Vasile

Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil which is of Greek origin and means "King". It is also used by the Megleno-Romanians.

As a given name
• Vasile Adamachi (1817–1892), philanthropist

• Vasile Aftenie (1899–1950), bishop, martyr of the faith

• Vasile Alecsandri (1821–1890), poet

• Vasile Antonescu (born 1990), professional tennis player

• Vasile Atanasiu (1886–1964), general

• Vasile Bahnaru (born 1949), historian

• Vasile Balan (1950–2012), politician

• Vasile Blaga (born 1956), politician

• Vasile Botnari (born 1975), economist and politician

• Vasile Buhăescu (born 1988), soccer player

• Vasile Bumacov (born 1957), politician

• Vasile Bătrânac (1925–20??), political prisoner

• Vasile Cârlova, Wallachian officer and poet

• Vasile Cerescu (Ciorăscu), Bessarabian politician

• Vasile Chiroiu (1910–1976), football defender

• Vasile Chițu (1896–1968), general in World War II

• Vasile Cijevschi (1881–1931), politician, administrator, and writer

• Vasile Ciorăscu, politician

• Vasile Conta (1845–1882), philosopher

• Vasile Deheleanu (1908–2003), footballer

• Vasile Demetrius (1878–1942), writer

• Vasile Dîncu (born 1961), politician

• Vasile Dumitrescu, bobsledder

• Vasile Gafencu (1886–1942), politician

• Vasile Gergely (born 1941), soccer player

• Vasile Ghenzul, politician

• Vasile Gheorghiu (1872–1959), theologian

• Vasile Ghindaru (born 1978), soccer player

• Vasile Ghioc (born 1978), footballer

• Vasile Godja (1954–2016), soccer coach

• Vasile Goldiș (1862–1934), politician

• Vasile Grigorcea, diplomat

• Vasile Hossu (disambiguation), multiple

• Vasile Hutopilă, Hutsul painter

• Vasile Ianovici (1806-1866), priest

• Vasile Iordache (born 1950), soccer player

• Vasile Jula (born 1974), soccer player

• Vasile Luca (1898–1963), communist politician

• Vasile Lucaciu (1852–1922), Greek-Catholic priest

• Vasile Lupu, Moldavian Voivode

• Vasile M. Popov (born 1928), systems theorist

• Vasile Maftei (born 1981), soccer player

• Vasile Milea (1927–1989), communist Minister of Defense

• Vasile Miriuță (born 1968), soccer player

• Vasile Moga (1774–1845), bishop

• Vasile Mogos (born 1992), soccer player

• Vasile Morțun (1860–1919), politician and writer

• Vasile Noveanu (1904–1992), activist of the Iron Guard

• Vasile Oprea (born 1957), handball player

• Vasile Pârvan (1882–1927), historian

• Vasile Patilineț (1923–1986), communist politician

• Vasile Pogor (1883–1906), poet

• Vasile Popescu (1925–2003), basketball player

• Vasile Păcuraru (born 1987), soccer player

• Vasile Păun (1850–1908), poet and critic

• Vasile Roaită (1914–1933), railway worker

• Vasile Savel (1885–1932), writer

• Vasile Stati, Moldovan politician

• Vasile Stîngă (born 1957), handball player

• Vasile Stoica (1889–1959), writer and politician

• Vasile Suciu (bishop) (1873–1935), bishop

• Vasile Suciu (footballer) (1942–2013), footballer

• Vasile Șirli (born 1948), musical composer and producer

• Vasile Tarlev (born 1963), Moldovan politician

• Vasile Tcaciuc (died 1935), Romanian serial killer

• Vasile Tomoiagă (born 1964), rower

• Vasile Ursu Nicola (Horea, 1731–1785), leader of peasant revolt

• Vasile Voiculescu (1884–1963), writer

• Vasile Zavoda (1929–2014), soccer player

As a surname

 * Cristian Vasile (1908–1985), Romanian tango-romance singer
 * Nicolae Vasile (born 1995), Romanian professional footballer
 * Niculina Vasile (born 1958), former Romanian high jumper
 * Radu Vasile (1942–2013), Romanian politician and Prime Minister
 * Ștefan Vasile (born 1982), Romanian Olympic canoer

Places

 * Pârâul lui Vasile, a river in Romania
 * Valea lui Vasile, a river in Romania
 * Vasile Aron (Sibiu district)