Adrianus Adrianus of Tyre (Ancient Greek: , c. 113 – 193 AD), also written as Hadrian and Hadrianos, was a sophist of ancient Athens who flourished under the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Adrianus was the pupil of Herodes Atticus, and obt ...

(113–193) was a sophist of ancient Athens Adrianus is a

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form of the name

Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the m ...

. It is popular in the

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, where Latinized

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or baptismal name were common from the 15th century until recently, especially after the papacy in 1522–23 of homegrown Adrianus VI

who had been baptized "Adrianus" in 1459, as this event fell on the

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People with the given name Adrianus generally use a short form in daily life, like Aad, Ad, Adri, Adriaan, Adrian, Adrie, Ard, Ariaan, Arian,

Arie Arie is a masculine given name. As a Dutch name, Arie (pronounced ) is generally a short form of Adrianus, but sometimes also of Arend or Arent, Arnout or Arnoud, or even Aaron. As a Hebrew, Jewish, or Israeli name, Arie (pronounced ) is ...

, Ariën, Aris, Arjan, Arjen, or Janus. Adrianus may also refer to:

Before 1500

* Adrianus (poet), Greek poet who wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great * Saint Adrianus (died 306), Roman officer and Christian martyr * Adrianus Africanus (died 710), Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury * Adrianus I (died 795), pope from 772 to 795 *

Adrianus II Pope Adrian II ( la, Adrianus II; also Hadrian II; 79214 December 872) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 867 to his death. He continued the policy of his predecessor, Nicholas I. Despite seeking good relations with Louis ...

(792–872), pope from 867 to 872 * Adrianus III (died 885), pope from 884 to 885 * Adrianus Comnenus (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1100), Byzantine aristocrat and general *

Adrianus IV Pope Adrian IV ( la, Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159. He is the only Englishman t ...

(c.1100–1159), pope from 1154 to 1159 *

Adrianus V Pope Adrian V (Latin: ''Adrianus V''; c. 1210/1220 – 18 August 1276), born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 July 1276 to his death on 18 August 1276. He was an envoy of Pope Cle ...

(c.1215–1276), pope in 1276 * Adrianus VI (1459–1523), pope from 1522 to 1523 *

Adrianus Barlandus Adriaan van Baarland or Adrianus Barlandus or Hadrianus Barlandus (1486–1538) was a Dutch historian of merit. He was born in the village of Baarland, from which he took his name. He studied at Ghent and Leuven, at which latter place he was electe ...

(1486–1538), Dutch historian * Adrianus Petit Coclico (1499–1562), Netherlandish Renaissance composer

Academics, science and technology

* Adrianus G. "Adriaan" Camper (1759–1820), Dutch mathematician, politician and paleontologist * Adrianus D. "Adriaan" de Groot (1914–2006), Dutch psychologist and chess player * Adrianus "Adriaan" Heereboord (1613–1661), Dutch philosopher and logician * Adrianus "Aad" de Hoop (born 1927), Dutch electrical engineer * Adrianus H.J. "Ad" Kolnaar (born 1942), Dutch economist * Adrianus F.J.M.M. "Ad" Konings (born 1956), Dutch ichthyologist * Adrianus Metius (1571–1635), Dutch geometer and astronomer * Adrianus "Aad" Nuis (1933–2007), Dutch political scientist * Adrianus Relandus (1676–1718), Dutch scholar, cartographer and philologist *

Adrianus Romanus Adriaan van Roomen (29 September 1561 – 4 May 1615), also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a mathematician, professor of medicine and medical astronomer from the Duchy of Brabant in the Habsburg Netherlands who was active throughout Central Euro ...

(1561–1615), Flemish mathematician * Adrianus "Adriaan" van Royen (1704–1779), Dutch botanist * Adrianus Saravia (1532–1612), Flemish theologian active in England * Adrianus Spigelius (1578–1625), Flemish anatomist *

Adrianus Turnebus Adrianus Turnebus (french: Adrien Turnèbe or ''Tournebeuf''; 151212 June 1565) was a French classical scholar. Life Turnebus was born in Les Andelys in Normandy. At the age of twelve he was sent to Paris to study, and attracted great notice by ...

(1512–1565), French classical scholar

Arts and letters

* Adrianus Bleijs (1842–1912), Dutch architect * Adrianus Johannes Ehnle (1819–1863), Dutch painter * Adrianus Eversen (1818–1897), Dutch painter * :de:Adrianus Michiel de Jong (1888–1943), Dutch author * Adrianus Marinus Kyvon (born 1947), Dutch comedian and actor * :nl:Adrianus Cornelis van Leeuwen (1887–1991), Dutch composer * Adrianus "Adriaan" Roland Holst (1888–1976), Dutch writer and poet * Adrianus W. "Arie" Smit (1916–2016), Dutch-born Indonesian painter *

Adrianus Valerius Adrianus (Adriaen) Valerius, also known as Adriaen Valerius, (c. 1575 – 1625) was a Dutch poet and composer, known mostly for his poems dealing with peasant and burgher life and those dealing with the Dutch War of Independence, assembled i ...

(c. 1575–1625), Dutch poet and composer * Adrianus Jacobus Zuijderland (1810–1897), Dutch model for Vincent van Gogh *

Adrianus Zwart Adrianus Johannes "Arie" Zwart (30 August 1903, in Rijswijk – 27 August 1981, in Laren) was a Dutch painter and in his early work one of the last painters of the Hague School. Life Zwart studied at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in ...

(1903–1981), Dutch painter

Law, politics and religion

* :de:Adrianus Cornelis de Bruijn (1887–1968), Dutch government minister * Adrianus Djajasepoetra (1894–1979), Indonesian Roman Catholic archbishop * Adrianus J. "Ad" Hermes (1929–2002), Dutch politician * Adrianus van Kleffens (1899–1973), Dutch judge * Adrianus Antonie Henri Willem König (1867–1944), Dutch government minister * Adrianus H. "Ad" van Luyn (born 1935), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop * Adrianus P. W. "Ad" Melkert (born 1956), Dutch politician * :fr:Adrianus Poirters (1605–1674), Flemish Jesuit and writer *

Adrianus Johannes Simonis Adrianus Johannes Simonis (26 November 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Dutch cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1983 to 2007, and was made a cardinal in 1985. Biography Simonis was born in Lisse, Sout ...

(born 1931), Dutch Cardinal of the Catholic Church

Sports

* Adrianus "Arie" Bieshaar (1899–1965), Dutch footballer * Adrianus "Janus" Braspennincx (1903–1977), Dutch cyclist * Adrianus "Ad" Dekkers (born 1953), Dutch cyclist * Adrianus F. Th. van der Heijden (born 1951), Dutch writer * Adrianus "Arie" de Jong (1882–1966), Dutch fencer * Adrianus "Adrie" Koster (born 1954), Dutch football player and coach * Adrianus A.C. "Adrie" van Kraay (born 1953), Dutch footballer * Adrianus "Janus" van Merrienboer (1894–1947), Dutch archer * Adrianus "Aad" van Mil (born 1957), Dutch water polo player * Adrianus "Ard" Schenk (born 1944), Dutch speedskater * Adrianus C. "Janus" Theeuwes (1886–1975), Dutch archer * Adrianus "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 1957), Dutch footballer * Adrianus P. "André" van Troost (born 1972), Dutch cricketer * Adrianus "Adri" Voorting (1931–1961), Dutch cyclist * Adrianus "Arjan" de Zeeuw (born 1970), Dutch footballer

Before 1500

Academics, science and technology

Arts and letters

Law, politics and religion

Sports

See also