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Petrescu is a patronymic family name common in Romania, meaning "son of Petre". Notable people with this surname include:

  • Anca Petrescu, architect and politician
  • Arcadie Petrescu, neurologist
  • Barbu Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1989–1990)
  • Camil Petrescu, writer
  • Cezar Petrescu, writer
  • Constantin Titel Petrescu, social-democratic politician
  • Costin Petrescu, painter
  • Costin Petrescu, rock music drummer
  • Cristian Petrescu, politician
  • Dan Petrescu, football (soccer) player
  • Daniela Petrescu, long-distance runner
  • Emil Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1914-1916; 1918)
  • Emilia Petrescu, soprano
  • Ghenadie Petrescu, deposed Romanian Metropolitan Patriarch
  • Gică Petrescu, singer
  • Horia Petra-Petrescu, literary critic
  • Marian Petrescu (born 1970), Romanian jazz pianist
  • Nicolae Petrescu (1886–1954), philosopher and sociologist
  • Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen, diplomat and politician
  • Nicolae Petrescu Găină, painter
  • Teodosie Petrescu, Archbishop of Tomi
  • Virgil Petrescu, politician
  • Zaharia Petrescu, physician
  • It is also the maiden name of:

  • Elena Ceaușescu, communist politician and wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu
  • Rodica Mateescu, triple jumper
  • References

    Petrescu Wikipedia