Caragiale (surname)

Caragiale is a surname in Romania, associated with several members of a theatrical and literary family:

• Ion Luca Caragiale, playwright, short story writer and journalist, a leading figure in Romanian literature
• Costache and Iorgu Caragiale, theater managers and dramaturgs, Ion Luca's uncles
• Mateiu Caragiale, novelist and short story writer, Ion Luca's oldest son
• Luca Caragiale, poet, Ion Luca's youngest son.