Petru

Petru is a given name, and may refer to:

• Petru I of Moldavia (Petru Mușat, 1375–1391), ruler of Moldavia
• Petru Aron (died 1467), ruler of Moldavia
• Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby union footballer
• Petru Cărare (1935–2019), writer from Moldova
• Petru Cercel (died 1590), voivode of Wallachia, polyglot
• Petru Dugulescu (1945–2008), Romanian Baptist pastor, poet, and politician
• Petru Filip (born 1955), current mayor of the municipality of Oradea
• Petru Fudduni (c. 1600–1670), poet
• Petru Giovacchini (1910–1955), Corsican hero
• Petru Groza (1884–1958), Romanian politician and Prime Minister
• Petru Lucinschi (born 1940), Moldova's second president
• Petru Luhan (born 1977), Romanian politician
• Petru Maior (c. 1756–1821), Romanian writer
• Petru Mocanu (1931–2016), Romanian mathematician
• Petru Pavel Aron (1709–1764), Romanian Greek-Catholic cleric and intellectual
• Petru Poni (1841–1925), Romanian chemist
• Petru Rareș (c. 1487–1546), ruler of Moldavia
• Petru Stoianov (born 1931), Romanian composer
• Petru Țurcaș (born 1976), Romanian footballer

• Ryszard Petru (born 1972), Polish politician