Bellu Cemetery
 Entrance to Bellu cemetery | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1858 |
| Location | Șerban Vodă Way, Sector 4, Bucharest |
| Country | Romania |
| Type | Public |
Famous graves
Șerban Vodă cemetery (commonly known as Bellu cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania.
It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858.[1]
Notable interments
- Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator
- Ana Aslan, biologist and physician
- George Bacovia, writer
- Eugen Barbu, journalist, pamphleteer, polemicist, publicist, novelist, scenarist and politician
- Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician
- Carol Benesch, architect
- Andrei Blaier, director and scenarist
- Eusebiu Camilar, writer and translator
- Șerban Cantacuzino, actor
- Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, novelist, pamphleteer, theater director, political commentator and journalist
- Toma Caragiu, actor
- Jules Cazaban, actor
- Anda Călugăreanu, actress and singer
- Constantin Cândea, chemist
- Liviu Ciulei, director, actor, scenographer, architect and professor
- Henri Coandă, engineer, physicist, inventor and aviation pioneer
- N. D. Cocea, lawyer, writer, journalist, publicist and politician
- Corneliu Coposu, politician and founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
- George Coșbuc, poet, literary critic and translator
- Hariclea Darclée, soprano
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, President of the State Council
- Anghel Demetriescu, historian and writer
- Ovid Densusianu, philologist, linguist, folklorist, literary historian and poet
- Ion Diaconescu, politician and anticommunist activist
- Gheorghe Dinică, actor
- Ion Dolănescu, singer
- Mihai Eminescu, poet, writer and journalist
- Paul Everac, playwright
- Eugen Filotti, diplomat, publicist and writer
- Mihai Fotino, actor
- Emil Gârleanu, writer, director, scenarist and journalist
- Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, mathematician, statistician, teacher and economist
- Evlogi and Hristo Georgiev
- Dimitrie Gusti, philosopher, sociologist and esthetician
- Spiru Haret, mathematician, astronomer and teacher
- Iulia Hasdeu, poet
- Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, Spanish military aviator (in 1994 his remnants moved to Spain)
- Emil Hossu, actor
- Iuliu Hossu, bishop, political prisoner and cardinal
- 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
- Ștefan Octavian Iosif, poet and translator
- Petre Ispirescu, editor, folklorist, storyteller, writer and typographer
- Panait Istrati, writer
- Nicolae Labiș, poet
- Constantin Lecca, painter and drawing teacher
- Ștefan Luchian, painter
- Alexandru Macedonski, poet, writer, playwright and publicist
- Titu Maiorescu, lawyer, writer, philosopher, founder of Junimea and Prime Minister of Romania
- Lia Manoliu, Olympic athlete
- Ioan Luchian Mihalea, composer, conductor and television host
- Matei Millo, actor
- Ion Minulescu, poet and writer
- Angela Moldovan, singer
- Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, actor
- Tudor Mușatescu, poet, writer, playwright and humorist
- Mircea Nedelciu, writer
- Alexandru Odobescu, writer, archaeologist and politician
- Dimitrie Paciurea, sculptor
- Theodor Pallady, painter
- Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, writer and novelist
- Anca Parghel, jazz singer and teacher
- Adrian Păunescu, writer, literary critic, essayist, poet, publicist, translator and politician
- Amza Pellea, actor
- Camil Petrescu, novelist, playwright, philosopher and poet
- Cezar Petrescu, novelist, translator and journalist
- Gică Petrescu, singer and composer
- Adrian Pintea, actor
- Florian Pittiș, actor, director, translator and folk singer
- Marin Preda, academician, novelist, writer and communist deputy in the Great National Assembly
- Ioana Radu, singer
- Dem Rădulescu, actor and professor
- Constantin Rădulescu-Motru, philosopher, psychologist, teacher, politician, playwright and theater director
- Liviu Rebreanu, writer and playwright
- C. A. Rosetti, politician, publicist and leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848
- Mihail Sadoveanu, writer, storyteller, novelist, academician and politician
- Dan Spătaru, singer
- Zaharia Stancu, writer, poet, novelist, theater director, journalist and publicist
- Nichita Stănescu, poet, writer, essayist
- Tatiana Stepa, folk singer
- Valeriu Sterian, musician, singer and composer
- Laura Stoica, singer, composer and actress
- Constantin Tănase, actor
- Maria Tănase, singer
- Ionel Teodoreanu, novelist and lawyer
- Mihaela Ursuleasa, pianist
- Radu Vasile, historian and Prime Minister of Romania
- Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor
- Iancu Văcărescu, poet
- Tudor Vianu, esthetician, literary critic and historian, poet, essayist, philosopher and translator
- Aurel Vlaicu, engineer, inventor and aviation pioneer
- Alexandru Vlahuță, writer
- Traian Vuia, inventor and aviation pioneer
- A. D. Xenopol, academician, historian, philosopher, economist, teacher, sociologist and writer
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