Pintea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adrian Pintea (1954–2007), Romanian actor Crina Pintea, Romanian handballer Gherman Pântea or Pîntea (1894–1968), Bessarabian-born soldier, civil servant and political figure Horatio Pintea, Canadian table tennis player Pintea the Brave, Romanian heroic rebel Valentin Pîntea is a Romanian gymnast Vasile Pîntea, Moldovan politician