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 Bogd ...

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

Petru Aron Peter III Aaron ( ro, Petru Aron; died 1467), bastard son of Alexandru cel Bun, was a Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia on three occasions: October 1451 to February 1452, August 1454 to February 1455, and May 1455 to April 1457. The first two were d ...

(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 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 figu ...

(died 1590), voivode of Wallachia, polyglot * Petru Dugulescu (1945–2008), Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician *

Petru Filip Petru Filip (; born 23 January 1955 in Slobozia, Romania) is a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Since 2008, he has been a member of the Senate, representing Bihor County Bihor County () is a county (județ) ...

(born 1955), current mayor of the municipality of Oradea *

Petru Fudduni Petru Fudduni (c. 1600 in Palermo, Sicily – March 22, 1670) was a poet who wrote predominantly in Sicilian. He was born Pietro Fullone but was generally known by his Sicilian name. He was Sicily's greatest and most famed writer of the 17th ...

( 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 Petru Groza (7 December 1884 – 7 January 1958) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician, best known as the first Prime Minister of the Communist Party-dominated government under Soviet occupation during the early stages of the Commu ...

(1884–1958), Romanian politician and Prime Minister *

Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President (1997–2001). Biography Early life and education Petru Lucinschi was born on 27 January 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroc ...

(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 Petru Maior (; 1761 in Marosvásárhely ''(now Târgu Mureș, Romania)'' – 14 February 1821 in Budapest) was a Romanian writer who is considered one of the most influential personalities of the Age of Enlightenment in Transylvania (the ''Tran ...

( 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 Petru Pavel Aron (1709–1764) was Bishop of Făgăraş and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church from 1752 to his death in 1764. He also translated the Biblia Vulgata into Romanian (1760–1761). Life Petru Pavel Aron was born Bis ...

(1709–1764), Romanian Greek-Catholic cleric and intellectual *

Petru Poni Petru Poni (4 January 1841 – 2 April 1925) was a Moldavian (later Romanian) chemist and mineralogist. Born into a family of ''răzeși'' (free peasants) in Săcărești, Iași County, he attended primary school in Târgu Frumos. In 1852, he enr ...

(1841–1925), Romanian chemist *

Petru Rareș Petru Rareș (), sometimes known as Petryła or Peter IV (Petru IV; c. 1483 – 3 September 1546), was twice voivode of Moldavia: 20 January 1527 to 18 September 1538 and 19 February 1541 to 3 September 1546. He was an illegitimate child born (pr ...

( 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 M ...

(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 Pol ...

(born 1972), Polish politician

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