Silvanus (name)

Silvanus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Plautius Silvanus (1st-century BC–1st-century AD), Roman consul in 2 BC *

Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus was a Roman patrician who twice served as consul, in 45 and 74 AD. He was the adopted nephew of Plautia Urgulanilla, first wife of the emperor Claudius. It is known he offered up the prayer as pontifex when ...

, a Roman patrician serving twice as consul (45 AD, 74 AD) *

Marcus Caeionius Silvanus Marcus Caeionius Silvanus was a Roman senator of the second century AD. Life He was the ordinary consul of 156 with Gaius Serius Augurinus as his colleague. However, nothing more is presently known about his career. Based on his ''cognomen'' Si ...

(born c. 120), Roman consul in 156 AD * Saint Silvanus, also known as Silas, an early Christian and companion of Paul *

Silvanus of the Seventy Silvanus is a traditional figure in Eastern Orthodox tradition assumed to be one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of Jesus sent out by him in Luke 10. According to Orthodox tradition he later became Bishop of Thessalonika and died a martyr ...

, another early Christian and traditionally among Jesus' seventy apostles *Saint Silvanus (or Sylvanus), was one of the seven sons of Saint

Felicitas of Rome Felicitas of Rome (c. 101 – 165), also anglicized as is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Sal ...

(2nd century) *Abba Silvanus, one of the

Desert Fathers The Desert Fathers or Desert Monks were early Christian hermits and ascetics, who lived primarily in the Scetes desert of the Roman province of Egypt , conventional_long_name = Roman Egypt , common_name = Egypt , subdivision = Province , na ...

Silvanus (magister peditum) Silvanus (died 7 September 355) was a Roman general of Frankish descent, usurper in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II for 28 days in AD 355. Origin and career Silvanus was born in Gaul, the son of Bonitus, a Laetic Frankish general who had ...

, Roman general and usurper against

Constantius II Constantius II (Latin: ''Flavius Julius Constantius''; grc-gre, Κωνστάντιος; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germani ...

* Silvanus of Ahun (Silvain, Sylvanus, died 407), 5th-century martyr *

Claudius Silvanus Silvanus (died 7 September 355) was a Ancient Rome, Roman general of Franks, Frankish descent, Roman usurper, usurper in Gaul against Emperor Constantius II for 28 days in AD 355. Origin and career Silvanus was born in Gaul, the son of Bonitus ...

(died 355), Frankish usurper in 355 *

Silvanus Bevan Silvanus Bevan FRS (1691–8 June 1765) was an apothecary, who founded the London firm of Allen & Hanburys. Biography Early life Silvanus Bevan was born in 1691 in Swansea, into a prosperous Welsh Quaker family. His father, who died in 1725, ...

(1691–1765), 18th century apothecary * Silvanus Melea Otieno (1931–1986), posthumously controversial Kenyan lawyer *

Silvanus Trevail Silvanus Trevail (11 November 1851 – 7 November 1903) was a British architect, and the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century. Early life Trevail was born at Carne Farm, Trethurgy in the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall on 11 Nove ...

(1851–1903), Cornish architect *

Silvanus P. Thompson Silvanus Phillips Thompson (19 June 1851 – 12 June 1916) was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College in Finsbury, England. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1891 and was known for his work as an electrical eng ...

(1851–1916), physicist, engineer and author *

Silouan the Athonite Silouan the Athonite (Russian: Силуан Афонский) also sometimes referred to as Silouan of Athos, Saint Silvanus the Athonite or Staretz Silouan (January 17, 1866 – September 24, 1938) was an Eastern Orthodox monk of Russian origin ...

(1866–1938), also known as Saint Silvanus the Athonite *Colonel

Sylvanus Thayer Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineeri ...

(1785–1872), "Father of the United States Military Academy" * Silvanus (praetorian prefect), a Roman officer of the Third Century AD *

Silvanus Njambari Silvanus Njambari (28 August 1974 – 11 January 2003) was a Namibian footballer with Black Africa F.C. He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1998-2000, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations ...

(born 1974), retired Namibian footballer with Black Africa F.C.. *

Silvino Bercellino Silvino Bercellino (; born 31 January 1946) is a retired Italian football Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They ha ...

(born 1946), retired Italian football player *

Silvino Francisco Silvino Francisco (born 3 May 1946) is a South African former professional snooker player, most notable for winning the 1985 British Open. Snooker career Francisco comes from a snooker-playing family. His brother Manuel and nephew Peter both ...

(born 1946), retired South African professional snooker player *

Silvino Gomes Soares Silvino Gomes Soares (born 1978-07-10) is a Cape Verdean football striker. He played for K.V. Red Star Waasland in Belgium. He previously played for FC Zwolle in the Netherlands. He received his first call-up in May 200 He played one season f ...

(born 1978), Cape Verdean football striker *

Silvino Louro Silvino de Almeida Louro (born 5 March 1959), known simply as Silvino in his playing days, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having ended his professional career in his 40s – playing in 21 Primeira Liga seasons an ...

(born 1959), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper *

Syl Apps Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps, (January 18, 1915 – December 24, 1998), was a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1936 to 1948, an Olympic pole vaulter and a Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament i ...

(1915-1998), a Canadian professional ice hockey player * Sylvanus Bowser (19th-century–1938), widely credited with inventing the automobile fuel pump * Sylvanus C. Breyfogel (born 1851), American Bishop of the Evangelical Association *

Sylvanus Dung Dung Sylvanus Dung Dung (born January 27, 1949) is a former field hockey player from Simdega, Jharkhand, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies b ...

(born 1949), former field hockey player from India * Sylvanus H. Sweet (1830–1899), American civil engineer and politician from New York. He was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1874 to 1875 *

Sylvanus Lowry Sylvanus B. Lowry (July 24, 1824 – 1865) was an American Democratic political boss, newspaper publisher and pioneer in St. Cloud, Minnesota before the American Civil War. He moved there from Kentucky, bringing slaves with him as laborers. He w ...

(died 1865), slave owning Southern aristocrat from Kentucky who reigned as the political boss of Saint Cloud, Minnesota *

Sylvanus Morgan Sylvanus Morgan (March 1620 – 27 March 1693) was an English Coat of arms, arms-painter and author. Biography Morgan was born in London in March 1620, was brought up to and practised the profession of an arms-painter. In 1642, he wrote "A Tr ...

(1620 – March 27, 1693), English arms-painter and author *

Sylvanus Morley Sylvanus Griswold Morley (June 7, 1883September 2, 1948) was an American archaeology, archaeologist and epigraphy, epigrapher who studied the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in the early 20th century. Morley led extensive excavations of the Ma ...

(1883–1948), American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar * Sylvanus Ngele, Senator for the Ebonyi North constituency of Ebonyi State, Nigeria *

Sylvanus Okpala Sylvanus "Quicksilver" Okpala (born 5 September 1961) is a retired Nigerian football midfielder. Okpala played club football for Enugu Rangers, C.S. Marítimo and C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese Liga. Okpala played for the Nigeria national fo ...

(born 1961), retired Nigerian football midfielder * Sylvanus Olympio (1902–1963), Togolese political figure who served as Prime Minister, and then President, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963 * Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880–1958), 7th Registrar General of England and Wales (1921–1945) * Sylvanus T. Rugg (1834–1881), officer in the Union Army who commanded an artillery battery at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War *

Sylvanus Wear Sylvanus Wear (1858–1920) was a British naturalist who settled in Belfast in 1904. Sylvanus Wear formed the core of the Belfast Field Club. The flowering plants were his hobby and he undertook the work required to issue a ''Second Supplement a ...

(1858–1920), English naturalist who settled in Belfast in 1904 *

Sylvanus William Godon Sylvanus William Godon (June 18, 1809 – May 17, 1879) was an American naval officer who served in the Mexican–American and American Civil War. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Godon entered the United States Navy in 1819 as a midshipman ...

(1809–1879), American naval officer who served in the Mexican–American and American Civil Wars * Sylvanus Wood (1604–1675), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654 ;Fictional *

Silvanus Kettleburn The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the ''Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their positions Teachers and staff members The following teachers and staff members do not ha ...

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Care of Magical Creatures In J. K. Rowling's '' Harry Potter'' series, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures also sometimes exhibi ...

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Sylvanas Windrunner Sylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the ''Warcraft'' series of video games by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally introduced in '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'', she received a dramatic redesign in '' World of Warcraft: Leg ...

, the former Warchief of the Horde and leader of the Forsaken faction in the

Warcraft ''Warcraft'' is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of five core games: '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', '' Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chao ...

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