Pius ( , ) Latin for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to:

People

Popes

Pope Pius (disambiguation) Pope Pius are popes named Pius. It may refer to: People Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Pope Pius I (c. 140–154; officially listed as 142/146 – 157/161) * Pope Pius II (1458–1464) * Pope Pius III (1503) * Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) * P ...

Antipope Pius XIII Lucian Pulvermacher (born Earl Pulvermacher, 20 April 1918 – 30 November 2009) was a traditionalist schismatic Roman Catholic priest and a modern-day antipope. He was the head of the True Catholic Church, a small conclavist group that elected ...

(1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect

Given name

* Pius Bazighe (born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower * Pius Heinz (born 1989), German professional poker player who won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event *

Pius F. Koakanu Pius F. Koakanu (sometimes known as John F. Koakanu or Koakanu II; died March 2, 1885) was a Hawaiian high chief (''aliʻi'') from the island of Kauai who served as a politician during the Kingdom of Hawaii and the ''Kahu'' or Keeper of the Royal ...

(died 1885), Hawaiian politician * Pius Ncube, Catholic Archbishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe * Pius Schwert (1892-1941), American politician and baseball player

Surname

* Märt Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor * Priit Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor

Fictional characters

* Pius Thicknesse, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series '' The Young Pope'' * Pius XV, in the ''Babylon 5'' science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis''

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