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Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to:


People


Popes

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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 ...
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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

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Pius Bazighe Pius Bazighe (born 15 March 1972) is a retired male javelin thrower from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best (81.08 metres) on 16 June 1999 at a meet in Athens, G ...
(born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower *
Pius Heinz Pius Heinz (born 4 May 1989) is a German professional poker player from Bonn, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2011 World Series of Poker. He is the first German player to capture the Main Event bracelet. He defeated Czech ...
(born 1989), German professional poker player who won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event * Pius F. Koakanu (died 1885), Hawaiian politician *
Pius Ncube Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (born 31 December 1946) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, until he resigned on 11 September 2007. Widely known for his human rights advocacy, Ncube was an outspoken critic of former Presid ...
, Catholic Archbishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe *
Pius Schwert Pius Louis Schwert (November 22, 1892 – March 11, 1941) was an American politician and professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball and was a member of the United States House of Representatives fro ...
(1892-1941), American politician and baseball player


Surname

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Märt Pius Märt Pius (born 4 February 1989)vooremaa.ee
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(born 1989), Estonian actor *
Priit Pius Priit Pius (born 4 February 1989) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actor whose career began in the 2010s. Early life and education Priit Pius was born in Tallinn to Jüri and Nelli Pius (''née'' Paap). His twin brother is actor Märt ...
(born 1989), Estonian actor


Fictional characters

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Pius Thicknesse The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the Minister for Magic. The magical government in Britain is first mentioned in ''Harry Potter and t ...
, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series ''
The Young Pope ''The Young Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The series stars Jude Law as the disruptive Pope Pius XIII and Diane Keaton as his confidante, Sister Mary, in a Vatic ...
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Pius XV The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. The Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social intera ...
, in the ''Babylon 5'' science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis''


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PIUS reactor The light-water reactor (LWR) is a type of thermal-neutron reactor that uses normal water, as opposed to heavy water, as both its coolant and neutron moderator; furthermore a solid form of fissile elements is used as fuel. Thermal-neutron react ...
, a Swedish design for a nuclear reactor not reliant on active safety measures * Pius, epithet of Trojan hero
Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (, ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons ...
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Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius (Latin: ''Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius''; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatoria ...
, Roman Emperor (138-161) *
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (c. 128 – 63 BC) was a Roman politician and general. Like the other members of the influential Caecilii Metelli family, he was a leader of the Optimates, the conservative faction opposed to the Populares during ...
(c. 130-63 BC), Roman consul and soldier *
Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...
, Holy Roman Emperor (813-840) *
Pio (given name) Pio is a masculine given name. People with the name include: * Padre Pio (1887–1968), stigmatic Capuchin friar, Roman Catholic saint born Francesco Forgione * Pío Baroja (1872–1956), Spanish writer * Pío Cabanillas Gallas (1923–1991), Spa ...
, the Italian form of Pius


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