Petru is a given name, and may refer to: *

Petru I of Moldavia Petru (Peter) I may have been a Voivode (prince) of Moldavia from the end of 1367 to after July 1368. Several historians, including Constantin Rezachevici and Ioan Aurel Pop, believe him to have been the son of prince Ştefan, oldest son of voivo ...

(Petru Mușat, 1375–1391), ruler of Moldavia *

Petru Aron Peter III Aaron (; died 1467), bastard son of Alexandru cel Bun, was a Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia on three occasions: October 1451 to February 1452, August 1454 to February 1455, and May 1455 to April 1457. The first two were during a civil w ...

(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 (1945–2008), Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician *

Petru Filip Petru Filip (; born 23 January 1955 in Slobozia, Romania) is a Romanian politician and member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Since 2008, he has been a member of the Senate, representing Bihor County Bihor County (, ) is a county (ju ...

(born 1955), current mayor of the municipality of Oradea * Petru Fudduni ( 1600–1670), poet * Petru Giovacchini (1910–1955), Corsican hero *

Petru Groza Petru Groza (7 December 1884 – 7 January 1958) was a Romanian politician, best known as the first Prime Minister of Romania, Prime Minister of the Romanian Communist Party, Communist Party-dominated government under Soviet Union, Soviet Sovie ...

(1884–1958), Romanian politician and Prime Minister *

Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President from 1997 to 2001. He currently serves as the founder and head of the Lucinschi Foundation of Strategic Studies and International Relat ...

(born 1940), Moldova's second president * Petru Luhan (born 1977), Romanian politician *

Petru Maior Petru Maior (; 1756 in Marosvásárhely ''(now Târgu Mureș, Romania)'' – 14 February 1821 in Buda) was a Romanian writer who is considered one of the most influential personalities of the Age of Enlightenment in Transylvania (the Transylv ...

( 1756–1821), Romanian writer * Petru Mocanu (1931–2016), Romanian mathematician *

Petru Pavel Aron Petru Pavel Aron (1709–1764) was Bishop of Făgăraş and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1752 to his death in 1764. He also translated the Biblia Vulgata into Romanian (1760–1761). Life Petru Pavel Aron was born Bistra ...

(1709–1764), Romanian Greek-Catholic cleric and intellectual *

Petru Poni Petru Poni (4 January 1841 – 2 April 1925) was a Romanian chemist and mineralogist. Born into a family of ''răzeși'' (free peasants) in Săcărești, Iași County, he attended primary school in Târgu Frumos. In 1852, he enrolled in '' Acade ...

(1841–1925), Romanian chemist *

Petru Rareș Petru Rareș (; – 3 September 1546) or Petru IV was twice voivode of Moldavia from 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and from 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (probably at Hârlău) to Stephen III of ...

( 1487–1546), ruler of Moldavia *

Petru Stoianov Petru Stoianov (born October 29, 1939, in Vinga, Arad County) is a Romanian composer. Known as a modern composer, he signed a unique suite of lieds on Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June ...

(born 1931), Romanian composer *

Petru Țurcaș Petru Țurcaș (born 16 May 1976, in Timișoara) is a retired Romanian footballer. Club career Țurcaș was born on 16 May 1976 in Timișoara, Romania, starting to play junior level football at local club, Politehnica. On 6 April 1994 he made ...

(born 1976), Romanian footballer *

Ryszard Petru Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972) 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 Polish banks. Since 201 ...

(born 1972), Polish politician

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