Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

(428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher. Plato may also refer to:

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Plato (comic poet) Plato (also Plato Comicus; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων Κωμικός) was an Athenian comic poet and contemporary of Aristophanes. None of his plays survive intact, but the titles of thirty of them are known, including a ''Hyperbolus'' (c. 420– ...

() * Plato (exarch) (), Byzantine exarch of Ravenna *

Plato II Plato II or Platon II (29 June 1737 – 11 November 1812) was the Metropolitan of Moscow from 1775 to 1812. He personifies the Age of Enlightenment in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born at Chashnikovo near Moscow as Platon Levshin (russian ...

(1737–1812), Metropolitan of Moscow in 1775–1812 *

Plato III Ryan Silva,"UT rapper Plato ...

(born 1993), American rapper *

Plato of Bactria Diodotus III Plato (Greek: ; ''Platon'' "broad-shouldered") was a Greco-Bactrian king, also known simply by the regnal name Diodotus III, who for a short time ruled in southern Bactria during the mid 2nd century BCE. The style of Plato's coins s ...

(2nd century BCE), Greco-Bactrian king *

Plato of Sakkoudion Platon the Studite, also Plato of Sakkoudion ( gr, Ὅσιος Πλάτων τῆς Μονῆς τῶν Σακκουδίων), probably Constantinople, ca. 735 – Constantinople, 4 April 814, was a Byzantine minor official who became a monk in 759 ...

(–814), Byzantine saint * Plato Andros (1921–2008), American football player *

Plato Cacheris Plato Cacheris (May 22, 1929 – September 26, 2019) was an American lawyer. He was known as one of Washington's premier defense lawyers, particularly prominent in political scandals. Early life Cacheris was the son of a Greek immigrant. He gre ...

(1929–2019), American lawyer * Plato T. Durham (1873–1930), American academic administrator *

Plato Fludd Plato C. Fludd was a judge, public official, and politician in South Carolina. He had lived in Charleston and had been enslaved. lived in Florence, South Carolina and was one of its first elected politicians. He also served in the state legislatu ...

(), American politician *

Plato Malinovsky Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

, Metropolitan of Moscow in 1745–1754 *

Plato Malozemoff Plato Malozemoff (born Platon Alexandovich Malozyomov, russian: Платон Александрович Малозёмов; 1909–1997) was a Russian-American engineer, manager, and businessman. Early life and education Malozemoff was born in ...

(1909–1997), Russian-American engineer and businessman *

Plato E. Shaw Plato Ernest Oliver Shaw (April 2, 1883 — August 5, 1947) was an American historian and seminary professor born in Athens, Greece. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary, the University of Edinburgh, ...

(1883–1947), American historian *

Plato A. Skouras Plato Alexander Skouras (March 7, 1930 – July 4, 2004) was an American film producer. He was the son of Spyros Skouras. Skouras worked in theatres and became a production assistant in Hollywood at 20th Century Fox. He became a producer and, ...

(1930–2004), American film producer * Plato Tiburtinus, 12th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator *

Plato von Ustinov Plato Freiherr von Ustinov (born Platon Grigoryevich Ustinov, russian: Платон Григорьевич Устинов; 1840–1918) was a Russian-born German citizen and the owner of the Hôtel du Parc (Park Hotel) in Jaffa, Ottoman Empire ( ...

(1840–1918), Russian-born German hotelier *

George Haimsohn George Haimsohn (June 12, 1925 – January 17, 2003) was an American writer and photographer. He was best known for co-writing the book and libretto of the popular 1960s Off-Broadway musical ''Dames at'' Sea. He produced male nude and "physique ...

(1925–2003), American photographer

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Ann Plato Ann Plato (c. 1824 – unknown)Wright 736. was a 19th-century Black (African American and Native American) educator and author. She was the second woman of color to publish a book in the United States and the first to publish a book of essays and p ...

(born ), Black American author and educator *

Anton-Detlev von Plato __NOTOC__ Anton-Detlev von Plato (6 June 1910 – 12 October 2001) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and ...

(1910–2001), German general *

Burr Plato Burr Plato (–1905) was a Canadian political figure. Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia. Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an arduo ...

(–1905), Canadian political figure *

Chad Plato Chad Zavier Plato (born 21 April 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who generally plays as a fullback represents Namibia internationally. He was included in the Namibian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the fir ...

(born 1998), Nigerian rugby union player *

Dan Plato Daniel Plato (born 5 October 1960), known as Dan Plato, is a South African politician and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since January 2022, previously serving from June 2011 until October 2018. He is the former mayor of Cap ...

(born 1960), South African politician * Dana Plato (1964–1999), American actress *

Fritz Plato Fritz Plato (1858 – 1938) was a German chemist. The unit for specific gravity Relative density, or specific gravity, is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material. Specific g ...

(1858–1938), German chemist * Jason Plato (born 1967), British racing driver *

Samuel Plato Samuel M. Plato (1882–1957) was an American architect and building contractor who is noted for his work on federal housing projects and U.S. post offices, as well as designing and building other structures in the United States such as privat ...

(1882–1957), American architect

Places

Plato, Saskatchewan Plato is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community was named after Plato, Minnesota, which had been the home town of Richard and Agnes Brust, early pioneers. The town i ...

, Canada *

Plato, Magdalena Plato is a town and municipality in Magdalena Department in Colombia. * Area: 1,501 km². * Elevation: 20 meters * Population: 66,362 ** Rural: 18,625 ** Urban: 47,737 * Agricultural products: livestock, corn, beans, tomatoes, yuca, tobacco ...

, Colombia **

Plato Airport Plato Airport is an airport serving the town of Plato in the Magdalena Department of Colombia. The runway is adjacent to the northwest side of the town. See also * * *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of airpo ...

* Plato Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States *

Plato, Indiana Plato is an unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. History A post office opened at Plato in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. The community was likely named for the philosopher ...

, United States * Plato, Iowa, United States *

Plato, Minnesota Plato is a city in eastern McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 320 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Plato has been in operation since 1858. The city was named for Plato, a Greek philosopher. Geography A ...

, United States *

Plato, Missouri Plato is an incorporated village in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Houston and 10 miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. The population was 82 at the 2020 census. As ...

, United States * Plato Island, Antarctica

Science and technology

* ''Plato'' (spider), a genus of ray spider * PLATO (computer system), a computer-assisted instruction system * PLATO (spacecraft), an ESA space observatory, due to launch in 2026 * Plato (crater), a lunar crater * 5451 Plato, a main-belt asteroid *

SAM-A-19 Plato The SAM-A-19 Plato was an anti-ballistic missile project developed by the United States Army in the mid 1950s. By modern standards, it would be considered a theatre ballistic missile (TBM) defense system (TBMD), providing protection to the Army fi ...

, an anti-ballistic missile project * Plato scale, a scale for the gravity of beer wort and distilled spirits

Other uses

* ''Plato'' (film), a 2008 Russian film *

Plato (mythology) In Greek mythology, Plato ( ; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων or Πλάτωνα ''Plátōn'', means 'broad-shouldered') was an Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons of the impious King Lycaon either by the naiad Cyllene, Nonacris or by unknown w ...

, a son of Lycaon of Arcadia in Greek mythology * Plato, a character in '' Rebel Without a Cause'' *

PLATO WA PLATO WA, an abbreviation of 'People Lobbying Against Teaching Outcomes', was a lobby group led by Marko Vojkovic that was at the forefront of an ultimately successful campaign of parents and teachers against the implementation of Outcomes Based E ...

, or People Lobbying Against Teaching Outcomes, a Western Australian lobby group