Vlad

Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. Alternately, it may be a hypocoristic form of the Slavic name Vladimir (though incorrect stricto sensu, the normative nickname being Vova). It may refer to:

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), voivode 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
 * 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
 * Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (born 1999), Canadian Major League Baseball player, son of the above
 * Vlad Hagiu, (born 1963), Romanian water polo coach
 * Vlad Ioviță (1935–1983), Moldovan writer
 * Vlad Ivanov (born 1969), Romanian actor
 * Vlado Kreslin (born 1953), Slovene singer, songwriter and musician
 * Vlad Lyubovny (born 1973), commonly known as DJ Vlad, Ukrainian-born American interviewer, journalist and director
 * 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 (rugby union) (born 1994), Romanian rugby union player
 * Vlad Olteanu (born 1996), Romanian footballer
 * Vlad Rusu (born 1990), Romanian footballer
 * Vlad Sokolovskiy (born 1991), Russian singer
 * 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