14 Notable alumni of West University of Timisoara
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
West University of Timisoara is ranked #1,582 in the world and #7 in Romania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from West University of Timisoara sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with West University of Timisoara won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sorin Grindeanu
1973-. (aged 53)
computer scientist
engineer
politician
Sorin Mihai Grindeanu is a Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Romania from January to June 2017 when he was removed by a motion of no confidence adopted by the Parliament. He served as ad interim President of the Chamber of Deputies in November 2021. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Romania since 25 November 2021 as...
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2. Andreea Răducan
1983-. (aged 43)
artistic gymnast
Andreea Mădălina Răducan is a Romanian sports announcer, journalist, and retired gymnast.
3. Nicu Covaci
1947-2024 (aged 77)
composer
singer
Nicolae "Nicu" Covaci was a Romanian guitarist, painter, and music composer. He is best known as the leader and founding member of rock and cult band Phoenix, for which he was the lead vocalist and guitar player, with more than 60 years of activity.
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4. Natalia-Elena Intotero
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Natalia-Elena Intotero is a Romanian politician from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) currently serving as Minister of Culture and formerly as Minister of Family, Youth and Equality of Opportunity.
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5. Emaa
1992-. (aged 34)
singer
songwriter
Emanuela Alexa, known professionally as Emaa (stylized in all caps), is a Romanian singer and songwriter. She became known in 2020 after the release of the song "Insula", in collaboration with The Motans, which brought her collaboration with Global Records.
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6. Paul Radu
journalist
Paul Radu is an investigative journalist from Romania. He is the co-founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, for which he and co-founder Drew Sullivan received the Special Award by the European Press Prize. He is also one of the cofounders of the Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism.
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7. László Borbély
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
economist
László Borbély is a Romanian economist and politician. A member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Mureș County since 2000, having previously served there from 1990 to 1996. Since December 2009 he has been the Minister of the Environment in the Boc cabinet, previously serving...
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8. Dan Motreanu
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Dan-Ștefan Montreanu MEP is a Romanian politician, who had been the Romanian Minister for Agriculture in the first Tăriceanu cabinet (which was led by former PNL president Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu) between 2006 and 2007.
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9. Ernest Wichner
1952-. (aged 74)
writer
romanist
germanist
linguist
translator
Ernest Wichner is a German writer, editor, and literary translator of Banat Swabian origin.
10. Herta Müller
1953-. (aged 73)
linguist
poet
writer
translator
novelist
Herta Müller is a Romanian-German novelist, poet, essayist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was born in Nițchidorf, Timiș County in Romania; her native languages are German and Romanian. Since the early 1990s, she has been internationally established, and her works have been translated into more than twenty languages.
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11. Laura Codruța Kövesi
1973-. (aged 53)
prosecutor
Laura Codruța Kövesi is the first European Chief Prosecutor and the former chief prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate (Romanian: Direcția Națională Anticorupție - DNA), a position she held from 2013 until she was fired on the order of Justice Minister Tudorel Toader on 9 July 2018. Prior to this, between 2006 and 2012 Kövesi was the Prosecutor General of...
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12. Ilie Bolojan
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Ilie Gavril Bolojan is a Romanian politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Romania since 2025. He formerly held several public offices, including acting President of Romania, President of the Senate, Mayor of Oradea, and President of the Bihor County Council. Following the National Liberal Party's defeat in the first round of the later annulled 2024 Romanian...
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13. Hans Moser
1937-. (aged 89)
handball coach
handball player
Hans Moser is a former Romanian-born German handball player and coach. He won two world championships as a player for the Romanian national team.
14. Richard Wagner
1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer
judge
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas, although his mature works are often referred to as music dramas. Unlike most composers, Wagner wrote both the libretti and the music for all of his stage works. He first achieved recognition with works in the Romantic tradition of Carl Maria von Weber...
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