Cato typically refers to either

Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato (; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor ( la, Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write histo ...

or Cato the Younger, both of the Porcii Catones family of Rome. It may also refer to:

People

Ancient Romans

Porcii Catones The gens Porcia, rarely written Portia, was a plebeian family at Ancient Rome. Its members first appear in history during the third century BC. The first of the gens to achieve the consulship was Marcus Porcius Cato in 195 BC, and from then unt ...

, a plebeian family at Ancient Rome *

(Cato Maior) or "the Censor" (Marcus Porcius Cato 234–149 BC), Roman statesman **

Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus (191–152 BC) was son of Cato the Censor by his first wife Licinia, and thence called ''Licinianus'', to distinguish him from his half-brother, Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus, the son of Salonia. He was distinguished ...

, son of Cato the Elder by his first wife Licinia, jurist *** Marcus Porcius Cato, son of Cato Licinianus, consul 118 BC, died in Africa in the same year --> ***

Gaius Porcius Cato Gaius Porcius Cato (before 157 BC – after 109 BC in Tarraco) was a Roman politician and general, notably consul in 114 BC. He was the son of Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus and grandson of Cato the Censor. Initially a friend of the Gracchi br ...

, son of Cato Licinianus, consul 114 BC **

Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus Marcus Porcius M. f. M. n. Cato Salonianus (born c. 154 BC) was the younger son of Cato the Elder, and grandfather of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, also known as "Cato the Younger". Salonianus' father was Marcus Porcius Cato, consul in 195 BC, and ...

, son of Cato the Elder by his second wife Salonia, (born 154 BC, when his father had completed his eightieth year) *** Marcus Porcius Cato, son of Cato Salonianus and father of Cato the Younger **** Cato the Younger (Cato Minor) "Cato of Utica" (Marcus Porcius Catō Uticēnsis 95–46 BC), politician and statesman in the late Roman Republic, remembered for his lengthy conflict with Gaius Julius Caesar, and moral integrity *****

Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Younger) Marcus Porcius Cato (c. 73-42 BC), son of Cato the Younger by his first marriage to Atilia, was a Roman soldier and in his earlier years spent some time in politics with his father. Although he never achieved greatness, he was admired by close frie ...

, fell at the Battle of Philippi, 42 BC ***

Lucius Porcius Cato Lucius Porcius Cato was a Roman general and politician who became consul in 89 BC alongside Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo. He died at the Battle of Fucine Lake, possibly at the hands of Gaius Marius the Younger. Biography Lucius Porcius Cato was a son ...

, son of Cato Salonianus, consul 89 BC, killed during the Social War (91–87 BC) * Dionysius Cato, 3rd or 4th century AD author of ''Distichs of Cato'', previously assumed to have been the work of Cato the Elder, or even possibly Cato the Younger

Surname

Cordell Cato Cordell Cato (born July 15, 1992) is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Oklahoma City Energy FC in the USL Championship. Career On January 17, 2012 it was announced that Cato had signed with Seattle Sounders. After making 8 competiti ...

(born 1992), Trinidadian footballer *

Diomedes Cato Diomedes Cato (1560 to 1565 – d.1627 in Gdansk) was an Italian-born composer and lute player, who lived and worked entirely in Poland and Lithuania. He is known mainly for his instrumental music. He mixed the style of the late Renaissance with ...

(c. 1560–1565–1618), Italian-born Polish composer * Molly Scott Cato (born 1963), British green politician and economist *

Suzy Cato Suzanne Noreen Cato (born 20 June 1968) is an Australian-born New Zealand children's entertainer. She is best known as the host of several New Zealand children's television programmes, most notably '' Suzy's World'' and '' You and Me''. Caree ...

(born 1968), New Zealand entertainer *

Kelvin Cato Kelvin Tavares Cato (born August 26, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992–93. At that time, he ...

(born 1974), American basketball player * Noah Cato (born 1988), English rugby union player *

Rakeem Cato Rakeem Cato (born March 28, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Fayetteville Mustangs of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at Marshall and was the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014. ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Roland Cato Roland Osbert Cato (born 23 November 1997) is a Grenadian cricketer who has played for the West Indies under-19s team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman. Cato was born in Saint Andrew Parish, and has played for the Windward Islands at ...

(born 1997), Grenadian cricketer * George Christopher Cato (born 1814), first

mayor of Durban Below is a list of mayors of Durban, South Africa. In 2000 Durban became the seat of the newly created eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. 1854-1910 * , 1854–1856 (Includes portraits of mayors) * Edward Snell, 1856, 1867–69 * Savery Pinsen ...

, South Africa

Slaves

Cato (American Revolution) Cato Howe was an enslaved African American Black Patriot spy and courier during the American Revolution. Cato's enslaver, Hercules Mulligan, gathered intelligence through his personal connections as well as clients at his New York City tailoring ...

, slave who was an American Patriot spy and courier during the American Revolutionary War * "Cato" aka Jemmy, the leader of the

Stono Rebellion The Stono Rebellion (also known as Cato's Conspiracy or Cato's Rebellion) was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest slave rebellion in the Southern Colonies, with 25 colonists and 35 t ...

Pseudonym

* Cato, the pseudonym used in the 1720s by the authors of '' Cato's Letters'', i.e. John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon * Cato the anti-Federalist, pseudonym for an American author of the Anti-Federalist Papers in the late 1780s, probably the politician George Clinton * Cato, the pseudonym for the authors of the 1940s polemic ''

Guilty Men ''Guilty Men'' is a short book published in Great Britain in July 1940 that attacked British public figures for their failure to re-arm and their appeasement of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. A classic denunciation of the former government policy, it ...

Fictional

Cato Fong The following is a list of characters from ''The Pink Panther'' feature film series. Overview *This table shows the recurring characters and the actors who have physically or vocally portrayed them throughout the franchise. *A dark grey cell in ...

, Inspector Clouseau's manservant in the Pink Panther movies * Cato, a character in ''The Hunger Games'' * Quintus Licinius Cato, a character from Simon Scarrow’s ''Eagles of the Empire'' series * Cato Weeksbooth, a character from the '' Terra Ignota'' series by Ada Palmer * Sally Cato MacDougall, a character in the novel ''

Auntie Mame ''Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade'' is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father. The book is often desc ...

'' and its film adaptation

Places

Australia

* Cato Bank, the bank that contains the Cato Reef * Cato Island, an island in the Cato Reef * Cato Reef, a reef in the Coral Sea *

Cato Trough The Cato Trough or the Chesterfield Trough is an oceanic trough in the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. It separates the continental crust of Australia and Zealandia to within and has a depth of . The trough is underlain by oceanic crust, ha ...

, a trough in the Coral Sea

South Africa

Cato Manor Cato Manor is a working-class area located from the city centre of Durban, South Africa. It was formed when Indian market gardeners came to settle in the area some time after it was given to George Christopher Cato in 1865, who was the first m ...

, a suburb of Durban * Cato Ridge, a town in KwaZulu-Natal

United States

Cato, Indiana Cato is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Cato in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. According to Ronald L. B ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cato, Kansas Cato is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most ot ...

, an unincorporated community *

Cato Township, Michigan Cato Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,920 at the 2000 census. Cato Township was established in 1857. Communities *Bass Beach was a resort village platted by George Whitcomb and ...

Cato, Missouri Cato is an unincorporated community in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 39 in the Mark Twain National Forest Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a U.S. National Forest located in the sout ...

* Cato (town), New York * Cato (village), New York * Cato, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Trousdale County *

Cato, Wisconsin Cato is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cato, Cato Falls, Clarks Mills, Grimms, Madsen, and North Grimms are located within the town. A Manit ...

, a town * Cato (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Cato Falls, Wisconsin Cato is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Cato, Cato Falls, Clarks Mills, Grimms, Madsen, and North Grimms are located within the town. A Manit ...

, an unincorporated community

Literature

* ''

Distichs of Cato The ''Distichs of Cato'' (Latin: ''Catonis Disticha'', most famously known simply as Cato), is a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author from the 3rd or 4th century AD. The ''Cato'' was the most popular medieval sc ...

'', or simply ''Cato'', a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by Dionysius Cato from the 3rd or 4th century AD * '' Cato's Letters'', a 1720s series of classical liberal essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon * ''

Cato, a Tragedy ''Cato, a Tragedy'' is a play written by Joseph Addison in 1712 and first performed on 14 April 1713. It is based on the events of the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (better known as Cato the Younger) (95–46 BC), a Stoic whose deeds ...

'', an 18th century drama by Joseph Addison

Organizations

Cato Corporation The Cato Corporation is an American retailer of women's fashions and accessories. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. As of January 2016, the company operated 1,372 stores under the names Cato, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's ...

, an American fashion retailer *

Cato Institute The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.Koch Indust ...

, an American libertarian think tank

Vehicles

* ''Cato'' (1800 ship), an English ship sunk on the Great Barrier Reef in 1803 * HMS Cato (J16), sunk in 1944, it was an

Auk-class minesweeper The ''Auk'' class were a class of minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 93 ''Auk''s built. Design and development Prior to the United States entering World War II, ...

* Cato, a

South Devon Railway Eagle class The ''Eagle'' class were sixteen broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were ...

4-4-0ST steam locomotive

Technology

* CATO, an acronym used in

rocketry Rocketry may refer to: Science and technology * The design and construction of rockets ** The hobbyist or (semi-)professional use of model rockets * Aerospace engineering, also known as rocket science * Amateur rocketry, a hobby in which partici ...

, for Catastrophe At Take Off * CATO, an acronym for Catapult Assisted take-off * Corazón Artificial Total Ortotópico (Spanish for Orthotopic Total Artificial Heart) invented by

Juan Giambruno Dr. Juan Giambruno (born February 23, 1950, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan cardiac surgeon at Universidad de la República, Montevideo. His major work is a fully implantable artificial heart called CATO (Corazón Artificial Total Ortotópico - Sp ...