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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 Basil Onomagoulos ( el, ) was a Byzantine official who was declared rival emperor in Sicily in 717, taking the regnal name Tiberius. Basil was from Constantinople, the son of a certain Gregory Onomagoulos. In 717 he was a member of the entourage o ...

(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 S ...

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 the ...

(died c. 985), chief administrator of the Byzantine Empire from 945 *

Basil of Trebizond Basil Megas Komnenos ( grc-x-medieval, Βασίλειος Μέγας Κομνηνός, Basileios Megas Komnēnos) (died 6 April 1340) was Emperor of Trebizond from August 1332 until his death in 1340. Although Basil's reign was a period of stabil ...

(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 to be ''dux Campaniae'' in 661. SourcesNaples in the Dark Ages
by David Taylor and J ...

, 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 Basil Mesardonites was the Catapan of Italy, representing the Byzantine Emperor there, from 1010 to 1016 or 1017. He succeeded the catapan John Kourkouas, who died fighting the Lombards, then in rebellion under Melus, early in 1010. In March, Basil ...

, 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 Maniak ...

, Catepan of Italy in 1043

Religious figures

Basil of Caesarea Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great ( grc, Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, ''Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas''; cop, Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a bishop of Ca ...

(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 Se ...

, 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 Basil of Amasea (Basileus or Basilius) was a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr. In St. Jerome's Latin version of the ''Chronicle'' of Eusebius the statement occurs under the 275th Olympiad (321–324) that Basileus, Bishop of Amasea in Po ...

, a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr *

Basil I of Bulgaria Basil ( bg, Василий I Български) was the first Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church after restoring Tarnovo Patriarchate. Basil of Bulgaria crowned younger brother Asen I and consecrated the church "St. Demetrius" in Tarnovo ...

, the first Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (c. 1186 – c. 1232) after restoring Tarnovo Patriarchate *

Basil II of Bulgaria Basil II ( bg, Василий) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the mid 13th century. His name is known only from the medieval ''Book of Boril'' where he is listed as the second Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from ...

, 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 ''y ...

(born 1468 or 1469, died 1552 or 1557), a Russian saint *

Basil of Ostrog Saint Basil of Ostrog ( sr, Свети Василије Острошки/''Sveti Vasilije Ostroški'', , 28 December 1610 – 29 April 1671), also known as Vasilije, was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina, Zahumlje ...

(1610–1671), bishop and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church *

Basil the Physician Basil the Physician (died c.1111 or c.1118) was the Bogomil leader condemned as a heretic by Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople and burned at the stake by Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus. Originally a monk and a physician, Basil became ...

(died 1118), Bogomil leader burned at the stake as a heretic *

Basil of Seleucia Basil of Seleucia was a Bishop and ecclesiastical writer. He was archbishop of Silifke, Seleucia ad Calycadnum by 448. He condemned Eutyches in the year 448, he "acquiesced" while "rehabilitating" at the Latrocinium in 449, "but recanted and signed ...

(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 (1904–1976), bishop of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church and martyr *

Basil Hume George Basil Hume OSB OM (2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was an English Catholic bishop. He was a monk and priest of the English Benedictine monastery of Ampleforth Abbey and its abbot for 13 years until his appointment as Archbishop of Wes ...

(1923–1999), English Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster *

Basil Moreau Basil Moreau, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross, the Sisters of the H ...

(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, 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 Basil Solomon was the Maphrian of the East and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 1509 until his death in 1518. Biography Solomon was born in the late 15th century at Mardin, and was the son of Joseph, son of Elianus. He became ...

(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 Basil Lazarus III was the Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East from 1709 until his death in 1713. Biography Iyawannis Lazarus was ordained bishop of Mansuriyya by Patriarch Ignatius Abdulmasih I in 1684, in which year he later also attended the ...

(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 ...

(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 Baselios Paulose II (born as Puthusseril Joseph Paulose (12 June 1914–1 September 1996) was the second Maphrian(Catholicos) of the East Jacobite Syrian Christian Church ( Syriac Orthodox Church in India) (posthumously known as Maphrian of In ...

(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 Baselios Thomas I (born 22 July 1929) is a Syriac Orthodox Catholicos of India (Maphrian) and head of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church in India. He was enthroned on 26 July 2002 by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch 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, 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 ...

(1593–1685), a Saint, Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684 *

Cyril Baselios Moran Mor Cyril Baselios Catholicos or, when referencing his title of Major Archbishop, Cyril Baselios Malancharuvil OIC (born ''James Malancharuvil'', 1935 – 2007) was the first major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was ...

(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 Alexandri ...

(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 Ti ...

(1928–1985), New Zealand politician *

Basil Kiiza Bataringaya Basil Kiiza Bataringaya (1927 – 18 September 1972) was a prominent Ugandan politician in History of Uganda#The independent Uganda (1962-71), post-independence Uganda. He was the Leader of Opposition (Uganda), Leader of the Opposition at the beg ...

(1927–1972) Ugandan politician * Basil Bennett (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 M ...

(1888–1973), politician and third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland *

Basil W. Brown Basil W. Brown (March 20, 1927 – October 30, 1997) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in Vandalia, Michigan, Brown moved with his family to Battle Creek, Michigan. Brown graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. He served ...

(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 traditio ...

(1900–1985), British modernist poet * H. Basil Christian (1871–1950), South African/

Rhodesian Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

farmer and horticulturalist *

Basil Dearden Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. Early life and career Dearden was born at 5, Woodfield Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex to Charles James Dear, a steel manufacturer, and his wife, Fl ...

(1911–1971), British film director *

Basil W. Duke Basil Wilson Duke (May 28, 1838 – September 16, 1916) was a Confederate States Army, 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 Mo ...

(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 Gloucester ...

(1902–1977), British Royal Air Force officer *

Basil Favis Basil D. Favis is a full professor in Department of Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and the director of Center for Research on High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems (CREPEC). Favis is the author or co-author of more ...

, 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 G ...

(1929–2017), American illustrator *

Basil Gunasekara Admiral Deshamanya D. Basil Gunasekara (born 7 May 1929) was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1973 to 1979. Early life and education Born to a planter in Katana, Gunasekara was the youngest child of a family of five members. Educated at ...

(born 1929), 7th Commander of the

Sri Lanka Navy ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை , image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , c ...

* 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 people, British Quantum mechanics, 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 ...

(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 Wi ...

(1864–1917), British librettist and lyricist *

Basil Joseph Basil Joseph (born 28 April 1990) is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He directed three films, ''Kunjiramayanam'' (2015), ''Godha'' (2017) and ''Minnal Murali'' (2021). All three films were a huge suc ...

(born 1990), Indian actor/director *

Basil Mott Sir Basil Mott, 1st Baronet, FRS (16 September 1859 – 7 September 1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was responsible for some of the most innovative work on tunnels and bridg ...

(1859–1938), British civil engineer *

Basil O'Connor Basil O'Connor (January 8, 1892 – March 9, 1972) was an American lawyer. In cooperation with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt he started two foundations for the rehabilitation of polio patients and the research on polio prevention and tre ...

(1892–1972), American lawyer and chairman and president of the American Red Cross *

Basil Charles Godfrey Place Rear Admiral Basil Charles Godfrey Place, (19 July 1921 – 27 December 1994), known as Godfrey Place, was an officer in the Royal Navy and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be a ...

(1921–1994), British Royal Navy rear-admiral and recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Basil Radford Arthur Basil RadfordAdam Greaves, "Radford, (Arthur) Basil (1897–1952)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, May 201available online Retrieved 3 August 2020. (25 June 189720 October 1952) was an English charac ...

(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 Moderni ...

(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 League ...

(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 st ...

(born 1951), Filipino singer *

Basil Wolverton Basil Wolverton (July 9, 1909 – December 31, 1978)
at the

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 Presiden ...

(1962–1994), the eldest son of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad *

Bassel Khartabil Bassel Khartabil (22 May 1981 – 3 October 2015; ar, باسل خرطبيل), also known as Bassel Safadi ( ar, باسل صفدي), was a Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer. He was detained without trial by the Syrian governme ...

(1981–2015) Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer *

Bassel Shehadeh Bassel Shehadeh ( ar, باسل شحادة) (January 31, 1984 – May 28, 2012) was a Syrian Christian film maker, producer, IT Engineer, environmental and cultural activist, and a well-known civil activist during the Civil uprising phase of the Syri ...

(1984–2012) Syrian film producer

Surname

Steve Basil Stephen John Basil (April 2, 1893 – June 24, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball umpire (baseball), umpire who worked in the American League from 1936 to 1942. Basil umpired in two World Series (1937 World Series, 1937 and 1940 World Ser ...

(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 th ...

(b. 1943), American musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer *

Richard Basil Richard Basil (September 28, 1967) is the former head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia. Playing career Basil played a quarterback at East Central Community College before transferring to Savannah State. He quarter ...

(b. 1967), American former college football coach ;variant ''Bacile'' * Giovanni Bacile (1880–1941), Italian Roman Catholic priest ;variant ''Baseley'' *

Godfrey Baseley Cyril Godfrey Baseley (2 October 1904 – 2 February 1997), credited as Godfrey Basely, was a BBC radio executive famous for being the creator of the soap opera, ''The Archers''. Early life Cyril Godfrey Baseley was born at The Square, Alvechurch ...

(1904–1997), American radio executive *

William Baseley William Baseley (by 1521 – 1573/74), of Lambeth and Southwark, Surrey and Garsdon, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Calne in April 1554 and for Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated ...

, 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 ''Basileus'' ( el, ) is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. In the English-speaking world it is perhaps most widely understood to mean "monarch", referring to either a "king" or an "emperor" and a ...

is a Greek nobility title and names bearing this title are excluded here'' *

István Basilius István Basilius (1549–1581) was a Hungarian Unitarian and first minister at Nagyvárad, now part of Romania.Ungarländische Antitrinitarier: István Basilius, ed. Mihály Balázs In 1670 he published, along with fellow ministers György Enyedi ...

(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 bee ...

(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 Le ...

(b. 1988), Lebanese athlete ;variant ''Bazeley'' * ''see Bazeley'' ;variant ''Bazell'' *

Josh Bazell Joshua Arneas Bazell (born 1970) is an American writer and medical doctor. Bazell graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in English Literature. He has an M.D. from Columbia University and did his medical residency at the University of Califo ...

(b. 1970), American author and physician *

Robert Bazell Robert Bazell is adjunct professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University. He is the former chief science and health correspondent for NBC News. Biography Education Bazell graduated from the University of California, ...

(20th Century), American academic ;variant ''Bazil'' *

Louis Bazil Louis Bazil (1695 – February 20, 1752) was a French merchant and militia officer in New France. Bazil traded between his home in Quebec and La Rochelle, as well as Martinique and Île Royale. He was well-connected; in 1736, he was granted a conce ...

(1695–1752), French merchant and militia officer *

Ezekiel Bazil Ezekiel Bazil (born 16 November 1965). is a Dominican politician who has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2010. He is the current president of the United Workers' Party. Bazil earned numerous certifications in the insurance indu ...

(b. 1965), Dominican politician ;variant ''Bazley'' *

Colin Bazley Colin Frederick Bazley (born 27 June 1935) is a retired bishop in the Church of England. He was a bishop in Chile from 1969 until his retirement in 2000. Early life, education and family The son of Reginald Samuel Bazley and Isabella Davies, Bazl ...

(b. 1935), Anglican bishop of Chile *

Margaret Bazley Dame Margaret Clara Bazley (née Hope, born 23 January 1938) is a New Zealand public servant. She began her career as a psychiatric nurse and rose through the ranks to senior leadership positions at psychiatric hospitals and district health bo ...

(b. 1938), New Zealand public servant * Robert W. Bazley (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 a ...

(1797–1883), British industrialist and Liberal politician ;variant ''Pasi'' *

Riccardo Pasi Riccardo Pasi (born 27 August 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays for Delta Rovigo. Biography Bologna Born in Bologna, Emilia, Pasi started his professional career at Bologna F.C. 1909. He was the member of the reserve from 2006 to 2007 ...

(b. 1990), Italian footballer * Geeta Pasi (21st Century), American diplomat ;variant ''Vasil'' (excluding ''Vasil''') * Adria Vasil (21st Century), Canadian journalist ;variant ''Vasilchenko'' ''see

Vasilchenko Vasilchenko ( uk, Васильченко; be, Васільчанка) is a Ukrainian surname, derived from ''Vasily'', the Ukrainian equivalent of the given name Basil. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexei Vasilchenko (born 1981), Ka ...

'' ;variant ''Vasile'' * ''see Vasile#As a surname'' ;variant ''Vasili'' * Laert Vasili (b. 1974), Greek Albanian actor and director *

Petrit Vasili Petrit Vasili is an Albanian politician. He was the chairman of Socialist Movement for Integration party and Ministry of Health (Albania), minister of health in the cabinet of Sali Berisha. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasili, Petrit L ...

(21st Century), Albanian politician ;variant ''Vasilj'' *

Ivan Anton Vasilj Ivan Anton Vasilj (born 5 April 1991) is a Croatian football player, currently playing for Zadar. Club career Vasilj passed through all the ranks of the NK Zadar academy. A captain of their U-19 team at the time, he made his professional debut ...

(b. 1991), Croatian football player *

Mario Vasilj Mario Vasilj (born 23 December 1983) is a retired Swedish football defender. He is currently the head coach of Östers IF's U21 team and assistant manager of the club's first team. Career He joined Östers IF in 2006 from amateur side Rydahol ...

(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 Blackhawks team ...

(1935–1998), Canadian ice hockey player * Natalya Vasko (b. 1972), Ukrainian actress *

Rick Vasko Richard John Vasko (born January 12, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings. Career As a youth, Vasko played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hoc ...

(b. 1957), Canadian ice hockey player ; variant ''Vasović'' * ''see Vasović'' ;variant ''Vassili'' *

Amaury Vassili Amaury Vassili Chotard (born 8 June 1989) is a French opera singer and professional tenor. His debut album ''Vincerò'' from 2009 went double platinum in France, and he has had international success with releases in Canada, South Africa and Sou ...

(b. 1989), French singer * Vassilis Vassili (b. 1964), Greek sculptor ;variant ''Wasilewski'' * ''see

Wasilewski Wasilewski (femine: Wasilewska) is a Polish surname, it may refer to: * (born 1949) * Audrey Wasilewski (born 1967), American actress and voice actress * Carolyn Wasilewski (1940–1954), victim of an unsolved 1954 murder in Baltimore, Maryland * ...

Fictional characters

*Basil, protagonist of Wilkie Collins' 1852 ''Basil'' (novel) *Basil of the ''

Basil of Baker Street ''Basil of Baker Street'' is a series of children's novels written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone. The stories focus on the titular Basil of Baker Street and his personal biographer Doctor David Q. Dawson. Together they solve the ma ...

'' 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 film, mystery adventur ...

'' *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 H ...

'' *

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 snob, desperate to belong to a higher social class. His attempts ...

, 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 f ...

, a glove puppet fox popular on children's television in the UK *

Basil (Sesame Park) ''Sesame Street'' has many international versions across the world. Each uses some original characters, created specifically to represent their own culture. The following list highlights some of these characters. All characters are Muppets, unl ...

, main character of the Canadian children's show ''

Sesame Park ''Sesame Park'' is the Canadian version of ''Sesame Street'' co-produced by Sesame Workshop and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The series originally functioned as a re-edited version of the original American series, and was named ''Sesam ...

'' *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 o ...

'' *Basil Wombat, a character on ''

SeeMore's Playhouse SeeMore's Playhouse is an American children's television series using puppets to teach preschoolers about health and safety concepts. Characters * SeeMore the Safety Seal * Harry Hippo - Puppeteered by Eric Wright * Shades Wolf - Puppeteered by ...

'' *Basil, a character in the breeding and farming game, ''

Harvest Moon The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means ...

'' *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) ''Lego Racers'' is a Lego-themed racing video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Lego Media. Set in the fictional "Legoland" universe, the single-player mode follows various minifigure characters competing in a racing c ...

'' * 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 book, ...

'' *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 Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

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 in ...

'' *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 deli ...

'' *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 stars ...

'' *Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch, a character in ''

Carry on Carry On may refer to: * ''Carry On'' (franchise), a British comedy media franchise *Carry-on luggage or hand luggage, luggage that is carried into the passenger compartment * ''Carry On'' (film), a 1927 British silent film * ''Carry On'' (novel), ...

'' by

Rainbow Rowell Rainbow Rowell (born February 24, 1973) is an American author known for young adult and adult contemporary novels. Her young adult novels ''Eleanor & Park'' (2012), ''Fangirl'' (2013) and ''Carry On'' (2015) have been subjects of critical acclaim. ...

*Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, a character in the book '' From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler'' by

E. L. Konigsburg Elaine Lobl Konigsburg (February 10, 1930 – April 19, 2013) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature, children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of six writers to win two Newbery Medals, the venerable American ...

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

Babar Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ...

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

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' (Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

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

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