Pintea, actor
• Lucian Pintilie, theatre, film, and opera director
• Florian Pittiș, actor, director, translator, and folk singer
• Dumitru Radu Popescu, novelist, poet, dramatist, and short story writer
• Mitică Popescu, actor
• N. Porsenna, poet, novelist, and politician
• David Praporgescu, general
• Marin Preda, academician, novelist, writer and communist deputy in the Great National Assembly
• George Pruteanu, literary critic and politician

R

• Elie Radu, civil engineer and academic
• Ioana Radu [ro], singer
• Dem Rădulescu, actor and professor
• Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, philosopher, psychologist, teacher, politician, playwright and theater director
• Colea Răutu, actor
• Liviu Rebreanu, writer and playwright
• C. A. Rosetti, politician, publicist, and leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848
• Radu R. Rosetti, general, military historian, and librarian
• Theodor Rosetti, Prime Minister

S

• Ion Marin Sadoveanu, playwright
• Mihail Sadoveanu, writer, storyteller, novelist, academician, and politician
• Constantin Sănătescu, general and Prime Minister of Romania
• Eugen Simion, literary critic, historian, and academician
• Anastase Simu, art collector
• Ion N. Socolescu [ro], architect
• Toma Barbu Socolescu, architect
• Toma N. Socolescu, architect
• Toma T. Socolescu, architect
• Dan Spătaru, singer
• Cristina Stamate, actress
• Zaharia Stancu, writer, poet, novelist, theater director, journalist, and publicist
• Silviu Stănculescu, actor
• Nichita Stănescu, poet, writer, essayist
• Tatiana Stepa, folk singer
• Valeriu Sterian, musician, singer and composer
• Laura Stoica, singer, composer and actress

T

• Constantin Tănase, actor
• Maria Tănase, singer
• Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, historian and philologist
• Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, magazine publisher and politician
• Ionel Teodoreanu, novelist and lawyer
• Dumitru Topciu, politician and agriculturalist
• Gheorghe Țițeica, mathematician
• Șerban Țițeica, quantum physicist

U

• Mihaela Ursuleasa, pianist

V

• Radu Vasile, historian and Prime Minister of Romania
• Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
• Iancu Văcărescu, poet
• Iulian Vesper, poet and prose writer
• Tudor Vianu, esthetician, literary critic and historian, poet, essayist, philosopher, and translator
• Aurel Vlaicu, engineer, inventor, and aviation pioneer
• Alexandru Vlahuță, writer
• Alice Voinescu, writer, academic, translator
• Gheorghe Vrănceanu, mathematician
• Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer

X

• A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist, and writer

Z

• Camelia Zorlescu [ro], actress

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References

1. "History of Bellu cemetery (in English)". Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619225727/http://www.bellu.ro/en/history.html ↩

2. Surcel, Vasile (24 February 2018). "Cimitirul Bellu: Poveștile vii ale morților". Cotidianul (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 May 2023. https://www.cotidianul.ro/cimitirul-bellu-povestile-vii-ale-mortilor/ ↩

3. "Bellu Cemetery – A hidden cultural treasure trove - Things to do in Bucharest". thingstodoinbucharest.ro. Retrieved 28 November 2016. http://thingstodoinbucharest.ro/bellu-cemetery ↩