Radu
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Radu is a relatively common Romania
n given name
for males. It could also be a Romanian surname
, although it is a less frequent surname than many others.
Radu is a name of Slavonic origin, meaning "the happy one".
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for males. It could also be a Romanian surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, although it is a less frequent surname than many others.
Radu is a name of Slavonic origin, meaning "the happy one".
People named Radu
- Radu BeliganRadu BeliganRadu Beligan is a Romanian actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio.He played many celebrated roles by major Romanian playwrights and universally known roles by Shakespeare, Goldoni,...
(b. 1918), academician, actor, educator, professor and theatre director - Radu FlorescuRadu FlorescuRadu Florescu is a Romanian academic who holds the position of Emeritus Professor of History at Boston College. He was Director of the East European Research Center at Boston College, and also a professor of history....
, historian and academic of Romanian origin, Emeritus Professor of History at Boston College - Radu GyrRadu GyrRadu Gyr was a Romanian poet, essayist, playwright and journalist....
(pen name of Radu Demetrescu, 1905–1975), poet, essayist, playwright and journalist - Prince Radu of Hohenzollern-Veringen (b. 1960 as Radu Duda), member of the Romanian Royal FamilyRomanian Royal FamilyThe current Romanian royal family , an integral part of the larger royal house of Romania, consists of the family of King Michael I of Romania who bear a royal title...
- Radu IrimescuRadu IrimescuRadu Irimescu was a Romanian businessman, politician, and diplomat.The son of an admiral, Irimescu joined the Romanian Navy and, being first in his class, was sent to Germany, as a pre-World War I Romanian-German convention provided...
(1890–1975), businessman, politician, and diplomat - Radu LupuRadu LupuRadu Lupu is a Romanian concert pianist. He has won a number of the most prestigious awards in classical piano, including first prizes in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition....
(b. 1945), pianist - Radu ManicatideRadu ManicatideRadu Manicatide was a Romanian engineer and aircraft constructor.He obtained an engineering degree from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, and then pursued his studies at École supérieure des techniques aéronautiques et de construction automobile , in Paris...
(1912–2004), engineer and aircraft constructor - Radu Ştefan MazăreRadu Stefan MazareRadu Ştefan Mazăre is a Romanian politician. He served two terms as Mayor of Constanţa, beginning his career as an independent, but eventually becoming a Social Democratic Party member...
(b. 1968), politician - Radu MihăileanuRadu MihaileanuRadu Mihăileanu is a Jewish Romanian-born French film director and screenwriter. He left Romania in 1980 and graduated the IDHEC cinematographic institute in Paris. In addition to his work in the cinema he published a book of poems in 1987 titled Une vague en mal de mer...
,actor, film maker - Radu Sîrbu (b. 1978), pop singer, formerly of the boy band O-ZoneO-ZoneO-Zone was a Romania/Moldovan pop music trio that was active from 1998 to 2005 and consisted of Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraş. The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone....
- Radu TudoranRadu Tudoran- Biography :He was born in Blejoi, judeţul Prahova on March 8th, 1910 as Nicolae Bogza, the younger brother of Geo Bogza, and son of Alexandru Bogza....
(1910–1992), novelist and translator - Radu VasileRadu VasileRadu Vasile is a Romanian politician, historian and poet.-Education and Professional Activity:*1967 - Graduate, with exceptional results, of the Faculty of History - University of Bucharest...
(b. 1942), politician, historian and poet, former prime minister of Romania
Romanian rulers
- Radu NegruRadu NegruRadu Negru also known as Radu Vodă , Radu Negru, or Negru Vodă, was a legendary ruler of Wallachia....
, (Radu the Black)(~ the 13th century). Also known as Radu Negru Voievod or Radu Vodă (Voivod Radu). - Radu I of WallachiaRadu I of WallachiaRadu I was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia, ....
, a ruler of the principality of Wallachia, (circa 1377 - circa 1383). - Radu II Chelul, (Radu the Bald) a ruler of the principality of Wallachia in the 15th Century, ruling for 4 terms, each time preceded by Dan II
- Radu cel FrumosRadu cel FrumosRadu III the Fair, Radu III the Handsome or Radu III the Beautiful , also known by his Turkish name Radu Bey , was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş and voivode of the principality of Wallachia, of the four brothers he converted to Islam and entered Ottoman service...
, (Radu the Handsome) (c. 1437/1439 - 1475), was the younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş of DrăculeştiVlad III the ImpalerVlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans...
(Dracula). - Radu cel MareRadu cel MareRadu IV the Great was a Voivode of Wallachia from September 1495 to April 1508. He succeeded his father, Vlad Călugărul, who was one of the three brothers to Vlad III the Impaler . He was married to Princess Catalina Crnojević of Zeta, and was succeeded by his first cousin Mihnea cel Rău, son to...
(Radu the Great) - son of Vlad CălugărulVlad CalugarulVlad IV Călugărul, translated as Vlad the Monk, was the pious half-brother of Vlad III , and one of many rulers of Wallachia during the 15th century...
, September 1495 - April 1508 - Radu de la Afumaţi (Radu of Afumaţi) - son of Radu cel Mare, January - April, June - August, October 1522 - April 1523, January - June 1524, September 1524 - April 1525, August 1525 - January 1529
- Radu Bădică - son of Radu cel Mare, November 1523 - January 1524
- Radu PaisieRadu PaisieRadu Paisie also known as Petru de la Argeş was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia in the 16th century. He reigned from September 1534 to November 1534, and again from June 1535 to March 1545....
- son of Radu cel Mare, September - November 1534; June 1535 - March 1545 - Radu Ilie, November 1552 - May 1553
- Radu MihneaRadu MihneaRadu Mihnea was Voivode of Wallachia between September 1601 and March 1602, and again between March and May 1611, September 1611 and August 1616, August 1620 and August 1623, and Voivode of Moldavia in 1616-1619, 1623-1626...
- son of Mihnea Turcitul, September 1601 - March 1602, March - May 1611, September 1611 - August 1616, August 1620 - August 1623 - Radu Şerban, August 1602 - December 1610, June - September 1611
- Radu Iliaş - son of Alexandru Iliaş, July 1632 - September 1632
- Radu LeonRadu LeonRadu Leon was ruler of Wallachia from 1664 to 1669. He had the byname Radu the Oyster-seller.Son of Wallachian ruler Leon Tomşa, and putative grandson of Ştefan Tomşa, ruler of Moldavia, Radu Leon replaced the deposed Grigore I Ghica in December 1664....
, December 1664 - March 1669
Other
- Radu (god), in ancient Arabic mythology, the god of the evening star
- Radu (codename)Radu (codename)Radu was, according to Ion Mihai Pacepa, the codename for a radiological weapon used against dissenters and critics by Nicolae Ceauşescu's Securitate. "Radu" is a Romanian name and in this context it is a reference to "radiation"...
, the codename of a radiation weapon by Ceauşescu's Romania against critics and dissenters