Vlad

Vlad is a Romanian male given name, sometimes incorrectly used as a short form (hypocorism) of Vladimir. It's actually an hypocorism of "Volodia" or Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

People

Vlad I of Wallachia (fl. 1394-1397), voivode (prince) of Wallachia
Vlad II Dracul (before 1395-1448), voivode of Wallachia
Vlad the Impaler (1428/31-1476/77, voivide of Wallachia as Vlad III, inspiration for the character Count Dracula
Vlad Călugărul (before 1425?-1495), voivode of Wallachia as Vlad IV, half-brother of Vlad the Impaler
Vlad cel Tânăr (1494-1512), voivode of Wallachia as Vlad V
Vlad VI Înecatul (c. 1508-1532), voivode of Wallachia
Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina (died 1535), voivode of Wallachia as Vlad VII
Vlad Achim (born 1989), Romanian footballer
Vlad Bădălicescu (born 1988), Romanian rugby union footballer
Vlad Bujor (born 1989), Romanian footballer
Vlad Chiricheș (born 1989), Romanian footballer
Vlad Danale (born 1998), Romanian footballer
Vlad Dragomir (born 1999), Romanian footballer
Vladimir Vlad Filat (born 1969), Moldovan businessman and politician, former Prime Minister of Moldova
Vlad Goian (born 1970), Moldovan football manager and former player
Vladimir Guerrero (born 1975), Dominican retired Major League Baseball player
Vlad Ioviță (1935-1983), Moldovan writer
Vladimir Vlad Ivanov (born 1969), Romanian actor
Vlado Kreslin (born 1953), Slovene singer, songwriter and musician
Vlad Miriță (born 1981), Romanian singer
Vlad Moldoveanu (born 1988), Romanian basketball player
Vlad Morar (born 1993), Romanian footballer
Vlad Munteanu (born 1981), Romanian retired footballer
Vlad Muțiu (born 1995), Romanian football goalkeeper
Vlad Nistor (born 2994), Romanian rugby union player
Vlad Olteanu (born 1996), Romanian footballer
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
Vlad Rusu (born 1990), Romanian footballer
Vladislav Vlad Topalov (born 1985), Russian singer, dancer and actor

Fictional characters

Vlad Plasmius, in the Nickelodeon TV series Danny Phantom
Vlad Taltos, in Steven Brust's Dragaera novels
Vlad Vladikoff, in the Dr. Seuss children's books
Vlad, in the Ender's Game series
Vlad Glebov, in the Grand Theft Auto IV video game
Vlad, in the Hack/Slash comic series
Vlad Dracula, in the CBBC show Young Dracula

Stage name

Vlad (musician), born Volodymyr DeBriansky in 1972, Ukrainian-born American guitarist, composer, songwriter and music producer
Vlad Stashevsky, Russian pop singer Vladislav Stanislavovich Tverdohlebov (born 1974)

Surname

Alexandru Vlad (born 1989), Romanian footballer
Andrei Vlad (born 1999), Romanian football goalkeeper
Dan Vlad (born 1983), Romanian rugby union player
Marcel Vlad (born 1948), Romanian wrestler
Marina Marta Vlad (born 1949), Romanian composer
Nicu Vlad (born 1963), Romanian weightlifter
Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Italian composer, pianist and musicologist

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