Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

People

Vlad I of Wallachia Vlad I (? – 1396/97?) known as ''Uzurpatorul'' (the Usurper), was a ruler of Wallachia in what later became Romania. He usurped the throne from Mircea I of Wallachia. His rule lasted barely three years, from October/November 1394 to January 139 ...

(), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia * Vlad II Dracul (before 1395 – 1448), ''voivode'' of Wallachia * Vlad the Impaler (1428/31 – 1476/77), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad III, inspiration for the character Count Dracula * Vlad Călugărul (before 1425? – 1495), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad IV, half-brother of Vlad the Impaler * Vlad cel Tânăr (1494–1512), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad V * Vlad VI Înecatul (c. 1508 – 1532), ''voivode'' of Wallachia *

Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina Vlad VII Vintilă de la Slatina (died 1535) was a Wallachian nobleman who reigned as the principality's ''voivode'' from 1532 to 1535. He was assassinated during a hunting expedition near Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Ro ...

(died 1535), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad VII *

Vlad Achim Vlad Alexandru Achim (born 7 April 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club FC U Craiova 1948. Achim spent most of his professional career with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, for which he appeared in 162 ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Bădălicescu Vlad-Cornel Bădălicescu (born 4 August 1988 in Bucharest) is a Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a prop for professional SuperLiga club Steaua București. He also plays for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his inter ...

(born 1988), Romanian rugby union footballer *

Vlad Bujor Vlad Alin Bujor (born 3 February 1989 in Satu Mare) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward for Avântul Reghin.Vlad Chiricheș Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for club Cremonese and captains the Romania national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfield ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Danale Vlad Andrei Danale (born 28 January 1998) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dante Botoșani. Honours ;Aerostar Bacău *Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian ...

(born 1998), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Dragomir Vlad Mihai Dragomir (; born 24 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos. Club career Dragomir made his senior debut for ACS Poli Timișoara on 30 August 2014, aged 15, a ...

(born 1999), Romanian footballer * Vladimir Vlad Filat (born 1969), Moldovan businessman and politician, former Prime Minister of Moldova *

Vlad Goian Vlad Goian (born 14 November 1970) is a association football, football manager (association football), manager and former player who last time was manager of FC Zimbru Chișinău in 2022. Career Managerial Between 2011 and 2014, Vlad Goian worked ...

(born 1970), Moldovan football manager and former player *

Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played for ...

(born 1975), Dominican retired Major League Baseball player *

Vlad Hagiu Vlad Hagiu (born 29 March 1963) is a Romanian coach and former water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Achievements Player ;Dinamo Bucharest *Romanian Superliga (water polo), Romanian Superliga: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1 ...

, (born 1963), Romanian water polo coach *

Vlad Ioviță Vlad Ioviţă (December 25, 1935, Cocieri, USSR - June 23, 1983, Chişinău, Moldavian SSR) was a film director from Moldova also known as a writer and publicist. Biography Vlad Ioviţă was born on December 25, 1935, in Cocieri. He received hi ...

(1935–1983), Moldovan writer * Vladimir

Vlad Ivanov Vlad Ivanov (; born Vladimir Ivanov , 4 August 1969) is a Romanian actor of Lipovan , flag = Flag of the Lipovans.png , flag_caption = Flag of the Lipovans , image = Evstafiev-lipovane-slava-cherkeza.jpg , caption = Lipovans during a c ...

(born 1969), Romanian actor * Vlado Kreslin (born 1953), Slovene singer, songwriter and musician * Vlad Lyubovny (born 1973), commonly known as DJ Vlad, Ukrainian-born American interviewer, journalist and director *

Vlad Miriță Vlad Miriță or Vlad (born 2 August 1981 in Târgoviște; ) is a Romanian pop and opera singer. He represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. At age 16, Vlad began formal training in music. Throughout his education, he worked w ...

(born 1981), Romanian singer * Vlad Moldoveanu (born 1988), Romanian basketball player *

Vlad Morar Vlăduț Călin Morar (born 1 August 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Farul Constanța. In his career, Morar also played for teams such as Universitatea Cluj, Petrolul Ploiești, Rapid Bucure� ...

(born 1993), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Munteanu Vlad Ioan Munteanu (born 16 January 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Munteanu came up through his hometown club FCM Bacău. He then moved to Dinamo București. He spent six years there a ...

(born 1981), Romanian retired footballer *

Vlad Muțiu Vlad Ionuț Muțiu (born 2 February 1995) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club FC Hermannstadt Asociația Fotbal Club Hermannstadt (), commonly known as FC Hermannstadt, Hermannstadt or familiarly a ...

(born 1995), Romanian football goalkeeper *

Vlad Nistor (rugby union) Vlad Alexandru Nistor (born 26 March 1994) is a Romanian international rugby union player. He was a replacement player at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Early life Nistor was born in Gura Humorului, he began playing rugby at a young age, after fol ...

(born 1994), Romanian rugby union player *

Vlad Olteanu Vlad Alexandru Olteanu (born 21 March 1996) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a left back. Honours ;FC Voluntari *Romanian Supercup: 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mo ...

(born 1996), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Rusu Vlad Rusu (born 22 June 1990, in Constanţa) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a striker for Viitorul Târgu Jiu. Club career On 22 May 2009 Rusu played his first match in Steaua's shirt against FC Timișoara FC may refer to: Busin ...

(born 1990), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Sokolovskiy Vlad Sokolovsky (real name- Vsevolod Andreyevich Sokolovsky, born 24 September 1991, Moscow) is a Russian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, and TV host. In the past, he performed as a dancer in Todes ballet and as a singer in the duo BiS. ...

(born 1991), Russian singer * Vladislav Vlad Topalov (born 1985), Russian singer, dancer and actor

Fictional characters

Vlad Plasmius The series ''Danny Phantom'' centers on young Danny Fenton and his coming-of-age story as a half-ghost superhero in the town of Amity Park. Over the course of the series, he betters both himself and his powers as he deals with ghosts, balancing h ...

, in the Nickelodeon TV series ''Danny Phantom'' *

Vlad Taltos Steven Karl Zoltán Brust (born November 23, 1955) is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He is best known for his series of novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos, one of a disdained minority group of humans livi ...

, in Steven Brust's ''Dragaera'' novels * Vlad Vladikoff, in the Dr. Seuss children's books * Vlad, in the ''Ender's Game'' series * Vlad Glebov, in the '' Grand Theft Auto IV'' video game * Vlad, in the '' Hack/Slash'' comic series * Vlad Dracula, in the CBBC show '' Young Dracula''

Stage name

Vlad (musician) Vlad De Briansky ( uk, Влад Дебрянський, born Volodymyr DeBriansky; 3 January 1972),Рус� ...

, born Volodymyr DeBriansky in 1972, Ukrainian-born American guitarist, composer, songwriter and music producer *

Vlad Stashevsky Vlad Stashevsky (russian: link=no, Влад Сташевский; born 19 January 1974), real name Vladislav Stanislavovich Tverdohlebov (russian: link=no, Владислав Станиславович Твердохлебов), is a Russian pop ...

, Russian pop singer Vladislav Stanislavovich Tverdohlebov (born 1974)

Surname

Alexandru Vlad Alexandru Nicolae Vlad (; born 6 December 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left back or a central defender for Liga I club FC Voluntari. Career Dnipro On 4 July 2013, Vlad signed a deal with Ukrainian team FC Dnipro ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Andrei Vlad Andrei Daniel Vlad (; born 15 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I side FCSB. Club career Early years / Universitatea Craiova Vlad played youth football for CSȘ Târgoviște in his hometown befo ...

(born 1999), Romanian football goalkeeper *

Dan Vlad Dan Vlad (born Bucharest, 12 July 1983) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing. Vlad current team is Steaua București Rugby. He has 11 caps for Romania national rugby union team, Romania, since his debut in 2005 to 2008, with 2 ...

(born 1983), Romanian rugby union player *

Marcel Vlad Marcel Vlad (born 5 February 1948) is a Romanian former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972) ...

(born 1948), Romanian wrestler *

Marina Marta Vlad Marina Marta Vlad (born 8 March 1949) is a Romanian composer. Biography Marina Marta Vlad was born in Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financia ...

(born 1949), Romanian composer *

Nicu Vlad Nicolae "Nicu" Vlad (born 1 November 1963) is a retired heavyweight weightlifter from Romania. He competed for Romania at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He won the world title in 1984, 1986 an ...

(born 1963), Romanian weightlifter * Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Italian composer, pianist and musicologist {{Given name, type=both Romanian masculine given names Hypocorisms