Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism 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 (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 (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 (1935–1983), Moldovan writer * Vladimir Vlad Ivanov (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 (born 1981), Romanian singer * Vlad Moldoveanu (born 1988), Romanian basketball player * Vlad Morar (born 1993), Romanian footballer * Vlad Munteanu (born 1981), Romanian retired footballer * Vlad Muțiu (born 1995), Romanian football goalkeeper * Vlad Nistor (rugby union) (born 1994), Romanian rugby union player * Vlad Olteanu (born 1996), Romanian footballer * Vlad Rusu (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, in Steven Brust's ''Dragaera'' novels *

Vlad Vladikoff ''Horton Hears a Who!'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Wh ...

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