Pius ( , ; ) is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to:

People

Monarch

Antoninus Pius Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (; ; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatorial family, Antoninus held var ...

(86–161), Roman emperor

Popes

Pope Pius (disambiguation) Pope Pius may refer to: Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Pope Pius I (saint; ca. 140–ca. 154; officially listed as 142/146–157/161) * Pope Pius II (1458–1464) * Pope Pius III (1503) * Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) * Pope Pius V (saint; 156 ...

* Antipope Pius XIII (1918–2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect

Given name

Pius Adesanmi Pius Adebola Adesanmi (27 February 1972 – 10 March 2019) was a Nigerian-born Canadian academic and author. He was the author of '' Naija No Dey Carry Last'', a 2015 collection of satirical essays. Adesanmi died on 10 March 2019, when Ethiopian ...

(1972–2019), Nigerian-born Canadian academic and author *

Pius Bazighe Pius Bazighe (born 15 March 1972) is a retired male javelin thrower from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best (81.08 metres) on 16 June 1999 at a meet in Athens, Gr ...

(born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower *

Pius Font i Quer Pius Font i Quer (1888 – 1964) was a Catalan botanist, pharmacist and chemist. Biography Born in 1888, in Lleida, Font organized the Institut Botànic de Barcelona and founded Jardí Botànic in this city. In 1911 he joined the Health Mi ...

(1888–1964), Catalan botanist, pharmacist and chemist *

Pius Bonifacius Gams Pius Bonifacius Gams (23 January 1816, Mittelbuch, Kingdom of Württemberg – 11 May 1892, Munich) was a German Benedictine ecclesiastical historian. Life His classical studies made at Biberach an der Riss and Rottweil (1826–1834), he studie ...

(1816–1892), German Benedictine ecclesiastical historian * Pius Heinz (born 1989), German poker player *

Pius Lasisi Jimoh Pius Lasisi Jimoh (10 February 1950 – 29 March 2014) was an Ebira born businessman and a Second Nigerian Republic, Second Republic Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing the then Kwara South (Okene/Okehi), now Kogi Central ...

(1950–2014), Nigerian politician * Pius F. Koakanu (died 1885), Hawaiian politician *

Pius Langa Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB (25 March 1939 – 24 July 2013) was Chief Justice of South Africa from June 2005 to October 2009. Formerly a human rights lawyer, he was appointed as a puisne judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa upon its in ...

(1939–2013), South African lawyer and judge *

Pius Lee Pius Lee is an American political power broker and landlord. He was a long-time supporter of Mayor Willie Brown and has served as the commissioner on several governmental commissions in San Francisco, including the San Francisco Port Commissio ...

, American political power broker and landlord * Pius Malip (died 1988), Papua New Guinean politician * Pius Ferdinand Messerschmitt (1858–1915), German painter, illustrator and watercolorist *

Pius Ncube Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube (born 31 December 1946) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, until he resigned on 11 September 2007. Widely known for his human rights advocacy, Ncube was an outspoken critic of former Presid ...

(born 1946), Zimbabwean Catholic Archbishop and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe *

Pius N. Okeke Pius Nwankwo Okeke (born 30 October 1941) is a Nigerian astronomer and educator who contributed immensely to African space research. He is known as ''the Father of Astronomy in Nigeria''. Early life Pius Nwankwo Okeke was born on 30 October 194 ...

(born 1941), Nigerian astronomer and educator *

Pius Paschke Pius Paschke (born 20 May 1990) is a German Ski jumping, ski jumper who competes for the WSV Kiefersfelden club. He is a team gold medalist from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, 2021 World Championships, as well as a team silver (FIS ...

(born 1990), German ski jumper * Pius Fidelis Pinto (born 1960), Indian priest and research scholar *

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 fro ...

(1892-1941), American politician and baseball player *

Pius Suter Pius Suter (born 24 May 1996) is a Swiss professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. Playing career Sut ...

(born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player *

Pius Vilakati Pius Vilakati is a Swazi democracy activist, as well as the former President of the University of Swaziland Student Representative Council (SRC) and a former prominent member of the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS). Pius Vilakati is a ...

, Swazi democracy activist *

Pius Walder Pius Walder (4 April 1952 in the Villgraten valley – 8 September 1982 in Kalkstein, a part of Innervillgraten in the Villgraten valley, Austria) was an Austrian lumberjack and Poaching, poacher. His life and violent death led to ongoing conf ...

(1952–1982), Austrian lumberjack and poacher *

Pius Zingerle Pius Zingerle (17 March 1801 – 10 January 1881) was an Austrian Orientalist. Life Zingerle was born at Meran, Tyrol. After studying the humanities at Meran, philosophy and two years of theology at Innsbruck, he joined the Benedictines at ...

(1801–1881), Austrian Orientalist *

Yi Kang Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui (; 30 March 1877 – 15 August 1955), also known as Prince Uihwa (1891–1900) or King Ui (1900–1955) was the second son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Jang, who was a court lady-in-waiting. I ...

(1877-1955), Korean Prince who took on the name Pius after converting to

Roman Catholicism The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

Surname

Maiken Pius Maiken Pius (before 2019 Schmidt; born 17 April 1985) is an Estonian actress. In 2006, she graduated from Tallinn University's choreography department, and in 2012, she graduated from the drama department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Th ...

(née Schmidt, born 1985), Estonian actress *

Märt Pius Märt Pius (born 4 February 1989)vooremaa.ee
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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 *

Saara Pius Saara Pius (née Saara Kadak; born 20 September 1990), is an Estonian stage, film and television actress and singer. Early life and education Saara Pius was born Saara Kadak in Tallinn and attended the primary schools at Katleri Primary School f ...

(née Kadak, born 1990), Estonian actress and singer

Fictional characters

Pius Thicknesse The Ministry of Magic is the government of the British wizarding community in the fictional universe of ''Fictional universe of Harry Potter, Harry Potter'' for Britain and Ireland. It is led by an official called the Minister for Magic, and is ...

, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series ''

The Young Pope ''The Young Pope'' is a satirical 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, i ...

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Pius XV The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. In the show, 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 ...

, in the ''Babylon 5'' science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis''

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