Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...

(428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher. Plato may also refer to:

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Plato (comic poet) Plato (also Plato Comicus; Ancient Greek: Πλάτων Κωμικός) was an Athenian comic poet and contemporary of Aristophanes. None of his plays survive intact, but the titles of thirty of them are known, including a ''Hyperbolus'' (c. 420� ...

() * Plato (exarch) (), Byzantine exarch of Ravenna * Plato II (1737–1812), Metropolitan of Moscow in 1775–1812 *

Plato III Ryan Silva,"UT rapper Plato ...

(born 1993), American rapper * Plato of Bactria (2nd century BCE), Greco-Bactrian king * Plato of Sakkoudion (–814), Byzantine saint * Plato Andros (1921–2008), American football player *

Plato Cacheris Plato Cacheris (May 22, 1929 – September 26, 2019) was an American lawyer. He was known as one of Washington's premier defense lawyers, particularly prominent in political scandals. Early life Cacheris was the son of a Greek immigrant. He gr ...

(1929–2019), American lawyer * Plato T. Durham (1873–1930), American academic administrator * Plato Fludd (), American politician * Plato Malinovsky, Metropolitan of Moscow in 1745–1754 *

Plato Malozemoff Plato Malozemoff (born Platon Alexandovich Malozyomov, russian: Платон Александрович Малозёмов; 1909–1997) was a Russian-American engineer, manager, and businessman. Early life and education Malozemoff was born in ...

(1909–1997), Russian-American engineer and businessman *

Plato E. Shaw Plato Ernest Oliver Shaw (April 2, 1883 — August 5, 1947) was an American historian and seminary professor born in Athens, Greece. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary (New York City), Union Theolog ...

(1883–1947), American historian *

Plato A. Skouras Plato Alexander Skouras (March 7, 1930 – July 4, 2004) was an American film producer. He was the son of Spyros Skouras. Skouras worked in theatres and became a production assistant in Hollywood at 20th Century Fox. He became a producer and, ...

(1930–2004), American film producer * Plato Tiburtinus, 12th-century Italian mathematician, astronomer and translator *

Plato von Ustinov Plato Freiherr von Ustinov (born Platon Grigoryevich Ustinov, russian: Платон Григорьевич Устинов; 1840–1918) was a Russian-born German citizen and the owner of the Hôtel du Parc (Park Hotel) in Jaffa, Ottoman Empire ...

(1840–1918), Russian-born German hotelier *

George Haimsohn George Haimsohn (June 12, 1925 – January 17, 2003) was an American writer and photographer. He was best known for co-writing the book and libretto of the popular 1960s Off-Broadway musical ''Dames at'' Sea. He produced male nude and "physiqu ...

(1925–2003), American photographer

Surname

Ann Plato Ann Plato (c. 1824 – unknown)Wright 736. was a 19th-century Black (African American and Native American) educator and author. She was the second woman of color to publish a book in the United States and the first to publish a book of essays and p ...

(born ), Black American author and educator * Anton-Detlev von Plato (1910–2001), German general *

Burr Plato Burr Plato (–1905) was a Canadian political figure. Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia. Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an ar ...

(–1905), Canadian political figure *

Chad Plato Chad Zavier Plato (born 21 April 1998) is a Namibian rugby union player who generally plays as a fullback represents Namibia internationally. He was included in the Namibian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup was ...

(born 1998), Nigerian rugby union player *

Dan Plato Daniel Plato (born 5 October 1960), known as Dan Plato, is a South African politician and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since January 2022, previously serving from June 2011 until October 2018. He is the former mayor of Cap ...

(born 1960), South African politician * Dana Plato (1964–1999), American actress * Fritz Plato (1858–1938), German chemist *

Jason Plato Timothy Jason Plato (born 14 October 1967) is a British racing driver who last competed in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for BTC Racing. He has twice been BTCC Champion, in 2001 for Vauxhall and 2010 for Silverline Chevrolet. He ...

(born 1967), British racing driver *

Samuel Plato Samuel M. Plato (1882–1957) was an American architect and building contractor who is noted for his work on federal housing projects and U.S. post offices, as well as designing and building other structures in the United States such as priv ...

(1882–1957), American architect

Places

Plato, Saskatchewan Plato is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community was named after Plato, Minnesota, which had been the home town of Richard and Agnes Brust, early pioneers. The tow ...

, Canada *

Plato, Magdalena Plato is a town and municipality in Magdalena Department in Colombia. * Area: 1,501 km². * Elevation: 20 meters * Population: 66,362 ** Rural: 18,625 ** Urban: 47,737 * Agricultural products: livestock, corn, beans, tomatoes, yuca, tobacc ...

, Colombia **

Plato Airport Plato Airport is an airport serving the town of Plato in the Magdalena Department of Colombia. The runway is adjacent to the northwest side of the town. See also * * *Transport in Colombia *List of airports in Colombia This is a list of air ...

* Plato Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States * Plato, Indiana, United States * Plato, Iowa, United States * Plato, Minnesota, United States *

Plato, Missouri Plato is an incorporated village in northwestern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Houston and 10 miles south of Fort Leonard Wood on Route 32. The population was 82 at the 2020 census. As ...

, United States * Plato Island, Antarctica

Science and technology

* ''Plato'' (spider), a genus of ray spider * PLATO (computer system), a computer-assisted instruction system * PLATO (spacecraft), an ESA space observatory, due to launch in 2026 * Plato (crater), a lunar crater * 5451 Plato, a main-belt asteroid * SAM-A-19 Plato, an anti-ballistic missile project * Plato scale, a scale for the gravity of beer wort and distilled spirits

Other uses

* ''Plato'' (film), a 2008 Russian film * Plato (mythology), a son of Lycaon of Arcadia in Greek mythology * Plato, a character in '' Rebel Without a Cause'' * PLATO WA, or People Lobbying Against Teaching Outcomes, a Western Australian lobby group