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 (1817–1902), English Roman Catholic prelateIon Petre Stoican (circa 1930–1990), Romanian violinistMarian Petre Miluț (born 1955), Romanian politician, engineer and businessmanPetre Andrei (1891–1940), Romanian sociologistPetre Antonescu (1873–1965), Romanian architectPetre S. Aurelian (1833–1909), Romanian politicianPetre Cameniță (1889–1962), Romanian general during World War IIPetre P. Carp (1837–1919), Romanian conservative politician and literary criticPetre Crowder (1919–1999), British Conservative politician and barristerPetre Dulfu (1856–1953), Romanian poetPetre Dumitrescu (1882–1950), Romanian general during World War IIPetre Gruzinsky (1920–1984), Georgian poetPetre Ispirescu (1830–1887), Romanian printer and publicistPetre Mais (1885–1975), English writer and broadcasterPetre Marin (born 1973), Romanian footballerPetre Mavrogheni (1819–1887), Romanian politicianPetre Mitu (born 1977), former Romanian rugby union footballerPetre Nicolae (21st century), Romanian actorPetre Popeangă (born 1944), Romanian politicianPetre Roman (born 1946), Romanian politicianPetre Stoica (1931–2009), Romanian poetPetre Tobă (born 1964), Romanian politicianPetre Tsiskarishvili (born 1974), Georgian politicianPetre Țuțea (1902–1991), Romanian philosopher
People with the surname Petre
Benjamin Petre (1672–1758), English Roman Catholic prelateBernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre (1858–1908), husband of Etheldreda Mary ClarkCiprian Petre (born 1980), Romanian football playerCristian Petre (born 1979), Romanian rugby union playerDorotheea Petre (born 1981), Romanian actressSir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet (1631–1699), English Jesuit and privy councillorEsthera Petre (born 1990), Romanian high jumperFlorentin Petre (born 1976), Romanian footballerSir George Petre (1822–1905), British diplomat
Francis Petre (1847–1918), prominent New Zealand-born architectFrancis Loraine Petre (1852–1918), British military historianHenry Petre (1884–1962), Australia's first military aviatorHenry William Petre (1820–1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council John Petre, 1st Baron Petre (1549–1613), Lord-Lieutenant of EssexJohn Petre, 18th Baron Petre (born 1942), Lord-Lieutenant of EssexKay Petre (1903–1994), Canadian-British motor racing starMaria Petre (born 1951), Romanian politician and economistMarian Petre (born 1959), British computer scientistMaude Petre (1863–1942), British Roman Catholic nun, writer and criticOvidiu Petre (born 1982), Romanian football playerWilliam Petre (1505–1572), public servantWilliam Petre, 4th Baron Petre (1626–1684), victim of the Popish Plot
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
Peter Baltic Celtic Germanic Hellenic Romance Slavic Other
