Petru is a given name, and may refer to: * Petru I of Moldavia (Petru Mușat, 1375–1391), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Aron (died 1467), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby union footballer * Petru Cărare (1935–2019), writer from Moldova * Petru Cercel (died 1590), voivode of Wallachia, polyglot *

Petru Dugulescu Petru Dugulescu (; November 18, 1945 – January 3, 2008) was a Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician. A member of the Baptist Union of Romania and a representative of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD), he playe ...

(1945–2008), Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician * Petru Filip (born 1955), current mayor of the municipality of Oradea * Petru Fudduni ( 1600–1670), poet * Petru Giovacchini (1910–1955), Corsican hero * Petru Groza (1884–1958), Romanian politician and Prime Minister * Petru Lucinschi (born 1940), Moldova's second president * Petru Luhan (born 1977), Romanian politician * Petru Maior ( 1756–1821), Romanian writer * Petru Mocanu (1931–2016), Romanian mathematician * Petru Pavel Aron (1709–1764), Romanian Greek-Catholic cleric and intellectual * Petru Poni (1841–1925), Romanian chemist * Petru Rareș ( 1487–1546), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Stoianov (born 1931), Romanian composer * Petru Țurcaș (born 1976), Romanian footballer *

Ryszard Petru Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972, in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Poli ...

(born 1972), Polish politician

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