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 (1949–2024), historian
• Vasile Balan (1950–2012), politician
• Vasile Blaga (born 1956), politician
• Vasile Bodea (born 1980), presbyter for Grace Romanian Pentecostal Church
• 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 (1809–1831), 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 Diacon (born 2000), wrestler
• 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 (born 1953), 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 (1595–1661), 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 Șeicaru (born 1951), Romanian folk musician
• Vasile Stati (born 1939), 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 (1908–1974), 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

See also

• Vasiliu (surname)
• Vasilescu (surname)
• Vasilievca (disambiguation)
• Vasile Alecsandri (disambiguation)
• Vasileuți, name of two villages in Moldova and Ukraine