Andronicus or Andronikos ( grc-gre, Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:

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* Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC *

Livius Andronicus Lucius Livius Andronicus (; el, Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period during the Roman Republic. He began as an educator in the service of a no ...

( 284–204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama to the Romans and produced the first formal play in Latin in c. 240 BC *

Andronicus ben Meshullam Andronicus ben Meshullam, a Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BCE. According to Josephus ( ''Ant.'' xiii. 3, § 4), he was the representative of the Jews in their religious dispute with the Samaritans, which was held before King Ptolemy VI Philomet ...

, Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BC *

Andronicus of Pergamum Andronicus of Pergamum was an ambassador of Attalus II Philadelphus. He was sent to Rome in 156 BCE, to inform the Roman Senate that Prusias II of Bithynia had attacked the territories of Attalus. Prusias later sent his son Nicomedes II of Bithyni ...

, 2nd-century BC diplomat *

Andronicus of Macedonia Andronicus ( el, Ἀνδρόνικος) was an Ancient Macedonian who is first mentioned in the war against Antiochus III the Great in 190 BCE, as the governor of Ephesus. He is spoken of in 169 as one of the generals of Perseus of Macedon, and wa ...

, Macedonian governor of Ephesus in 2nd century BC *

Andronicus of Cyrrhus Andronicus of Cyrrhus or Andronicus Cyrrhestes ( grc-gre, Ἀνδρόνικος Κυρρήστου, ''Andrónikos Kyrrhēstou''), son of Hermias, was a Greek astronomer best known as the architect of the horologion at Athens called the Tower o ...

(fl. c. 100 BC), Greek astronomer *

Andronicus of Rhodes Andronicoos of Rhodes ( grc, Ἀνδρόνικος ὁ Ῥόδιος, translit=Andrónikos ho Rhódios; la, Andronicus Rhodius; ) was a Greek philosopher from Rhodes who was also the scholarch (head) of the Peripatetic school. He is most famous fo ...

(fl. c. 60 BC), Greek philosopher *

Andronicus of Pannonia Andronicus of Pannonia ( el, Ἀνδρόνικος) was a 1st-century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans (chapter 16): According to that verse, Andronicus was a kinsman of Paul and a fellow prisoner at some ti ...

(Saint Andronicus), Christian Apostle of the Seventy mentioned in Romans 16:7 *

Andronicus (physician) Andronicus ( grc, Ἀνδρόνικος) was an ancient Greek physician. Andronicus was mentioned by Theodorus Priscianus, and also by Galen, thereby dating the writings of Andronicus in or before the second century. No other particulars are known ...

, Greek physician of the 2nd century *

Andronicus (poet) Andronicus ( grc, Ἀνδρόνικος) was a poet of ancient Greece. Andronicus was a contemporary of the emperor Constantius II, around 360 AD. The sophist rhetorician Libanius wrote that the sweetness of his poetry gained him the favor of all t ...

, Greek writer of the 4th century * Saint Andronicus, 4th-century Christian martyr *Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint and companion of

Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria (died 250) were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius ( 201 ADJune 251 AD), sometimes translated as Trajan Decius or Decius, was the emperor of the Rom ...

*Coptic

Pope Andronicus of Alexandria Pope Andronicus of Alexandria, 37th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. Early life He was from a rich family of great influence and his cousin was the chief of the imperial court at Alexandria, Egypt. He was very well educat ...

(reigned 616–622) *

Andronikos I Komnenos Andronikos I Komnenos ( gr, Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός; – 12 September 1185), Latinized as Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185. He was the son of Isaac Komnenos and the grandson of the emperor Ale ...

(1118–1185), Byzantine emperor ** Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332) **

Andronikos III Palaiologos , image = Andronikos_III_Palaiologos.jpg , caption = 14th-century miniature.Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek. , succession = Byzantine emperor , reign = 24 May 1328 – 15 June 1341 , coronation ...

(1297–1341) **

Andronikos IV Palaiologos Andronikos IV Palaiologos or Andronicus IV Palaeologus ( gr, Ἀνδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος; 11 April 1348 – 25/28 June 1385) was the eldest son of Emperor John V Palaiologos. Appointed co-emperor since 1352, he had a troubled rel ...

(1348–1385) **

Andronikos V Palaiologos Andronikos V Palaiologos or Andronicus V Palaeologus ( el, Ανδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος; 1400–1407) was the Byzantine ruler of the city of Thessalonica and surrounding territories from 1403 to his death in 1407, alongside his fa ...

( 1400– 1407), co-emperor with his father, John VII Palaiologos *

Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonike Andronikos Palaiologos or Andronicus Palaeologus ( el, Ἀνδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος) was a Byzantine prince and the last Byzantine governor of Thessalonica with the title of despot (''despotēs''), from 1408 to 1423. Andronikos P ...

(1403–1429) *

Andronikos I of Trebizond Andronikos I Gidos ( el, Ανδρόνικος Κομνηνός Γίδος, translit=Andronikos Komnēnos Gidos), Latinisation of names, Latinized as Andronicus I Gidus or Gidon, was an Emperor of Empire of Trebizond, Trebizond (1222–1235). He ...

(?-1235), emperors of Trebizond **

Andronikos II of Trebizond Andronikos II Megas Komnenos ( el, Ανδρόνικος Κομνηνός; 1240 – 1266), or Andronicus II Grand Comnenus, was the Emperor of Trebizond from 1263 to 1266. Despite being the designated successor of his father Manuel I, Andro ...

( 1240–1266) **

Andronikos III of Trebizond Andronikos III Megas Komnenos, or Andronicus III ( el, Ανδρόνικος Μέγας Κομνηνός , translit=Andronikos Megas Komnēnos), (died 8 January 1332) was Emperor of Empire of Trebizond, Trebizond from 1330 to 1332. He was the eldest ...

( 1310–1332) *

Andronicus of Veszprém Andronicus (died after 1298) was a Hungarian cleric in the second half of the 13th century, who served as Provost of Veszprém from 1287 to 1297. Family Andronicus had two brothers, ''comes'' Thomas and ''magister'' Peter, the archdeacon of Tol ...

, 13th-century Hungarian cleric

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Titus Andronicus ''Titus Andronicus'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593, probably in collaboration with George Peele. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy and is often seen as his attempt to emul ...

'', play by William Shakespeare, possibly inspired by one of the above-listed emperors *''Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician'', 1646 satire by

Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his ''Worthies of England'', published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and ...

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