Festus may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Porcius Festus Porcius Festus was the 5th procurator of Judea from about 59 to 62, succeeding Antonius Felix. Term in office The exact time of Festus in office is not known. The earliest proposed date for the start of his term is c. 55–56, while the latest is ...

, Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD *

Sextus Pompeius Festus Sextus Pompeius Festus, usually known simply as Festus, was a Roman grammarian who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo (Narbonne) in Gaul. Work He made a 20-volume epitome of Verrius Flaccus's voluminous and encyclo ...

(later 2nd century), Roman grammarian *Festus (died 305), martyr along with

Proculus of Pozzuoli Saint Proculus (Proclus) of Pozzuoli ( it, San Procolo) was martyred around 305 AD, according to Christian tradition, at the same time as Saint Januarius. He was martyred with: *Sossius or Sosius, deacon of Miseno ( it, Sosso, Sossio) *Festus, ...

Festus (historian) Festus (), whose name also appears in the manuscripts of his work as Rufus Festus, Ruffus Festus, Sextus Festus, Sextus Rufus, and Sextus, was a Late Roman historian and proconsul of Asia whose epitome ''Breviarium rerum gestarum populi Romani'' ...

, Roman historian and secretary of the Emperor Valens *

Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius (sometimes erroneously Avienus) was a Latin writer of the 4th century AD. He was a native of Volsinii in Etruria, from the distinguished family of the Rufii Festi. Avienius is not identical with the historian F ...

, a poet from Etruria

Modern world

* Festus Agu (born 1975), Nigerian retired footballer *

Festus Baise Festus Baise (; born 11 April 1980) is a former Nigerian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back. Club career Early career Festus Baise was born in Lagos, Nigeria and was advised to go to Hong Kong and have tryou ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong footballer *

Festus Ezeli Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue (born October 21, 1989) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He previously played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt Commodores men' ...

(born 1989), Nigerian basketball player *

Festus Hommius Festus Hommius (10 February 1576 – 5 July 1642) was a Dutch Calvinist theologian. Life He was born in Jelsum, into a noted Frisian family. He studied from 1593 at the University of Franeker under Sibrandus Lubbertus, travelled in 1595 to th ...

(1576–1642), Dutch Calvinist theologian *

Festus Iyayi Festus Iyayi (29 September 1947 – 12 November 2013) was a Nigerian leftist writer, best known for advancing his politics through realist novels depicting the socopolitical environment of contemporary Nigeria. He was also a former president of t ...

(1947–2013), Nigerian writer * Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician *

Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Botswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004; after ten y ...

(born 1939), former President of Botswana *

Festus Okotie-Eboh Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh (18 July 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician and Minister of Finance during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Okotie-Eboh was born to an Itsekiri Chief, Prince Okotie Eboh in Warri Division, ...

(1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance *

Festus Olabode Ola Festus Olabode Ola (born 12 November 1956) was elected Senator for Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria, taking office on 30 June 2009. He is a member of the Action Congress The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known ...

(born 1956), Nigerian senator *

Festus Onigbinde Festus 'Adegboye' Onigbinde (born March 5, 1938 in Modakeke) is a Nigerian football manager. Career He coached Nigeria national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, an achievement he had already gotten, between 1982 and 1984. In 1984, Onigbinde took ...

(born 1942), Nigerian football manager *

Festus Perera Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 - 2013) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was first elected to parliament representing Wennappuwa at the 6th parliamentary election in 1965. He failed to get re-elected at the subsequent 1970 parliamentary el ...

(1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Festus Walters Festus Walters (1849 – 1922) was an Ohio jurist and advocate for gubernatorial judicial independence known for the controversial decision to try an Ohio National Guard commander for murder following the Washington County Courthouse riots of 18 ...

(1849–1922), Ohio jurist and advocate for Gubernatorial judicial independence *

Festus Tierney Festus Patrick Tierney (July 1, 1899 – August 14, 1973) was a guard in the National Football League. Tierney split the 1922 NFL season between the Hammond Pros and the Toledo Maroons The Toledo Maroons were a professional American football te ...

(1899–1973), former guard in the National Football League *

Festus Ueitele Festus Ueitele is a Namibian politician who has been Governor of Omaheke Region from April 2013 to April 2020. He was placed 49th on the SWAPO electoral list prior to the 2009 general election and, as SWAPO won 54 seats, he was elected to the Nati ...

, Namibian politician *

Drew Hankinson Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Luke Gallows. Hankinson began his career in 2005 and participated in ...

(born 1983), professional wrestler who used the name Festus *

Festus Arthur Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays for FC Halifax Town as a defender. Early and personal life Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent. Career Arthur began his career wit ...

(born 2001), German professional footballer * Festus Njeru Njue (born 1982), Prosecution Counsel at the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions(ODPP) in Kenya. He and Dr Sosteness Francis Materu co - authored a journal article titled as The Legal,Practical and Policy Dilemmas in Enforcing the Sexual Offences Act of Kenya in Relation to Consensual Adolescent Sex.

Places

Festus, Missouri Festus is a city situated in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States, and is also a suburb of St. Louis. It had a population of 12,706 individuals as of the 2020 census. Festus and its adjacent neighbor Crystal City are often collectively know ...

, a town in the United States **

Festus Memorial Airport Festus Memorial Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport situation located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Festus, a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. Although many U.S. a ...

Other uses

*Festus Haggen, a character in the American television program ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' *"Festus", a poem by the English poet

Philip James Bailey Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902) was an English spasmodic poet, best known as the author of ''Festus''. Life Bailey was born on 22 April 1816 in Nottingham, the only son of Thomas Bailey by his first wife, Mary Taylor. ...

*Festus, a bronze dragon from Rick Riordan's ''

The Heroes of Olympus ''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaia (Roman name Terra). In the fourth book of the series, t ...

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