Radu Lupu | Radu Albot | Radu Paisie | Radu Mihăileanu | Radu Berceanu | Radu Filipescu | Radu Varia | Radu Negru | Radu Mihnea | Radu II of Wallachia | Radu Gioan Bey | Radu Florescu | Radu cel Frumos | Radu Aldulescu |
Several Romanian personalities were born in and around the city, such as Iulian Miu, Radu Grămăticu, Alexandru Depărăţeanu, Gala Galaction, Petru Bellu, Zaharia Stancu, and Marin Preda.