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

Petru I of Moldavia Petru 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 voivode Bog ...

(Petru Mușat, 1375–1391), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Aron (died 1467), ruler of Moldavia *

Petru Bălan Petru Vladimir Bălan (born 12 July 1976, in Suceava) is a Romanian retired rugby union footballer who played as a prop. Before moving to play rugby in France he played for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, including playing for them in the 1998–9 ...

(born 1976), Romanian rugby union footballer *

Petru Cărare Petru Cărare (13 February 1935 – 27 May 2019) was a writer from Moldova. Petru Cărare was born to Profir Cărare and Nadejda Duca. He was forbidden to publish in the 1970s. He translated works by Ivan Krylov, , Samuil Marshak, Rasul Gamzat ...

(1935–2019), writer from Moldova *

Petru Cercel Petru II Cercel (''Peter Earring'' or ''Earring Peter''; c. 1545 – March 1590) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from 1583 to 1585, legitimate son to Pătrașcu cel Bun and alleged half-brother of Mihai Viteazul. A polyglot and a minor fig ...

(died 1590), voivode of Wallachia, polyglot * Petru Dugulescu (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 Petru Giovacchini (french: Pierre Giovacchini, it, Pietro Giovacchini; 1 February 1910 – 29 September 1955) was a Corsican activist, born in Canale-di-Verde to an old family of the Corsican nobility with deep-rooted pro-Italian feelings. Gio ...

(1910–1955), Corsican hero * Petru Groza (1884–1958), Romanian politician and Prime Minister * Petru Lucinschi (born 1940), Moldova's second president *

Petru Luhan Petru Constantin Luhan (born 19 March 1977) is a Romanian politician, who since the 2009 election has been a Member of the European Parliament for Romania, representing the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL). He is a member of the Regional Developm ...

(born 1977), Romanian politician * Petru Maior ( 1756–1821), Romanian writer *

Petru Mocanu Petru T. Mocanu (1 June 1931 – 28 March 2016) was a Romanian mathematician who was elected in 2009 as a titular member of the Romanian Academy. Mocanu was born in Brăila. He studied at the Nicolae Bălcescu High School in Brăila, graduating i ...

(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 (born 1972), Polish politician

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