Cato typically refers to either

Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato (, ; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor (), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, Roman Senate, senator, and Roman historiography, historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He wa ...

or Cato the Younger, both of the Porcii Catones family of Rome. It may also refer to:

People

Ancient Romans

* Porcii Catones, a plebeian family at Ancient Rome *

(Cato Maior) or "the Censor" (Marcus Porcius Cato 234–149 BC), Roman statesman **

Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus (191–152 BC) was son of Cato the Elder by his first wife Licinia, and thence called ''Licinianus'', to distinguish him from his half-brother, Marcus Salonianus, the son of Salonia. He was distinguished as a jurist. ...

, son of Cato the Elder by his first wife Licinia, jurist *** Marcus Porcius Cato, son of Cato Licinianus, consul 118 BC, died in Africa in the same year --> *** Gaius Porcius Cato, son of Cato Licinianus, consul 114 BC ** Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus, son of Cato the Elder by his second wife Salonia, (born 154 BC, when his father had completed his eightieth year) *** Marcus Porcius Cato, son of Cato Salonianus and father of Cato the Younger **** Cato the Younger (Cato Minor) "Cato of Utica" (Marcus Porcius Catō Uticēnsis 95–46 BC), politician and statesman in the late Roman Republic ***** Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Younger), fell at the Battle of Philippi, 42 BC *** Lucius Porcius Cato, son of Cato Salonianus, consul 89 BC, killed during the Social War (91–87 BC) * Dionysius Cato, 3rd or 4th century AD author of ''Distichs of Cato''

Others

* Cato (surname) * Cato (given name) * Jemmy, also known as "Cato", the leader of the Stono Rebellion, a 1739 slave revolt in South Carolina

Pseudonym

* Cato, the pseudonym used in the 1720s by the authors of ''

Cato's Letters ''Cato's Letters'' were essays by British writers John Trenchard (writer), John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon (writer), Thomas Gordon, first published from 1720 to 1723 under the pseudonym of Cato the Younger, Cato (95–46 Before Christ, BC), the ...

'', i.e. John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon * Cato the anti-Federalist, pseudonym for an American author of the Anti-Federalist Papers in the late 1780s, probably the politician George Clinton * Cato, the pseudonym for the authors of the 1940s polemic ''

Guilty Men ''Guilty Men'' is a British polemical book written under the pseudonym "Cato" that was published in July 1940, after the failure of British forces to prevent the defeat and occupation of Norway and France by Nazi Germany. It attacked fifteen publ ...

Fictional characters

* Cato Fong, Inspector Clouseau's manservant in the Pink Panther movies * Cato, a tribute in ''The Hunger Games'' * Quintus Licinius Cato, in Simon Scarrow’s ''Eagles of the Empire'' series * Cato Weeksbooth, in the '' Terra Ignota'' series by Ada Palmer

Places

Australia

* Cato Bank, the bank that contains the Cato Reef * Cato Island, an island in the Cato Reef * Cato Reef, a reef in the Coral Sea *

Cato Trough The Cato Trough or Chesterfield Trough is an oceanic trough in the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. It separates the continental crust of Australia and Zealandia to within and has a depth of . The trough is underlain by oceanic crust O ...

, a trough in the Coral Sea

United States

* Cato, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Cato, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Cato Township, Michigan * Cato, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Cato (town), New York * Cato (village), New York * Cato, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Cato, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Trousdale County * Cato, Wisconsin, a town * Cato (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Literature

* '' Distichs of Cato'', or simply ''Cato'', a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by Dionysius Cato from the 3rd or 4th century AD * '' Cato, a Tragedy'', an 18th century drama by Joseph Addison

Ships

* , three Royal Navy vessels * ''Cato'' (1800 ship), an English merchant ship sunk on the Great Barrier Reef in 1803 * ''Cato'' (1807 ship), a merchant ship which foundered in 1841

Technology

* CATO, an acronym used in

rocketry Rocketry may refer to: Science and technology * The design and construction of rockets ** The hobbyist or (semi-)professional use of model rockets * Aerospace engineering Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned wit ...

, for Catastrophe At Take Off * CATO, an acronym for Catapult Assisted take-off * Corazón Artificial Total Ortotópico (Spanish for Orthotopic Total Artificial Heart) invented by Juan Giambruno

Other uses

* Cato Corporation, an American fashion retailer *

Cato Networks Cato Networks Ltd. is a Tel Aviv, Israel-based network security company that develops Secure access service edge, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technology, which combines enterprise communication and security capabilities into a single cloud ...

, an Israeli network security company *

Cato Institute The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.Koch ...

, an American libertarian think tank * Cato, a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive