Famous Persons from Olteniţa, , Romania
- Monica Andronescu - Born on March 5, 1978 - Theatre critic, Journalist, and Teacher
- Gabriela Cristea - Born on October 26, 1974 - Television presenter
- Marcel Toader - Born on January 4, 1963 - Rugby union player (died: August 3, 2019)
- Maria Dragomir - Born on September 2, 1957 - Politician (died: August 3, 2019)
- Răducu Filipescu - Born on March 13, 1956 - Politician (died: August 3, 2019)
- Dan Puican - Born on March 6, 1933 - Director (died: August 14, 2021)
- Ion Iliescu - Born on March 3, 1930 - Non-fiction writer, Activist, Blogger, Revolutionary, Propagandist, Statesperson, Politician, and Engineer - Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star | Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross | Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit | Grand Cross of the National Order For Merit | Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | Dostyk Order of grade I | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland | Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia | Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great | Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania | Order of Civil Merit | Star of the Republic of Indonesia | Istiglal Order | National Maltese Order of Merit | Royal Order of the Seraphim | Order of Sikatuna | Order of the Star of Romania | National Order of Merit | Order of the Elephant | Order of Vytautas the Great | Order of the Yugoslav Star | Order 23rd of August | Grand Order of Mugunghwa | Grand Order of King Tomislav | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland | Order of the White Double Cross | Order of the White Eagle | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | Order of Faithful Service | Hungarian Order of Merit (died: August 14, 2021)
- Corado Negreanu - Born on February 20, 1925 - Actor (died: July 17, 1993)
- Nicolae Oblu - Born on August 7, 1912 - Neurosurgeon, and Physician - professor emeritus (died: August 8, 1995)
- Alice Săvulescu - Born on October 29, 1905 - Botanist (died: February 1, 1970)
- Barbu Ionescu - Born on September 4, 1904 - Archaeologist (died: July 2, 1980)