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, which had been long under the rule of the

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(also called ''basileus''). It was brought to England by the Crusaders, having been common in the eastern Mediterranean. It is more often used in Britain and Europe than in the United States. It is also the name of a common herb. In

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, Bas(s)el (, ''bāsil'') is a name for boys that means "brave, fearless, intrepid". Different derived names in different languages include Barsegh in Armenian; Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian and Spanish; Basílio in Portuguese; Basileo in Galician; Vasyl in Ukraine; Vasile in Romanian; Vasil in Bulgarian; Vasilije in Serbian; Vasily in Russian; Bazil, Bazsó, Vászoly and Vazul in Hungarian. Basil may refer to the following people:

Rulers

* Basil Onomagoulos (died 717), Byzantine usurper in Sicily in 717 *

Basil I Basil I, called the Macedonian ( el, Βασίλειος ὁ Μακεδών, ''Basíleios ō Makedṓn'', 811 – 29 August 886), was a Byzantine Emperor who reigned from 867 to 886. Born a lowly peasant in the theme of Macedonia, he rose in the ...

(811–886) the Macedonian, Byzantine Emperor from 867 *

Basil II Basil II Porphyrogenitus ( gr, Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος ;) and, most often, the Purple-born ( gr, ὁ πορφυρογέννητος, translit=ho porphyrogennetos).. 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar ...

Bulgaroktonus (958–1025), Byzantine Emperor from 976 *

Basil Lekapenos Basil Lekapenos ( gr, Βασίλειος Λεκαπηνός, Basíleios Lekapēnós; – ), also called the Parakoimomenos () or the Nothos (, "the Bastard"), was an illegitimate child of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos. He served as th ...

(died c. 985), chief administrator of the Byzantine Empire from 945 * Basil of Trebizond (died 1340), ruled from 1332 *

Fasilides Fasilides ( Ge'ez: ፋሲልደስ; ''Fāsīladas''; 20 November 1603 – 18 October 1667), also known as Fasil, Basilide, or Basilides (as in the works of Edward Gibbon), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1632 to his death on 18 October 1667, and a m ...

(1603–1667), Ethiopian Emperor from 1603 *

Basil of Naples Basil was the first Duke of Naples from 661 to 666. Neapolitan by birth, soldier of the Byzantine Empire by trade, he was nominated by the emperor Constans II Constans II ( grc-gre, Κώνστας, Kōnstas; 7 November 630 – 15 July 668), ni ...

, the first Duke of Naples from 661 to 666

Generals

Basil Apokapes Basil Apokapes (or Apocapes) (b 924-977) ( el, ) was a Byzantine general of the 11th century. A descendant of the Apokapai family, an Armeno- Georgian noble clan, he was the son of the patrician Michael Apokapes or Abu K’ab, who had once serv ...

, Byzantine general of the mid-11th century *

Basil Boioannes Basil Boioannes ( grc-gre, Βασίλειος Βοϊωάννης, Basíleios Boïōánnēs, ; la, Basilius Bugianus, ), in Italian called it, Bugiano, label=none, i=no (), was the Byzantine catapan of Italy (1017 – 1027 Chalandon, Ferdinand. ' ...

, Catepan of Italy in 1017–1027 * Basil Mesardonites, Catepan of Italy in 1010–1017 *

Basil Theodorokanos Basil III Theodorokanos or Theodorocanus ( el, Βασίλειος Θεοδωροκάνος, it, Teodoro Cano) was the Byzantine Catepan of Italy from February to the Spring of 1043. He was a patrician and a former companion in arms of George Man ...

, Catepan of Italy in 1043

Religious figures

* Basil of Caesarea (330–379), also known as Saint Basil the Great, a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea *

Basil the Elder Saint Basil the Elder, father of St. Basil the Great, was raised in Neocaesarea (modern day Turkey) in the Pontus. His feast day is 30 May. Life The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with his family to the shores of the Black ...

, father of Basil the Great and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church *

Basil of Ancyra Basil of Ancyra (Βασίλειος), was a Christian priest in Ancyra, Galatia during the 4th century. Very meager information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought again ...

(died 362), a 4th-century martyr * Basil of Amasea, a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr * Basil I of Bulgaria, the first Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (c. 1186 – c. 1232) after restoring Tarnovo Patriarchate * Basil II of Bulgaria, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (c. 1246 – c. 1263) *Basil III of Bulgaria, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (c. 1254–1263) *

Basil Fool for Christ Basil the Blessed (known also as Basil, fool for Christ; Basil, Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Basil of Moscow, fool for Christ russian: Василий Блаженный, Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as '' ...

(born 1468 or 1469, died 1552 or 1557), a Russian saint * Basil of Ostrog (1610–1671), bishop and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Basil the Physician (died 1118), Bogomil leader burned at the stake as a heretic * Basil of Seleucia (died probably between 458 and 460), a metropolitan bishop of Seleucia ad Calycadnum *

Basil the Confessor There are two individuals known as Basil the Confessor; one was a monk and the other Bishop of Parium. Venerable Basil the Confessor Venerable Basil the Confessor was an Eastern Orthodox saint who lived in the 8th century. During the iconoclast ...

(died 750), Eastern Orthodox saint *

Basil Hopko Basil or Vasiľ Hopko (21 April 1904, Hrabské — 23 July 1976) was an eparch (bishop) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 14 September 2003 for his martyrdom under Communist occupation. Life Ba ...

(1904–1976), bishop of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church and martyr * Basil Hume (1923–1999), English Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster *

Basil Moreau Basil Moreau, Congregation of Holy Cross, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French people, French Priesthood (Catholic Church), priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations ...

(1799–1873), French Roman Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross and was beatified ;variant ''Baselios'' *Baselios I bar Baldoyo, Maphrian of the East (828–830) (See List of maphrians) *Baselios II, Maphrian of the East (848–868) (See List of maphrians) *Baselios III, Maphrian of the East (936–960) (See List of maphrians) *Baselios IV of Tagrit, Maphrian of the East (1046–1069) (See List of maphrians) * Baselios Behnam Hadliyo (died 1454), Maphrian of the East (1404–1412), later

Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo Ignatius Behnam Hadloyo ( syr, ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܒܗܢܡ ܚܕܠܝܐ, ar, البطريرك بهنام الحدلي) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1445 until his death in 1454. Biography Behnam was born a ...

, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1445 until his death in 1454 *Baselios Philoxenus, Maphrian of the East (1471–1487) (See List of maphrians) *Baselios Abraham, Maphrian of the East (1496–1508) (See List of maphrians) * Baselios Solomon (died 1518), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1509 until his death in 1518 *Baselios Blias, Maphrian of the East (1518–1523) (See List of maphrians) *Baselios, Maphrian of Mosul, a great number of maphrians all called Baselios (See List of maphrians#Maphrians of Mosul (1533–1860) * Baselios Lazarus III (died 1713), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1709 until his death in 1713. *

Baselios Sakralla III of Aleppo Baselios Sakralla 3rd of Aleppo was the Maphriyano (Catholicos) of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 1748 to 1760. Maphriyano Sakralla came to India in 1751 and was buried at Kandanad Marth Mariyam Church in 1764 AD. He was declared a ...

(died 1764), Maphriyano (Catholicos) of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 1748–1760. He came to India in 1751 and was buried there *

Baselios Cleemis Baselios Cleemis (born 15 June 1959) is the current major archbishop-catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was named to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 November 2012. At the moment of hi ...

(born 1959), Cardinal, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church *

Baselios Paulose I Baselios Paulose I or ''Murimattathil Bava'' (17 January 1836 in Kolenchery, India – 2 May 1913) was the first Catholicos of the East after its reinstatement in India. The First Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church was in power o ...

(1836–1913), Catholicos of the East, the First Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church from 1912 to 1913 * Baselios Paulose II (1914–1996), Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church from 1975 to 1996 *

Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (born K. I. Paul at west mangad ); 30 August 1946 – 12 July 2021) was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. He was enthroned as the 8th Catholicos of the Malankara Church and the 21st Mal ...

(1946–2021), Catholicos of the East of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church from 2010 * Baselios Thomas I (born 1929), Catholicos of India, Maphrian, head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church in India *

Baselios Yeldo Saint Baselios Yeldo was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684. He is venerated as a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and Malankara Orthodox ...

(1593–1685), a Saint, Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684 * Cyril Baselios (1935–2007), Maphrian, the first Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ;variant ''Basilides'' *

Basilides Basilides ( Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who taught from 117 to 138 AD, notes that to prove that the heretical sects were "later than the catholic Church," Clement of Alexand ...

(2nd century AD), Egyptian Gnostic religious teacher

Given name

Basil Arthur Sir Basil Malcolm Arthur, 5th Baronet (18 September 1928 – 1 May 1985) served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1984 to 1985. He was a member of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Arthur was born in ...

(1928–1985), New Zealand politician * Basil Kiiza Bataringaya (1927–1972) Ugandan politician *

Basil Bennett Basil B. Bennett (November 30, 1894 – August 19, 1938) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the hammer throw where ...

(1894–1938), American athlete and Olympic bronze medal winner in hammer throw *

Basil Bernstein Basil Bernard Bernstein (1 November 1924 – 24 September 2000) was a British sociologist known for his work in the sociology of education. He worked on socio-linguistics and the connection between the manner of speaking and social organizatio ...

(1924–2000), British sociologist and linguist *

Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, (9 June 1888 – 18 August 1973), styled Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Baronet between 1907 and 1952, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and paramilitary leader who became the third Prime ...

(1888–1973), politician and third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland * Basil W. Brown (1927–1997), American politician *

Basil Bunting Basil Cheesman Bunting (1 March 1900 – 17 April 1985) was a British modernist poet whose reputation was established with the publication of '' Briggflatts'' in 1966, generally regarded as one of the major achievements of the modernist traditi ...

(1900–1985), British modernist poet * H. Basil Christian (1871–1950), South African/ Rhodesian farmer and horticulturalist * Basil Dearden (1911–1971), British film director *

Basil W. Duke Basil Wilson Duke (May 28, 1838 – September 16, 1916) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. His most noted service in the war was as second-in-command for his brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan; Duke later wrote ...

(1838–1916), Confederate American Civil War general and historian * Air Chief Marshal

Basil Embry Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry, (28 February 1902 – 7 December 1977) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command from 1949 to 1953. Early life and career Basil Embry was born in Gloucesters ...

(1902–1977), British Royal Air Force officer * Basil Favis, Canadian chemist and professor *

Basil Gogos Basil Gogos (March 12, 1929 – September 13, 2017) was an American illustrator best known for his portraits of movie monsters which appeared on the covers of '' Famous Monsters of Filmland'' magazine in the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Basil ...

(1929–2017), American illustrator * Basil Gunasekara (born 1929), 7th Commander of the

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* Basil Buzz Hargrove (born 1944), Canadian former labour union leader * B. H. Liddell Hart (1895–1970), English soldier, military historian and leading inter-war theorist *

Basil Hetzel Basil Stuart Hetzel (13 June 1922 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian medical researcher who made a major contribution to combating iodine deficiency, a major cause of goitre and cretinism worldwide. Early life and education Hetzel was bor ...

(born 1922), Australian medical researcher *

Basil Hiley Basil J. Hiley (born 1935), is a British quantum physicist and professor emeritus of the University of London. Long-time colleague of David Bohm, Hiley is known for his work with Bohm on implicate orders and for his work on algebraic descripti ...

(born 1935), British quantum physicist *

Basil Hood Basil Willett Charles Hood (5 April 1864 – 7 August 1917) was a British dramatist and lyricist, perhaps best known for writing the libretti of half a dozen Savoy Operas and for his English adaptations of operettas, including ''The Merry Wid ...

(1864–1917), British librettist and lyricist * Basil Joseph (born 1990), Indian actor/director * Basil Mott (1859–1938), British civil engineer * Basil O'Connor (1892–1972), American lawyer and chairman and president of the American Red Cross * Basil Charles Godfrey Place (1921–1994), British Royal Navy rear-admiral and recipient of the Victoria Cross * Basil Radford (1897–1952), British actor *

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

(1892–1967), British actor *

Basil Spence Sir Basil Urwin Spence, (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modern ...

(1907–1976), Scottish architect *

Basil Thampi Basil Thampi (born 11 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in the domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pacer. He made his IPL debut for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 Indian Premier Leagu ...

(1983) Indian Cricketer *

Basil Valdez Basil Salvador Valdez (; born 8 November 1951) is a Filipino singer. He has received several Tinig Awards and the 1991 Tanglaw ng Lahi Award from Ateneo de Manila University. Biography Like many Filipino singers in the 1970s, Basil S. Valdez s ...

(born 1951), Filipino singer * Basil Wolverton (1909–1978), American cartoonist, illustrator, comic book writer-artist *

Basil Zaharoff Sir Basil Zaharoff, GCB, GBE (born Vasileios Zacharias; el, Βασίλειος Zαχαρίας Ζαχάρωφ; October 6, 1849 – November 27, 1936) was a Greek arms dealer and industrialist. One of the richest men in the world during his ...

(1849–1936), Greek arms trader and financier, and chairman of the Vickers munitions company during World War I ;variant ''Bassel'' *

Bassel al-Assad Bassel al-Assad ( ar, بَاسِلُ حَافِظِ ٱلْأَسَدِ, translit=Bāsil Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad; 23 March 1962 – 21 January 1994) was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian Preside ...

(1962–1994), the eldest son of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad * Bassel Khartabil (1981–2015) Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer * Bassel Shehadeh (1984–2012) Syrian film producer

Surname

* Steve Basil (1893–1962), American baseball umpire *

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song " Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit t ...

(b. 1943), American musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer * Richard Basil (b. 1967), American former college football coach ;variant ''Bacile'' *

Giovanni Bacile Giovanni Bacile (12 August 1880 – 20 August 1941) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who exercised his pastoral service in the Diocese of Monreale. Pope Francis recognized that he lived a life of heroic virtue and declared him to be Venerab ...

(1880–1941), Italian Roman Catholic priest ;variant ''Baseley'' * Godfrey Baseley (1904–1997), American radio executive * William Baseley, English politician, member of the Parliament of England in 1554 and 1555 ;variant ''Basile'' * ''see Basile#Surname'' ;variant ''Basilio'' * ''see Basilio#Surname'' ;variant ''Basilius'' * '' Basilius is a Greek nobility title and names bearing this title are excluded here'' * István Basilius (1549–1581), Hungarian Unitarian minister ;variant ''Basilone'' *

John Basilone John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumou ...

(1916–1945), American soldier and U.S. Marine, recipient of the Medal of Honor ;variant ''Bassil'' *

Gebran Bassil Gebran Gerge Bassil ( ar, جبران جرجي باسيل; born 21 June 1970) is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, and has been ...

(b. 1970), Lebanese politician * Philip S. Bassil (b. 1976) Lebanese-Canadian Investment Banker and financier *

Ray Bassil Ray Jacques Bassil ( ar, راي باسيل; born 20 October 1988) is a Lebanese trap shooter. She won gold at the 2016 ISSF World Cup in Nicosia, and at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha. Bassil has also three times represented Leba ...

(b. 1988), Lebanese athlete ;variant ''Bazeley'' * ''see Bazeley'' ;variant ''Bazell'' * Josh Bazell (b. 1970), American author and physician * Robert Bazell (20th Century), American academic ;variant ''Bazil'' * Louis Bazil (1695–1752), French merchant and militia officer * Ezekiel Bazil (b. 1965), Dominican politician ;variant ''Bazley'' * Colin Bazley (b. 1935), Anglican bishop of Chile * Margaret Bazley (b. 1938), New Zealand public servant *

Robert W. Bazley Robert Whitman Bazley (December 5, 1925 – December 16, 2012) was a United States Air Force (USAF) four-star general who served as Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces (CINCPACAF), from 1984 to 1986. Bazley was born in Pittsburgh, Penns ...

(1925–2012), American military commander *

Sir Thomas Bazley, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Bazley, 1st Baronet DL (27 May 1797 – 18 March 1885) was a British industrialist and Liberal politician. Life He was born at Gilnow, near Bolton, Lancashire. His father, also Thomas, was a cotton manufacturer, mathematician ...

(1797–1883), British industrialist and Liberal politician ;variant ''Pasi'' * Riccardo Pasi (b. 1990), Italian footballer * Geeta Pasi (21st Century), American diplomat ;variant ''Vasil'' (excluding ''Vasil''') *

Adria Vasil Adria Vasil is a Canadian environmental journalist. She started writing NOW Magazine's Ecoholic column in 2004 and has published three books based on her column: ''Ecoholic (2007), Ecoholic Home (2009),'' and ''Ecoholic Body (2012)''. Vasil is a le ...

(21st Century), Canadian journalist ;variant ''Vasilchenko'' ''see Vasilchenko'' ;variant ''Vasile'' * ''see Vasile#As a surname'' ;variant ''Vasili'' * Laert Vasili (b. 1974), Greek Albanian actor and director * Petrit Vasili (21st Century), Albanian politician ;variant ''Vasilj'' * Ivan Anton Vasilj (b. 1991), Croatian football player * Mario Vasilj (b. 1983), Swedish professional footballer * Vladimir Vasilj (b. 1975), former Croatian professional footballer ; variant ''Vasko'' (excluding ''Vaskó'' and ''Vaško'') *

Elmer Vasko Elmer "Moose" Vasko (December 11, 1935 – October 30, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars. He was on the Blackhawk ...

(1935–1998), Canadian ice hockey player *

Natalya Vasko Natalya Lubomyrivna Vasko (born 19 October 1972) is a Ukrainian actress and television presenter. From 1999 to 2019, she was a leading actress of the Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre. She won the Golden Dzyga award in the "Best Supporting ...

(b. 1972), Ukrainian actress * Rick Vasko (b. 1957), Canadian ice hockey player ; variant ''Vasović'' * ''see Vasović'' ;variant ''Vassili'' * Amaury Vassili (b. 1989), French singer *

Vassilis Vassili Vassilis Vassili (Greek: Βασίλης Βασίλη; born 1964) is a Greek contemporary visual artist working primarily in sculpture. In Greek Cyprus he worked with several other sculptors to create public art for the Cypriot community, most ...

(b. 1964), Greek sculptor ;variant ''Wasilewski'' * ''see Wasilewski''

Fictional characters

*Basil, protagonist of Wilkie Collins' 1852 ''Basil'' (novel) *Basil of the '' Basil of Baker Street'' novels and the movie ''

The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (also known as ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' for its 1992 theatrical re-release and ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries) is a 1986 American animated mystery adventure film produce ...

'' *Basil, a character in the television series ''

Fraggle Rock ''Fraggle Rock'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock'' or ''Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets'') is a children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures, created by Jim He ...

'' *

Basil Fawlty Basil Fawlty is the main character of the 1970s British sitcom '' Fawlty Towers'', played by John Cleese. The proprietor of the hotel Fawlty Towers, he is a cynical and misanthropic Misanthropy is the general hatred, dislike, distrust or c ...

, the main character in ''

Fawlty Towers ''Fawlty Towers'' is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. The show was ranked first on a list of the 100 Greatest British Television ...

'' *

Basil Brush Basil Brush is a fictional red fox, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips. The character has ...

, a glove puppet fox popular on children's television in the UK * Basil (Sesame Park), main character of the Canadian children's show '' Sesame Park'' *Basil, a character in the anime and manga series ''

Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family, a powerful Mafia organi ...

'' *Basil, a character on the Playhouse Disney TV series ''

Johnny and the Sprites ''Johnny and the Sprites'' is an American children's musical television show that aired every weekend on the "Playhouse Disney" block on Disney Channel. The show was created by, produced by, and starred John Tartaglia (most famous for his work ...

'' *Basil Wombat, a character on '' SeeMore's Playhouse'' *Basil, a character in the breeding and farming game, '' Harvest Moon'' *Basil, a main character in the role-playing horror game '' Omori'' *Basil Hallward, the artist that paints the haunting portrait of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's ''

The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical fiction, philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical ''Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''Th ...

'' *Basil the Bat Lord, an enemy racer in '' Lego Racers (video game)'' * Basil Stag Hare, member of the Fur and Foot Fighting Patrol in Brian Jacques' ''

Redwall ''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the boo ...

'' *Sir Basil Hawkins, a character in a popular manga ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' *Basil Humphrey, Head of Scotland Yard from the film ''

Dracula's Daughter ''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden ...

'' *Basil Exposition, a character in the film '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' *Basil, Alex Delarge's snake from the film ''

A Clockwork Orange (film) ''A Clockwork Orange'' is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinque ...

'' *Basil Brightberry, the gentlemouse sommelier in the children's ''

Brambly Hedge ''Brambly Hedge'' is a series of illustrated children's books by Jill Barklem, recounting the adventures of a community of mice who live together in the tranquil surroundings of the English countryside. The writer described ''Brambly Hedge'' as ...

'' series *Basil Ransom, a Mississippi lawyer in Henry James's 1886 novel ''The Bostonians'' *Basil, a Pirate in the film ''

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel '' Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car'' (1964). The film sta ...

'' *Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch, a character in '' Carry on'' by

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*Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, a character in the book ''

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ''From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler'' is a novel by E. L. Konigsburg. The book follows siblings Claudia and Jamie Kincaid as they run away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was publishe ...

'' by E. L. Konigsburg *Basil, a character from the children's series, ''

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'' *Basil Steele, a character from the Welsh children's series, ''

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'' *Basil, The Doctor's alleged first name from the BBC series, ''Doctor Who''

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