Petru is a given name, and may refer to: * Petru I of Moldavia (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 1998–99 ...

(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 (died 1590), voivode of Wallachia, polyglot *

Petru Dugulescu Petru Dugulescu (; November 18, 1945 – January 3, 2008) was a Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician. A member of the Baptist Union of Romania and a representative of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD), he playe ...

(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 (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 ...

(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 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's poems. Petru Stoianov is a university professor, Ph.D. and The Dean of the Mus ...

(born 1931), Romanian composer *

Petru Țurcaș Petru Țurcaș (born 16 May 1976, in Timișoara) is a retired Romanian footballer. Career He began football at FC Politehnica Timișoara, eventually playing for Gloria Bistriţa, and Apulum Alba-Iulia. He was traded to CFR Cluj in early 2005. � ...

(born 1976), Romanian footballer *

Ryszard Petru Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972, in Wrocław, Poland) 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 Poli ...

(born 1972), Polish politician

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