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 prelate
- Ion Petre Stoican (circa 1930–1990), Romanian violinist
- Marian Petre Miluț (born 1955), Romanian politician, engineer and businessman
- Petre Andrei (1891–1940), Romanian sociologist
- Petre Antonescu (1873–1965), Romanian architect
- Petre S. Aurelian (1833–1909), Romanian politician
- Petre Cameniță (1889–1962), Romanian general during World War II
- Petre P. Carp (1837–1919), Romanian conservative politician and literary critic
- Petre Crowder (1919–1999), British Conservative politician and barrister
- Petre Dulfu (1856–1953), Romanian poet
- Petre Dumitrescu (1882–1950), Romanian general during World War II
- Petre Gruzinsky (1920–1984), Georgian poet
- Petre Ispirescu (1830–1887), Romanian printer and publicist
- Petre Mais (1885–1975), English writer and broadcaster
- Petre Marin (born 1973), Romanian footballer
- Petre Mavrogheni (1819–1887), Romanian politician
- Petre Mitu (born 1977), former Romanian rugby union footballer
- Petre Nicolae (21st century), Romanian actor
- Petre Popeangă (born 1944), Romanian politician
- Petre Roman (born 1946), Romanian politician
- Petre Stoica (1931–2009), Romanian poet
- Petre Tobă (born 1964), Romanian politician
- Petre Tsiskarishvili (born 1974), Georgian politician
- Petre Țuțea (1902–1991), Romanian philosopher
People with the surname Petre
- Benjamin Petre (1672–1758), English Roman Catholic prelate
- Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre (1858–1908), husband of Etheldreda Mary Clark
- Ciprian Petre (born 1980), Romanian football player
- Cristian Petre (born 1979), Romanian rugby union player
- Dorotheea Petre (born 1981), Romanian actress
- Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet (1631–1699), English Jesuit and privy councillor
- Esthera Petre (born 1990), Romanian high jumper
- Florentin Petre (born 1976), Romanian footballer
- Sir George Petre (1822–1905), British diplomat
- Francis Petre (1847–1918), prominent New Zealand-born architect
- Francis Loraine Petre (1852–1918), British military historian
- Henry Petre (1884–1962), Australia's first military aviator
- Henry William Petre (1820–1889), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- John Petre, 1st Baron Petre (1549–1613), Lord-Lieutenant of Essex
- John Petre, 18th Baron Petre (born 1942), Lord-Lieutenant of Essex
- Kay Petre (1903–1994), Canadian-British motor racing star
- Maria Petre (born 1951), Romanian politician and economist
- Marian Petre (born 1959), British computer scientist
- Maude Petre (1863–1942), British Roman Catholic nun, writer and critic
- Ovidiu Petre (born 1982), Romanian football player
- William Petre (1505–1572), public servant
- William Petre, 4th Baron Petre (1626–1684), victim of the Popish Plot
See also
- Baron Petre
- Peter (disambiguation)
- Petr (disambiguation)
- Petra (disambiguation)
- Petre Bay
- Petri (disambiguation)
- Petro (disambiguation)
- Petru
- Turville-Petre
- Petreni (disambiguation)
- Petrești (disambiguation)
- Petreasa (disambiguation)
- Whanganui, a city in New Zealand originally called Petre
Name listThis page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
| Surnames associated with the given name Peter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltic |  | |
| Celtic | ||
| Germanic | ||
| Hellenic | ||
| Romance | ||
| Slavic |
| |
| Other | ||