Antonescu is a common family name in

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derived from the root name,

Antonius Antonius is a masculine given name, as well as a surname. Antonius is a Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Latin, Norwegian, and Swedish name used in Greenland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, part of the Republic of Karelia, Estonia, Belgium, Netherla ...

. Persons named Antonescu include: * Ion Antonescu, Romanian politician and soldier, ''

Conducător ''Conducător'' (, "Leader") was the title used officially by Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu during World War II, also occasionally used in official discourse to refer to Carol II and Nicolae Ceaușescu. History The word is derived from the Ro ...

'' during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

* Crin Antonescu, Romanian politician, Minister of Youth and Sports, President of the Senate *

Dumitru Antonescu Dumitru Antonescu (25 March 1945 – 25 April 2016) was a Romanian football player. Club career Dumitru Antonescu was born on 25 March 1945 in Constanța, Romania, starting to play football at junior level in 1957 at local club Electrica Cons ...

, Romanian footballer *

Maria Antonescu Maria Antonescu (born Maria Niculescu, also known as Maria General Antonescu, later Maria Mareșal Antonescu, or Rica Antonescu; 3 November 1892 – 18 October 1964) was a Romanian socialite and philanthropist and the wife of World War II author ...

, Romanian socialite, wife of Ion Antonescu *

Mihai Antonescu Mihai Antonescu (18 November 1904 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during World War II, executed in 1946 as a war criminal. Early career Born in Nucet, Dâmbovița County, w ...

, Romanian politician,

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ro, Ministerul Afacerilor Externe) is the ministry responsible for external affairs of the Romanian Government. The current Foreign Minister is Bogdan Aurescu. List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1 ...

during

Petre Antonescu Petre Antonescu (June 29, 1873 - April 22, 1965) was a Romanian architect. Over the course of a career that spanned the first half of the 20th century, he established himself as a leader in the field within his country, helping define a national ...

, Romanian architect *

, Romanian soldier *

Teohari Antonescu Teohari is a Romanian name that may refer to: Surname * Claudiu Teohari (born 1981), Romanian stand up-comedian, writer, and actor * Maria Teohari (1885–1975), Romanian astronomer Given name * (1866–1910), archaeologist * Teohari Georgescu ( ...

, Romanian politician *

Victor Antonescu Victor Antonescu (September 3, 1871, Antonești, Teleorman County – August 22, 1947, Bucharest) was a Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic po ...

, Romanian politician *

, Romanian film director

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{{surname, Antonescu Romanian-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names

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