# Vlad

Vlad is a Romanian male 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 (although the normative nickname is Vova). 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), 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 Popescu (born 1989), Romanian politician
* 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