Metellus may refer to:

Cognomina

*Metellus, a cognomen of the

gens Caecilia The gens Caecilia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens are mentioned in history as early as the fifth century BC, but the first of the Caecilii who obtained the Roman consul, consulship was Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter ...

, an ancient Roman family **For their family tree, see

Caecilii Metelli family tree The Caecilii Metelli were one of the most important families of the late Roman Republic. They rose to prominence in the beginning of the third century, with the consulship of Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter in 284 BC. It was however Quintus C ...

* Hugo Metellus (died ), Augustinian canon and poet *

Metellus of Tegernsee Metellus of Tegernsee ( 1145–1165) was a Benedictine monk of Tegernsee Abbey and a Middle Latin poet.Daniela Mairhofer, "Germany and Austria", in Francesco Stella, Lucie Doležalová and Danuta Shanzer (eds.), ''Latin Literatures of Medieval and E ...

( ), German monk and writer

Surname

Alain Metellus Alain Metellus (born April 8, 1965) is an American-born Canadian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Metellus is of Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniol ...

(born 1965), American-Canadian track-and-field athlete *

Jean Métellus Jean Métellus (30 April 1937 - 4 January 2014) was a Haitian neurologist, poet, novelist and playwright. Jean Métellus was born in Jacmel, Haiti. After completing his education in Haiti, he worked as a teacher. In 1959 he moved to Paris to es ...

(1937–2014), Haitian neurologist, poet, novelist and playwright * Josh Metellus (born 1998), American professional football player * Philippe Metellus (born 1990), Haitian-Canadian judoka

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*''Metellus'' a synonym for the beetle genus '' Taumacera''

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