The Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania (), from 1948 to 1965 the Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic (), was the second-highest honor bestowed by the Socialist Republic of Romania (known as the Romanian People's Republic from 1947 to 1965). Established on 12 January 1948, during the regime's first month, it came in five classes:
Recipients Recipients of its first class included Siegfried Wolfinger (1952), Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra (1953), Emil Bodnăraș, Justinian Marina, Gala Galaction (1954), Dimitrie Cuclin (1955), Simion Stoilow (1957), Alexandru Kirițescu, László Szabédi, Petre Antonescu, Cicerone Theodorescu (1958), N. Gh. Lupu, Károly Kós (1959), Tudor Arghezi (1960), Ion S. Gheorghiu, Gheorghe Macovei, Erasmus Julius Nyárády, Horia Maicu, George Oprescu, Mihail Jora, Miron Radu Paraschivescu (1961), Ion Agârbiceanu, Nicolae Profiri, Aurel Beleș, Corneliu Miklosi, Ion Jalea, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Perpessicius (1962), Leontin Sălăjan (1963),Dobre et al., p. 529 Nikita Khrushchev (1964),Cristian Vasile, Politicile culturale comuniste in timpul regimului Gheorghiu-Dej, p.81-2. Editura Humanitas, Bucharest, 2013, Constantin Daicoviciu, Gheorghe Gaston Marin, Gogu Rădulescu (1964), Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1966), Simion Bughici (1971),Dobre et al., p. 117 Nicolae Giosan (1971 and 1981),Dobre et al., p. 298 Suharto (1982), and Kim Il Sung (1982).
Recipients of its second class included Gheorghe Pintilie (1948),"Lista personalităților decorate cu 'Steaua Republicii Populare Române'", in Zori Noi, May 12, 1948, p. 4 Corneliu Baba, Alexandru Bârlădeanu,Dobre et al., p. 93 Mihai Beniuc, Geo Bogza, Elie Carafoli, George Călinescu, Nicolae Corneanu, Virgil Trofin (1964), Alexandru Ciucurencu (1971), , , George Georgescu, , Ion Irimescu, Athanase Joja, Barbu Lăzăreanu,"Acad. B. Lăzăreanu", Studii. Revistă de Istorie, Nr. 1/1957, pp. 247–248. Cezar Lăzărescu, Gheorghe Mihoc, Marin Preda, Șerban Țițeica, and .
Dumitru Coliu received both classes, in 1948 and 1957, respectively.Dobre et al., p. 168
Recipients of the third class of the order include Ghizela Vass (1948),Dobre et al., p. 608 Maria Banuș, , Theodor Burghele (1964), Ion Ceaușescu, Tudor Ciortea, , Ion Finteșteanu, Nicolae Herlea, , Constantin Marin, and Gellu Naum (1971).
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