Mircea is a
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
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**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
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masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, a form of the South Slavic name
Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'',
meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:
People
Princes of Wallachia
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Mircea I of Wallachia
Mircea the Elder ( ro, Mircea cel Bătrân, ; c. 1355 – 31 January 1418) was the Voivode of Wallachia from 1386 until his death in 1418. He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and brother of Dan I of Wallachia, after whose death he inherited th ...
(1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder
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Mircea II of Wallachia
Mircea II (1428–1447) was the Voivode, or prince, of Wallachia in 1442. He was the oldest son of Vlad II Dracul and brother of Vlad Țepeș and Radu the Handsome. He was the grandson of his namesake Mircea cel Bătrân.
Early life
Mircea wa ...
(1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I
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Mircea III Dracul
Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:
People Princes of Wallachia
* Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), a ...
, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
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Mircea the Shepherd
Mircea the Shepherd ( ro, Mircea Ciobanul, d. 25 September 1559), was the Voivode (or Prince) of Wallachia three times: January 1545 (he entered Bucharest on 17 March)–16 November 1552; May 1553–28 February 1554 (leaving Bucharest t ...
(died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
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Alexander II Mircea
Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks ...
, Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
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Prince Mircea of Romania
Prince Mircea of Romania (; 3 January 19132 November 1916) was the third son and last child of King Ferdinand of Romania and his wife, Marie of Edinburgh and a great-grandson of Queen Victoria through his mother. He died aged three in 1916.
Bir ...
(1913–1916)
Others
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Mircea Albulescu
Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (4 October 1934 – 8 April 2016), known professionally as Mircea Albulescu (), was a Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet, writer, and member of the Writers' Union of Romania (''Uniunea Scriitorilor'' ...
, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
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Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
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Mircea Baniciu
Mircea Baniciu (; born 31 July 1949) is a Romanian musician, singer, and songwriter. Originally known as the lead singer of the Romanian rock group Transsylvania Phoenix, Baniciu quit the group when they illegally fled Romania for West Germany ...
(born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
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Mircea Brînzea (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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Mircea Cărtărescu
Mircea Cărtărescu (; born 1 June 1956) is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist.
Biography
Born in Bucharest in 1956, he attended Cantemir Vodă National College during the early 1970s. During his school ...
(born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
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Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
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Mircea Coșea (born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
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Mircea Costache II
Mircea Costache II (2 May 1940 – 16 February 2016) was a Romanian handball player and coach who played as a pivot for Dinamo București and for the national team. He scored the winning goal in the 1961 World Championship final.
After retiring ...
(1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
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Mircea Crișan
Mircea Crișan (8 August 1924 – 22 November 2013) was considered to be one of the greatest Romanian comedians and comedic actors.
Biography
He was born in the Maramureș region of northern Romania to a German father and Romanian mother. He t ...
(1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
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Mircea Damian
Mircea Damian (pen name of Constantin Mătușa; March 14, 1899–June 16, 1948) was a Romanian prose writer and journalist.
Early life
Born in Izvoru, Olt County, he attended primary school in his native village, followed by high school in ...
(1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
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Mircea Daneliuc
Mircea Daneliuc (; born 7 April 1943) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed 19 films since 1975. In 1993 his film '' The Conjugal Bed'' was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, ...
(born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
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Mircea David
Mircea David (16 October 1914 – 12 October 1993) was a Romanian football player, who played as a goalkeeper. After a match between Romania and Italy, played in Rome, he was nicknamed by the Italian football fans ''Il Dio'', because of his incr ...
(1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
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Mircea Demetriade
Mircea Constantin Demetriade (; also rendered as Demetriad, Dimitriade, Dimitriadi, or Demitriadi; September 2, 1861 – September 11, 1914) was a Romanian poet, playwright and actor, one of the earliest animators of the local Symbolist movement. ...
(1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
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Mircea Diaconu
Mircea Diaconu (; born 24 December 1949) is a Romanian actor, writer, and politician. First appearing on stage in 1970, and on screen two years later, Diaconu pursued a lengthy career in both formats, working with a series of prominent directors ...
(born 1949), Romanian actor and politician
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Mircea Dinescu
Mircea Dinescu (; born November 11, 1950) is a Romanian poet, journalist, and editor.
Biography
Early life and poetry
He was born in Slobozia, the son of Ştefan Dinescu, a metalworker, and Aurelia (born Badea). Dinescu studied at the Faculty ...
(born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
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Mircea Druc
Mircea Druc (born 25 July 1941, in Pociumbăuți, Rîșcani District) is a Moldovan and Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991.
He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition wal ...
(born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
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Mircea Drăgan
Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize ...
(born 1932), Romanian film director
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Mircea Dușa
Mircea Dușa (1 April 1955 – 19 December 2022) was a Romanian economist and politician, who was the minister of the Interior from 6 August to 21 December 2012, and then Minister of National Defense from 21 December 2012 to 17 November 2015, ...
(born 1955), Romanian economist and politician
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Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade (; – April 22, 1986) was a Romanians, Romanian History of religion, historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who establ ...
(1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
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Mircea Florian
Mircea Florian (; April 1, 1888 – October 31, 1960) was a Romanian philosopher and translator. Active mainly during the interwar period, he was noted as one of the leading proponents of rationalism, opposing it to the '' Trăirist'' philosophy o ...
(1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
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Mircea Florian (musician)
Mircea Florian (; born December 5, 1949), also known as Florian din Transilvania, M. A. N. Florian, Mihai Plămădeală in ''Observator Cultural'', Nr. 463, February 2009 and FloriMAN, Luiza Vasiliu"Berlinul în două zile și ceva", in ''Dilema V ...
(born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
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Mircea Frățică
Mircea Frăţică (born 14 July 1957) is a retired Romanian middleweight judoka who won the European title in 1982. He also won bronze medals at the 1980 European Championships, 1983 World Championships and 1984 Olympics. Between 1976 and 1985 w ...
(born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
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Mircea Fulger
Mircea Fulger (born 26 January 1959) is a retired light-welterweight boxer from Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, U ...
(born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
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Mircea Geoană
Dan Mircea Geoană (; born 14 July 1958) is a Romanian politician and former ambassador who served as president of the upper chamber of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate from 20 December 2008 until he was revoked on 23 November 2011. From 21 A ...
(born 1958), Romanian politician
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Mircea Gesticone (1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
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Mircea Grosaru
Mircea Grosaru (June 30, 1952 – February 3, 2014) was a Romanian politician, MP (2000–2014), and lawyer.
Born in Buhuși, he was a 1974 graduate in mathematics and physics from the Pedagogical Institute of Bacău He earned a law degree from ...
(1952–2014), Romanian politician
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Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (born 1917-2017), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
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Mircea Irimescu (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
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Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
(born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
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Mircea Monroe
Mircea Monroe (born March 11, 1982) is an American model and actress, known for her roles on the TV series ''Episodes'' as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), ''Hart of Dixie'' as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), ''Impastor'' as Alexa Cummings (2015–201 ...
(born 1982), American model and actress
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Mircea Mustață (born 1971), Romanian mathematician
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Mircea Nedelciu
Mircea Nedelciu (; November 12, 1950 – July 12, 1999) was a Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic, one of the leading exponents of the '' Optzeciști'' generation in Romanian letters. The author of experimental p ...
(1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
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Mircea Oltean (born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
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Mircea Oprea
Mircea Vasile Oprea (born 20 April 1980) is a Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to th ...
(born 1980), Romanian former footballer
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Mircea Păcurariu
Mircea Păcurariu (30 July 1932 – 13 January 2021) was a Romanian theologian, historian and priest in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Biography
Born in Ruși, Hunedoara County, he was the son of the village priest. He enrolled in the History ...
(born 1932), Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
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Mircea Pârligras
Mircea-Emilian Pârligras (born 28 December 1980) is a Romanian chess grandmaster and a two-time Romanian Chess Champion. As of November 2011, his FIDE rating is 2650, making him the 103rd player in the world.
In 2007 he tied for 2nd–7th wi ...
(born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
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Mircea Puta
Mircea Puta (February 1, 1950 —July 26, 2007) was a Romanian mathematician, the 1983 recipient of the Simion Stoilow Prize of the Romanian Academy. He is the author of over 190 articles and two books.
Puta started his undergraduate studies ...
(1950—2007), Romanian mathematician
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Mircea Răceanu
Mircea Răceanu (born Mircea Bernat October 17, 1935) is a Romanian diplomat.
Early life
His parents were two Transylvanian members of the underground Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in the 1930s: a Romanian worker named Ileana Pop and a Jewish ca ...
(born 1935), Romanian diplomat
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Mircea Rednic
Mircea Rednic (born 9 April 1962) is a Romanian football coach and former player who played as a defender.
Club career
Mircea Rednic, nicknamed "Puriul" was born on 9 April 1962 in Hunedoara and until he was 14 years old he played table tenn ...
(born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
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Mircea Romașcanu (born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
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Mircea Rus (born 1978), Romanian former footballer
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Mircea Sasu (1939–1983), Romanian footballer
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Mircea Șimon (born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
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Mircea Snegur
Mircea Snegur (; born 17 January 1940) is a Moldovan politician who was served as first President of Moldova from 1990–1997. Before that, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989–1990 (head of state) and Chairman ...
(born 1940), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
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Mircea Streinul
Mircea Streinul (2 January 1910 – 17 April 1945) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet.
Biography
Born in Cuciurul Mare, in the Bukovina region, his parents were the Romanian Orthodox priest Gavril Streinul and his wi ...
(1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
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Mircea Veroiu
Mircea Veroiu (; 29 April 1941 – 26 December 1997) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1997. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmography ...
(1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
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Mircea Voicu
Mircea Voicu (born 17 April 1980) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder for various Romanian clubs such as: Universitatea Craiova, Jiul Petroşani, Pandurii Târgu Jiu or Gaz Metan Mediaş, among others.
Honours
;Jiul Pe ...
(born 1980), Romanian former footballer
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Mircea Vulcănescu
Mircea Aurel Vulcănescu (3 March 1904 – 28 October 1952) was a Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher, sociologist, and far-right politics, far-right politician. Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1941 to 1944 in the ...
(1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
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Mircea Zamfir
Mircea Zamfir (born 29 May 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian aerobic gymnast
Aerobic gymnastics or sport aerobics is a competitive sport originating from traditional aerobics in which complex, high-intensity movement patterns and ele ...
(born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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