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 his ...

Cato the Younger Marcus Porcius Cato "Uticensis" ("of Utica"; ; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger ( la, Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. His conservative principles were focused on the ...

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

People

Ancient Romans

* Porcii Catones, 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, 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 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 fri ...

, 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 so ...

, 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 (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 Sarah Margaret "Molly" Scott Cato (born 21 May 1963) is a British Green politician, economist and activist. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2014 to 2020. From 2012, until her election as an M ...

(born 1963), British green politician and economist * Suzy Cato (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 Noah Cato (born 31 March 1988) is an English rugby union player who plays as a wing and fullback for Wimbledon RFC in the National League 2 South. He was educated at St. Aubyns School, Rottingdean, Hurstpierpoint College and at the Universit ...

(born 1988), English rugby union player * Rakeem Cato (born 1992), American football player * Roland Cato (born 1997), Grenadian cricketer *

George Christopher Cato George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...

(born 1814), first mayor of Durban, South Africa

Slaves

* Cato (American Revolution), 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 ''Cato's Letters'' were essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, first published from 1720 to 1723 under the pseudonym of Cato (95–46 BC), the implacable foe of Julius Caesar and a famously stalwart champion of Roman trad ...

'', 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, i ...

Fictional

* Cato Fong, Inspector Clouseau's manservant in the Pink Panther movies * Cato, a character in ''The Hunger Games'' *

Quintus Licinius Cato ''Eagles of the Empire'' is a series of historical military fiction novels written by Simon Scarrow. The series began in July 2000 with the publication of ''Under the Eagle'', and as of March 2022 there have been 20 novels released in the serie ...

, a character from Simon Scarrow’s ''Eagles of the Empire'' series * Cato Weeksbooth, a character from the ''

Terra Ignota ''Terra Ignota'' is a quartet of science fiction novels by the American author Ada Palmer. The series consists of ''Too Like the Lightning'' (2016), ''Seven Surrenders'' (2017), '' The Will to Battle'' (2017), and ''Perhaps the Stars'' (2021 ...

'' 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 Reef, a part of Cato Bank, is an area in the Coral Sea off the central coast of Queensland, Australia. Geography Cato Bank measures approximately with an area of . Water depth is typically less than . As part of Cato Bank, Cato Reef ...

* Cato Island, an island in the

, a reef in the Coral Sea * Cato Trough, a trough in the Coral Sea

South Africa

* Cato Manor, a suburb of Durban *

Cato Ridge Cato Ridge is a town in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Organisationally and administratively it is included in the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a suburb of the Outer West region. It is situated some 30 km south-east of ...

, a town in KwaZulu-Natal

United States

* Cato, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Cato, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Cato Township, Michigan * Cato, Missouri *

Cato (town), New York Cato is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,443 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Cato the Elder, a Roman statesman. The name was assigned by the surveyors of the Military Tract, and is one of many to ...

Cato (village), New York Cato is a village in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 532 at the 2010 census. The name was assigned by the surveyors of the Military Tract, and is one of many towns and villages bearing classical place names. The village ...

* Cato, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Trousdale County * Cato, Wisconsin, a town * Cato (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Cato Falls, Wisconsin, 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 * ''

'', a 1720s series of classical liberal essays by British writers John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon * '' Cato, a Tragedy'', 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 Ind ...

, 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 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 parti ...

, for Catastrophe At Take Off * CATO, an acronym for Catapult

Assisted take-off In aviation, assisted takeoff is any system for helping aircraft to get into the air (as opposed to strictly under its own power). The reason it might be needed is due to the aircraft's weight exceeding the normal maximum takeoff weight, insuf ...

* Corazón Artificial Total Ortotópico (Spanish for Orthotopic Total Artificial Heart) invented by Juan Giambruno