Probus may refer to:

People

* Marcus Valerius Probus (c. 20/30–105 AD), Roman grammarian *

Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus (c. 195 – after 228) was a Consul in 228 AD. He was the son of Marcus Maecius Probus and his wife Pomponia Arria. In the genealogical reconstruction by C. Settipani, he married and had: * Marcus Maecius Probus ( ...

, consul in 228 *

Probus (emperor) Marcus Aurelius Probus (; 230–235 – September 282) was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for the inner pr ...

, Roman Emperor (276–282) * Probus of Byzantium (–306), Bishop of Byzantium from 293 to 306 * Saint Probus of Side, martyr of the Diocletian persecution (c. 304 AD) *

Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus ( 358–390) was a leading Roman aristocrat of the later 4th century AD, renowned for his wealth, power and social connections. The son of the consul Petronius Probinus, he married Anicia Faltonia Proba and ha ...

(''floruit'' 358–390), a powerful Roman senator of the fourth century *

Anicius Petronius Probus Anicius Petronius Probus ( 395–406 AD) was a politician of the Western Roman Empire. Biography A member of the ''gens'' Anicia, he was the son of Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus. (consul in 371) and of Anicia Faltonia Proba;. his elder bro ...

, Roman consul in 406 *

Probus Probus may refer to: People * Marcus Valerius Probus (c. 20/30–105 AD), Roman grammarian * Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, consul in 228 * Probus (emperor), Roman Emperor (276–282) * Probus of Byzantium (–306), Bishop of Byzantium from 293 t ...

, martyr of 437 *

Probus (son of Magnus) Flavius Probus (born c. 420, 430 or 435), a Roman Senator and a ''v. nob.'' (''vir nobilis'') of Narbonne, then ''Narbo'', was a man of literary taste and precocious ability. His father was Flavius Magnus, Consul of Rome in 460. He was a friend o ...

, Gallo-Roman senator of the fifth century *

Anicius Probus Anicius Probus (''fl''. 459) was a Roman politician. A Christians, Christian, he is attested in an inscription dated to 30 August 459, found in Aquileia, but now lost; it was the inscription on the tomb of Anicia Ulfina (emended in Iuliana by recen ...

(''fl.'' 459), a Roman senator of the 5th century * Probus (consul 502), consul in 502 * Probus (consul 513), Flavius Probus, consul in 513 *

Anastasius (consul 517) Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius Anastasius (''floruit'' 517) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire. Life Anastasius was the son of Sabinian, consul in 505, and of a niece of emperor Anastasius I, making him the empe ...

, Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius, consul in 517 *

Flavius Anicius Probus Iunior Flavius Probus (c. 495 – aft. 525) was a Roman senator. Biography He was consul of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in 525. He married Proba, the daughter of Olybrius (consul 491), and his wife, Irene, the daughter of Paulus (consul 496) and niece of ...

, consul in 525 * Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes, consul in 530 * Henryk IV Probus (c. 1258–1290), High Duke of Polan * Probus Brittanicus, pseudonym of

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford D ...

(1709–1784), English lexicographer, playwright and critic * Probus, pseudonym of Charlotte Forman (1715–1787), Anglo-Irish journalist * Probus, pseudonym of

Thomas Chatterton Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17. He was an influence on Romantic artists of the period such as Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Althou ...

(1752–1770), English poet * Probus, pseudonym of

Nancy H. Adsit Nancy H. Adsit (, Warren; pen name, Probus; May 21, 1825 – April 27, 1902) was a 19th-century American art lecturer, art educator, and writer. A graduate of Ingham University, she contributed for half a century to art literature. Adsit was the f ...

(1825–1902), art educator

Other uses

* Probus, Cornwall, a village near Truro in the UK *'' Probus: International Journal of Latin and Romance Linguistics'' * Probus Clubs, an international movement catering to the interests of retired or semi-retired professional or business people *

Probus Management :''This company originally traded as Pete's Travel, and has also traded as People's Express'' Probus Management was a bus company in the West Midlands which was acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in March 2006. History Probus Management commenced o ...

, a former bus company in the UK, now part of Go West Midlands {{Disambiguation, hndis