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for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to:

People

Popes

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) ...

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 electe ...

(1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect

Given name

* Pius Bazighe (born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower * Pius Heinz (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, 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 ...

(1892-1941), American politician and baseball player

Surname

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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

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 ...

, 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 Vatica ...

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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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