# Mircea

Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:

## People
### Princes of Wallachia

* Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder
* Mircea II of Wallachia (1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I
* Mircea III Dracul (died 1534), Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
* Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
* Alexander II Mircea (1529–1577), Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
* Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916)

### Others

* Mircea Abrudean, Romanian politician
* Mircea Albulescu, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
* Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
* Mircea Baniciu (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
* Mircea Brînzea (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
* Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
* Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
* Mircea Coșea (born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
* Mircea Costache II (1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
* Mircea Crișan (1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
* Mircea Damian (1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
* Mircea Daneliuc (born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
* Mircea David (1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
* Mircea Demetriade (1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
* Mircea Diaconu (1949–2024), Romanian actor, writer, and politician
* Mircea Dinescu (born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
* Mircea Druc (born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
* Mircea Drăgan (1932–2017), Romanian film director
* Mircea Dușa (1955–2022), Romanian economist and politician
* Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
* Mircea Florian (1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
* Mircea Florian (musician) (born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
* Mircea Frățică (born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
* Mircea Fulger (born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
* Mircea Geoană (born 1958), Romanian politician
* Mircea Gesticone (1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
* Mircea Grosaru (1952–2014), Romanian politician
* Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (1917–2017), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
* Mircea Irimescu (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
* Mircea Lucescu (born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
* Mircea Monroe (born 1982), American model and actress
* Mircea Mustață (born 1971), Romanian mathematician
* Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
* Mircea Oltean (born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
* Mircea Oprea (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
* Mircea Păcurariu (born 1932), Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
* Mircea Pârligras (born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
* Mircea Puta (1950–2007), Romanian mathematician
* Mircea Răceanu (born 1935), Romanian diplomat
* Mircea Rednic (born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
* Mircea Romașcanu (born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
* Mircea Rus (born 1978), Romanian former footballer
* Mircea Sasu (1939–1983), Romanian footballer
* Mircea Șimon (born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
* Mircea Snegur (1940–2023), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
* Mircea Streinul (1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
* Mircea Veroiu (1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
* Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
* Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
* Mircea Zamfir (born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast