Ana Maria Brânză, a Romanian épée fencer; received a MSc from the University of Craiova in 2007 Nicolae Ungureanu, retired Romanian football defender Lia Olguța Vasilescu, Romanian politician; member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and mayor of Craiova since June 2012; graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Craiova Ilie Sârbu, Romanian theologian, economist and politician; received a degree in Management from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Craiova in 1998 Mile Cărpenișan, journalist, war correspondent; studied at the Faculty of Management at the University of Craiova