Paulescu is a patronymic surname of Romanian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
(1870-1944), Romanian sculptor (1915-2008), Romanian ethnologist and folklorist George Pavelescu, birth name of (1911-1992), writer, publicist, musicologist and translator Nicolae Paulescu (1869–1931), Romanian physiologist, independent discoverer of insulin Sam Paulescu (born 1984), American football punter
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