# Petre

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**Petre** is a surname and given name derived from Peter. Notable persons with that name include:

## People with the given name Petre

- [Charles Petre Eyre](/source/Charles_Petre_Eyre) (1817–1902), English Roman Catholic prelate
- [Ion Petre Stoican](/source/Ion_Petre_Stoican) (circa 1930–1990), Romanian violinist
- [Marian Petre Miluț](/source/Marian_Petre_Milu%C8%9B) (born 1955), Romanian politician, engineer and businessman
- [Petre Andrei](/source/Petre_Andrei) (1891–1940), Romanian sociologist
- [Petre Antonescu](/source/Petre_Antonescu) (1873–1965), Romanian architect
- [Petre S. Aurelian](/source/Petre_S._Aurelian) (1833–1909), Romanian politician
- [Petre Cameniță](/source/Petre_Cameni%C8%9B%C4%83) (1889–1962), Romanian general during World War II
- [Petre P. Carp](/source/Petre_P._Carp) (1837–1919), Romanian conservative politician and literary critic
- [Petre Crowder](/source/Petre_Crowder) (1919–1999), British Conservative politician and barrister
- [Petre Dulfu](/source/Petre_Dulfu) (1856–1953), Romanian poet
- [Petre Dumitrescu](/source/Petre_Dumitrescu) (1882–1950), Romanian general during World War II
- [Petre Gruzinsky](/source/Petre_Gruzinsky) (1920–1984), Georgian poet
- [Petre Ispirescu](/source/Petre_Ispirescu) (1830–1887), Romanian printer and publicist
- [Petre Mais](/source/Petre_Mais) (1885–1975), English writer and broadcaster
- [Petre Marin](/source/Petre_Marin) (born 1973), Romanian footballer
- [Petre Mavrogheni](/source/Petre_Mavrogheni) (1819–1887), Romanian politician
- [Petre Mitu](/source/Petre_Mitu) (born 1977), former Romanian rugby union footballer
- [Petre Nicolae](/source/Petre_Nicolae) (21st century), Romanian actor
- [Petre Popeangă](/source/Petre_Popeang%C4%83) (born 1944), Romanian politician
- [Petre Roman](/source/Petre_Roman) (born 1946), Romanian politician
- [Petre Stoica](/source/Petre_Stoica) (1931–2009), Romanian poet
- [Petre Tobă](/source/Petre_Tob%C4%83) (born 1964), Romanian politician
- [Petre Tsiskarishvili](/source/Petre_Tsiskarishvili) (born 1974), Georgian politician
- [Petre Țuțea](/source/Petre_%C8%9Au%C8%9Bea) (1902–1991), Romanian philosopher

## People with the surname Petre

- [Benjamin Petre](/source/Benjamin_Petre) (1672–1758), English Roman Catholic prelate
- [Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre](/source/Bernard_Henry_Philip_Petre,_14th_Baron_Petre) (1858–1908), husband of Etheldreda Mary Clark
- [Ciprian Petre](/source/Ciprian_Petre) (born 1980), Romanian football player
- [Cristian Petre](/source/Cristian_Petre) (born 1979), Romanian rugby union player
- [Dorotheea Petre](/source/Dorotheea_Petre) (born 1981), Romanian actress
- [Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet](/source/Sir_Edward_Petre,_3rd_Baronet) (1631–1699), English Jesuit and privy councillor
- [Esthera Petre](/source/Esthera_Petre) (born 1990), Romanian high jumper
- [Florentin Petre](/source/Florentin_Petre) (born 1976), Romanian footballer
- Sir [George Petre](/source/George_Glynn_Petre) (1822–1905), British diplomat
- [Francis Petre](/source/Francis_Petre) (1847–1918), prominent New Zealand-born architect
- [Francis Loraine Petre](/source/Francis_Loraine_Petre) (1852–1918), British military historian
- [Henry Petre](/source/Henry_Petre) (1884–1962), Australia's first military aviator
- [Henry William Petre](/source/Henry_William_Petre) (1820–1889), member of the [New Zealand Legislative Council](/source/New_Zealand_Legislative_Council)
- [John Petre, 1st Baron Petre](/source/John_Petre,_1st_Baron_Petre) (1549–1613), Lord-Lieutenant of Essex
- [John Petre, 18th Baron Petre](/source/John_Petre,_18th_Baron_Petre) (born 1942), Lord-Lieutenant of Essex
- [Kay Petre](/source/Kay_Petre) (1903–1994), Canadian-British motor racing star
- [Maria Petre](/source/Maria_Petre) (born 1951), Romanian politician and economist
- [Marian Petre](/source/Marian_Petre) (born 1959), British computer scientist
- [Maude Petre](/source/Maude_Petre) (1863–1942), British Roman Catholic nun, writer and critic
- [Ovidiu Petre](/source/Ovidiu_Petre) (born 1982), Romanian football player
- [William Petre](/source/William_Petre) (1505–1572), public servant
- [William Petre, 4th Baron Petre](/source/William_Petre,_4th_Baron_Petre) (1626–1684), victim of the Popish Plot

## See also

- [Baron Petre](/source/Baron_Petre)
- [Peter (disambiguation)](/source/Peter_(disambiguation))
- [Petr (disambiguation)](/source/Petr_(disambiguation))
- [Petra (disambiguation)](/source/Petra_(disambiguation))
- [Petre Bay](/source/Petre_Bay)
- [Petri (disambiguation)](/source/Petri_(disambiguation))
- [Petro (disambiguation)](/source/Petro_(disambiguation))
- [Petru](/source/Petru)
- [Turville-Petre](/source/Turville-Petre)
- [Petreni (disambiguation)](/source/Petreni_(disambiguation))
- [Petrești (disambiguation)](/source/Petre%C8%99ti_(disambiguation))
- [Petreasa (disambiguation)](/source/Petreasa_(disambiguation))
- [Whanganui](/source/Whanganui), a city in New Zealand originally called Petre

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