Radu (given name)
# Radu (given name)

Radu is a masculine Romanian given name of Slavic etymological origin, derived from the Old Church Slavonic root rad- (cf. радъ "glad"). Radu became widespread among the (non-Slavic) Romanians because of Radu Negru's status as legendary founder of Wallachia, a historical Romanian state. Many Wallachian and some Moldavian voivodes or princes have been named Radu.

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* Romanian rulers
* Other uses
* See also

Notable people named Radu include:

## A

* Radu Albot (born 1989), Moldovan tennis player
* Radu Aldulescu (1922–2006), Romanian-Italian cellist
* Radu Aldulescu (born 1954), Romanian novelist
* Radu Almășan (born 1980), Romanian singer of the band Bosquito
* Radu Aricescu, Romanian-British molecular neuroscientist

## B

* Radu Barbu (born 1989), Romanian football player
* Radu Băldescu (1888–1953), Romanian general during World War II
* Radu Bălescu (1932–2006), Romanian and Belgian physicist
* Radu Beligan (1918–2016), Romanian actor and director
* Radu Berceanu (born 1953), Romanian engineer and politician
* Radu Gioan Bey (1613–1660), Prince of Moldavia
* Radu Bîrzan (born 1999), Romanian football player
* Radu Boboc (born 1999), footballer
* Radu Boureanu (1906–1997), Romanian poet and writer
* Radu Budișteanu (1902–1991), activist of the Iron Guard
* Radu Buzescu (fl. c. 1593–1601), boyar of Wallachia during the reign of Michael the Brave

## C

* Radu Câmpeanu (1922–2016), Romanian politician and jurist
* Radu Catan (born 1989), Moldovan football player
* Radu Chiriac (born 2000), Romanian football player
* Radu Ciobanu (born 1975), Romanian football player
* Radu Ciuceanu (1928–2022), Romanian historian and politician
* Radu Crișan (born 1996), Romanian football player

## D

* Radu Dărăban (born 1983), Romanian fencer
* Traian Rafael Radu Demetrescu (1866–1896), Romanian writer
* Radu Doicaru (born 1979), Romanian football player
* Radu Drăgușin (born 2002), Romanian football player
* Radu Dudescu (1894–1983), Romanian architect

## F

* Radu Filipescu (born 1955), Romanian anti-communist dissident
* Radu Florescu (1925–2014), Romanian historian and academic, professor at Boston College

## G

* Radu Gabrea (1937–2017), Romanian filmmaker
* Radu Pavel Gheo (born 1969), Romanian writer
* Radu Ghiță (born 1990), Romanian handball player
* Radu Gînsari (born 1991), Moldovan football player
* Radu Goldiș (born 1947), Romanian-American jazz guitarist
* Adrian Radu Gontariu (born 1984), Romanian volleyball player
* Radu Grigorovici (1911–2008), Romanian physicist
* Radu Gyr (pen name of Radu Demetrescu; 1905–1975), Romanian poet and writer

## I

* Radu Irimescu (1890–1975), Romanian businessman, politician, and diplomat
* Radu Ivan (born 1969), Romanian judo practitioner

## J

* Radu Jercan (1945–2012), Romanian football player
* Radu Jude (born 1977), Romanian filmmaker

## K

* Radu Klapper (1937–2006), Romanian-Israeli poet and author
* Radu Korne (1895–1949), Romanian general during World War II

## L

* Radu Lazăr (born 1947), Romanian water polo player
* Radu Lecca (1890–1980), Romanian spy and journalist
* Radu Lefter (born 1970), Romanian football player
* Radu Leonte (born 1991), Romanian football player
* Radu Lupu (1945–2022), Romanian pianist

## M

* Radu Malfatti (born 1943), Austrian trombone player and composer
* Radu Manicatide (1912–2004), Romanian engineer and aircraft constructor
* Radu Marculescu, electrical engineer
* Radu Mareș (1941–2016), Romanian writer and journalist
* Radu Marian (born 1977), Moldavian singer sopranist
* Radu Ștefan Mazăre (born 1968), Romanian politician
* Radu Mihăileanu (born 1958), Romanian-French actor and filmmaker
* Radu Mîțu (born 1994), Romanian football player
* Radu Motreanu (born 1998), Romanian football player
* Radu Muntean (born 1971), Romanian filmmaker

## N

* Radu Negulescu (born 1941), Romanian table tennis player
* Radu Neguț (born 1981), Romanian football player
* Radu Niculescu (born 1975), Romanian football player
* Radu Nunweiller (born 1944), Romanian football player

## P

* Radu Paladi (1927–2013), Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor
* Radu Paliciuc (born 1988), Romanian basketball player
* Radu Pamfil (1951–2009), Romanian football player
* Miron Radu Paraschivescu (1911–1971), Romanian writer
* Radu Petrescu (born 1980), Romanian rugby referee
* Radu Marian Petrescu (born 1982), Romanian football referee
* Radu Podgorean (born 1955), Romanian politician
* Radu Poklitaru (born 1972), Moldovan choreographer
* Dumitru Radu Popa (born 1949), Romanian-American writer
* Dumitru Radu Popescu (1935–2023), Romanian writer
* Mihai Radu Pricop (1950–2018), Romanian politician

## R

* Radu Rebeja (born 1973), Moldovan football player
* Radu Rogac (born 1995), Moldovan football player
* Prince Radu of Romania (born 1960 as Radu Duda), husband of Margareta of Romania, pretender to the Romanian throne
* Radu Rosetti (1853–1926), Moldavian and Romanian politician and writer
* Radu D. Rosetti (1874–1964), Romanian writer
* Radu R. Rosetti (1877–1949), Romanian general and historian

## S

* Radu Sabău (born 1968), Romanian water polo player
* Radu Sabo (born 1971), Romanian football player
* Radu Scîrneci (1926−2015), Romanian alpine skier
* Radu Scoarță (born 1999), Romanian football player
* Radu Simion (1940–2015), Romanian pan flute player
* Radu Sîrbu (born 1978), Moldovan pop singer, formerly of the boy band O-Zone
* Radu Stanca (1920–1962), poet, playwright, theatre director
* Radu Stroe (born 1949), Romanian navigational engineer and politician
* Radu Lucian Sulica, Romanian-American physician and laryngologist

## T

* Radu Țârle (born 1967), Romanian politician
* Radu Timofte (1949–2009), Romanian soldier, politician, and spy chief
* Radu Troi (born 1949), Romanian football player
* Radu Țuculescu (born 1949), Romanian novelist and playwright
* Radu Tudoran (1910–1992), Romanian novelist

## V

* Radu Varia (born 1940), art critic and historian
* Radu Vasile (1942–2013), former prime minister of Romania
* Radu G. Vlădescu (1886–1964), Romanian professor of veterinary medicine
* Radu Voina (born 1950), Romanian handball player

## Z

* Radu Zaharia (born 1989), football player

## Romanian rulers

This section is organized chronologically.

* Radu Negru (Radu the Black; born 1269), legendary founder of Wallachia
* Radu I of Wallachia (fl. c. 1377–1383), Voivode of Wallachia, sometimes identified as Radu Negru
* Radu II of Wallachia (Radu II Praznaglava, Radu II Empty Head, Radu the Bald; died c. 1428), reigned intermittently from 1420–1427
* Radu the Handsome (Radu cel Frumos, Radu III of Wallachia; 1437/1439–1475), the younger brother of Vlad III the Impaler
* Radu IV the Great (Radu cel Mare; 1467–1508), son of Vlad Călugărul, reigned 1495–1508
* Radu Bădica (died 1524), son of Radu IV the Great, reigned 1523–1524
* Radu of Afumați (Radu de la Afumaţi; died 1529), son of Radu cel Mare, reigned intermittently from 1522–1529
* Radu Paisie (Radu VII Paise, Petru I; fl. 1534-1545), son of Radu cel Mare, reigned almost continuously from 1535–1545
* Radu Ilie Haidăul (died 1558), son of Radu of Afumați, reigned 1552–1553
* Radu Mihnea (1586–1626), son of Mihnea Turcitul, reigned from 1601–1602, 1611, 1611–1616, and 1620–1623
* Radu Șerban (died 1620), reigned from 1602–1610 and in 1611
* Radu Iliaș (died 1632), son of Alexandru Iliaș, reigned in 1632
* Radu Leon (also Radu the Oyster-seller; died 1669), son of Leon Tomșa, reigned 1664–1669

## Other uses

* Radu Barvon, a character in the light novel series Trinity Blood
* George Ivașcu, Romanian journalist who used the pen name "Radu Vardaru"
* Sofronie Drincec, Romanian Orthodox bishop born "Radu Ștefan Drincec"
