# 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)