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. Wikipedia