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People

Ancient world

Queens of Ancient Egypt

* Cleopatra I Syra (c. 204–176 BC), princess of the Seleucid Empire by birth, and queen of Egypt by marriage *

Cleopatra II of Egypt Cleopatra II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; c. 185 BC – 116/115 BC) was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt who ruled from 175 to 115 BC with two successive brother-husbands and her daughter—often in rivalry with her brother Ptolemy VIII. She co- ...

(c. 185–116 BC), queen (and briefly sole ruler) of Egypt * Cleopatra III of Egypt (169–101 BC), queen of Egypt *

Cleopatra IV of Egypt Cleopatra IV ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα) was Queen of Egypt briefly from 116 to 115 BC, jointly with her husband Ptolemy IX Lathyros. She later became queen consort of Syria as the wife of Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton, The ...

(c. 138–135 BC), queen of Egypt *

Berenice III of Egypt Berenice III (Greek: Βερενίκη; 120–80 BC) was also known as Cleopatra, ruled between 101 and 80 BC. Modern scholars studying Berenice III refer to her sometimes as Cleopatra Berenice. She was co-ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt from 101–8 ...

(120-80 BC), queen of Egypt, also known as Cleopatra and Cleopatra Berenice *

Cleopatra V of Egypt Cleopatra V ( el, Κλεοπάτρα Τρύφαινα; died or ) was a Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII. Her only known child is Berenice IV, but she was also probably the mother of Cleopatra VII ...

(died c. 69/68 BC or c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt *

Cleopatra VI of Egypt Cleopatra VI Tryphaena ( el, Κλεοπάτρα Τρύφαινα) or Cleopatra Tryphaena II (died c. 57 BC) was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt who ruled alongside Berenice IV, who was either her sister or daughter. Although called ''Cleopatra VI Try ...

(died c. 57 BC), queen of Egypt (possibly Cleopatra V) * Cleopatra VII Philopator, also known as simply

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...

(69–30 BC), last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt

Other

* Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon (4th century BC), wife of Philip II of Macedon *

Cleopatra of Macedon Cleopatra of Macedonia (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Μακεδονίας; c. 355/354 BC – 308 BC), or Cleopatra of Epirus (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα της Ηπείρου) was an ancient Macedonian princess and later queen regent of Epiru ...

(c. 356–308 BC), queen of Epirus, sister of Alexander the Great, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus * Cleopatra Thea (c. 164–121 BC), daughter of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI Philometor *

Cleopatra Selene of Syria Cleopatra II Selene ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; – 69 BC) was the Queen consort of Egypt from 115 to 102 BC, the Queen consort of Syria from 102–92 BC, and the monarch of Syria from 82 to 69 BC. The daughter of Ptolemy VIII ...

(c. 135–130 BC), daughter of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VIII Physcon *

Cleopatra of Pontus Cleopatra of Pontus (110 BC – after 58 BC) was a Pontian princess and a queen consort of Armenia. She was one of the daughters of King Mithridates VI of Pontus and Queen Laodice. Cleopatra is sometimes known as Cleopatra the Elder, to dist ...

(110–after 58 BC), wife of Tigranes the Great *

Cleopatra of Jerusalem Cleopatra of Jerusalem was a woman who lived in the 1st century BC during the Roman Empire. She was the fifth wife of King of Judea Herod the Great.Christian-Georges Schwentzel, ''Hérode le Grand'', Pygmalion, Paris, 2011, . Biography There i ...

(1st century BC), wife of Herod the Great * Cleopatra Selene II (40–5 BC), daughter of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony *

Cleopatra the Physician Cleopatra the Physician (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; ) was a Greek medical writer and author of a manual entitled ''Cosmetics''. Identity and date Cleopatra's work is known from six fragments of her writing, probably all from ''Cosmetics.'' Four ...

(1st century AD), Greek physician and author *

Saint Cleopatra Saint Cleopatra (died 319 ''or'' 327) was a Christian saint who lived between the 3rd century and 4th century. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodoxy. Cleopatra originally came from a village called Ed ...

(3rd and 4th century AD, d. 319 or 327), Christian saint * Cleopatra the Alchemist (3rd or 4th century AD), Greek alchemist, author and philosopher

Modern world

* Cleopatra, Hereditary Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg (born 1987), German-Chilean actress, model, and aristocrat * Cleopatra Birrenbach Persian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur * Cleopatra Borel (born 1979), female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago * Cleopatra Coleman (born 1987), Australian actress * Cleo Demetriou (born 2001), Cyprus-born actress * Cleopatra Higgins (born 1982), British singer *

Cleopatra Koheirwe Cleopatra Koheirwe is a Ugandan actress, writer, singer and media personality. She first appeared onscreen as Joy in ''The Last King of Scotland'' in 2006. She has since garnered numerous roles on different film and television projects locally a ...

(born 1982), Ugandan actress, writer, singer and personality *

Cleopatra Mathis Cleopatra Mathis (born 1947 in Ruston, Louisiana) is an American poet who since 1982 has been the Frederick Sessions Beebe Professor in the English department at Dartmouth College, where she is also director of the Creative Writing Program. Her mo ...

(born 1947), American poet and professor * Cleopatra Pantazi (born 1963), Greek singer *

Cleopatra Stratan Cleopatra Stratan (born 6 October 2002) is a Moldovan-born Romanian singer, the youngest person ever to score commercial success, with her 2006 album ''La vârsta de trei ani'' ("At the age of 3"). She holds the record for the highest paid young ...

(born 2002), Moldovan singer *

Cleopatra Tawo Cleopatra Tawo, known more commonly as Cleo Tao (died 1 December 2017) was a radio host at Planet FM 101.1 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. She was the host of the radio shows ''DayBreak on Planet'' and ''AutoMania''. Before joining Planet FM, T ...

(d. 2017), a radio personality from Nigeria *

Cleopatra Tucker Cleopatra Gibson Tucker (born April 9, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008, where she represents the 28th Legislative District. Biography Tucker was born and raised in ...

(born 1943), American politician

Fictional characters

* the protagonist of the blaxploitation films '' Cleopatra Jones'' (1973) and ''

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold ''Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold'' is a 1975 American action-adventure film directed by Charles Bail and starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones, Stella Stevens and Norman Fell. The film is a sequel to the 1973 action film ''Cle ...

'' (1975) * Cleopatra Wong, the protagonist of three films: ''They Call Her Cleopatra Wong'' (1978), ''Dynamite Johnson'' (1979) and ''Devil's Angels'' (1980) * Cleopatra (''Rome'' character), in the historical drama series ''Rome'' * Cleopatra, in the animated sitcom '' Clone High'' * Cleopatra, the protagonist of the television series ''

Cleopatra 2525 ''Cleopatra 2525'' is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. Produced by Renaissance Pictures and distributed by Studios USA, many stations aired it as part of the ...

'', which aired from 2000 to 2001 * Cleopatra Funnie, in the animated television series ''

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'' * Cleopatra Corns, the protagonist of the manga series ''

Cleopatra DC is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani is a Japanese manga artist. Shintani is best known for his series '' Area 88''. In addition to his pilot comics, Shintani has ventured into science fiction, fantasy, come ...

'' * Cleopatra, important poet and lawmaker in the future world of

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Seven Days in New Crete ''Seven Days in New Crete'', also known as ''Watch the North Wind Rise'', is a seminal future-utopian speculative fiction novel by Robert Graves, first published in 1949. It shares many themes and ideas with Graves' ''The White Goddess'', pub ...

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