Cristescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with it include: *

Constantin Cristescu Constantin Cristescu (2 December 1866 — 9 May 1923) was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War I, and Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army. Biography Early life He was born on 2 December 1866 in Pădureți village, in Argeș County. He ...

, Romanian General * Daniel Cristescu, Romanian football defender *

Eugen Cristescu Eugen Cristescu (3 April 1895 – 12 June 1950) was the second head of the Kingdom of Romania's domestic espionage agency, the Secret Intelligence Service (SSI), forerunner of today's SRI, convicted in 1946 as a war criminal. He previously ser ...

, Romanian secret police head *

Gheorghe Cristescu Gheorghe Cristescu (October 10, 1882 in Copaciu, Giurgiu County – November 29, 1973 in Timișoara) was a Romanian socialist and, for a part of his life, communist militant. Nicknamed "Plăpumarul" ("The Blanket Maker"), he is also occasionally ...

, Romanian socialist * Marian Cristescu, Romanian football midfielder *

Melania Cristescu Melania Elena Cristescu is a Romanian–Canadian biologist and ecologist. She is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Ecological Genomics at McGill University and the Co-Editor of ''Genome''. Early life Born in Brașov, Cristescu chose her c ...

, Romanian–Canadian biologist and ecologist *

Silvian Cristescu Silvian Cristescu (born 29 October 1970) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for CS Universitatea Craiova, FC Universitatea Craiova, Extensiv Craiova, Panelefsiniakos, BFC Dynamo and Steaua București. After ...

, Romanian former professional footballer * Vintilǎ Cristescu, Romanian long-distance runner

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