# Bellu Cemetery

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. The cemetery covers 28 hectares (69 acres) and it is a cultural attraction in Bucharest.

## Hours

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

## Notable interments
### 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