Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively and may refer to: *

Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...

(c. 290 – c. 303), a Christian martyr *

Vitus of Hungary Vitus of Hungary ( la, Vitus Pannonius or ''Vitus de Hungaria'', hu, Magyarországi Vid; died 1297) was a Hungarian Augustinian friar in the 13th century, who was later beatified. Monastic life Contemporary sources have preserved neither his na ...

(died 1297), beatified friar *

Vitus (bicycles) Vitus is a French bicycle manufacturer best known for its steel cycle frame tubing, and its frames built with aluminium tubes joined to aluminium lugs by bonding - a construction method the company pioneered in the late 1970s. Frames Compared to ...

, a French bicycle manufacturer * ''Vitus'' (film), a 2006 Swiss film * Domenico Vitus (born c. 1536), Italian engraver *

Maksim Vitus Maksim Yuryevich Vitus ( be, Максім Юр'евіч Вітус; russian: Максим Юрьевич Витус; born 11 February 1989) is a Belarusian professional footballer. Career Born in Vawkavysk, Vitus made his Belarusian Premier L ...

(born 1989), Belarusian footballer * Vitus Amerbach (1503–1557), German theologian, scholar and humanist * Vitus Ashaba (1943–1985), Ugandan middle-distance runner *

Vitus Bering Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741),All dates are here given in the Julian calendar, which was in use throughout Russia at the time. also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in ...

(1681–1741), Danish-born navigator in the service of Russia *

Vitus Bering (1617–1675) Vitus Pedersen Bering (6 October 1617 – 20 May 1675) was a Danish poet and historian. He served as Danish Historiographer Royal and was the great uncle of the explorer Vitus Bering (1681–1741). Early life and education Vitus Pedersen Beri ...

, Danish poet and historian *

Vitus Eicher Vitus Eicher (born 5 November 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga. Career On 23 April 2013, Eicher scored his first goal of his career in a Regionalliga Bayern game agai ...

(born 1990), German football player *

Vitus Georg Tönnemann Vitus Georg Tönnemann (1659–1740), a German Jesuit, was the only confessor to Emperor Charles VI from 1711 to 1740 - throughout his reign. Despite that position, he is largely a forgotten figure now. Biography Tönnemann was born in 1659 in ...

(1659–1740), German cleric * Vitus Graber (1844–1892), Austrian entomologist *

Vitus Huonder Vitus Huonder (born 21 April 1942) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Chur from 2007 to 2019. Vitus Huonder was born in Trun on 21 April 1942. He studied at the Pontifical Atheneum Saint Anselm and at the University of ...

(born 1942), Swiss prelate * Vitus Husek (born 1973), German canoeist *

Vitus Miletus Vitus Miletus (surname originally Möller) (1549 at Gmünd, Swabia – 11 September 1615 at Mainz) was a German Roman Catholic theologian. Life He studied at the German College, Rome, from 1567 to 1575; on 28 October 1573, as dean of the stude ...

(1549–1615), German theologian *

Vitus Nagorny Vitus Nagorny (born 21 June 1978) is a Kyrgyzstan-born German former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1978), Kyrgyzstan-born German footballer *

Vitus Pichler Vitus Pichler (born at Großberghofen, 24 May 1670; died at Munich, 15 February 1736) was an Austrian Jesuit canonist and controversial writer. He studied for the secular priesthood, but after ordination entered the Society of Jesus, 28 Septembe ...

(1670–1736), Austrian cleric and writer *

Vitus Piluzzi Vitus Piluzzi, O.F.M. Conv. (died 6 January 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Marcianopolis'' (1678–1704). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Vitus Piluzzi was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conve ...

(died 1704), Italian prelate *

Vitus of Kotor Vitus of Kotor, also Vito and Vita (c. 1275 – after 1335) was an architect from Kotor who is known for the construction of the Visoki Dečani monastery. Biography He was born in Kotor, at the time part of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval), Ki ...

(c. 1275 – after 1335), medieval Serbian architect *

Joseph Vitus Burg Joseph Vitus Burg (27 August 1768, in Offenburg – 22 May 1833, in Mainz) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman. From 1830 until his death he served as the second post-Napoleonic Bishop of Mainz The Diocese of Mainz, historically known in Eng ...

(1768–1833), German prelate *

Mba Vitus Onyekachi Mba Vitus Onyekachi (born 28 August 1984 in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is s ...

(born 1984), Nigerian footballer *

Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich Peter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich ( Croatian: Petar Vid Gvozdanović; 12 June 1738 – 13 August 1802) was a nobleman and general of the Habsburg monarchy of Croatian descent. He achieved the rank of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant and was awarded t ...

(1738–1802), Habsburg nobleman and general *

Weihenstephaner Vitus The Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (''Bavarian State Brewery of Weihenstephan'') is a German brewery located on the site of the former Weihenstephan Abbey in Freising, Bavaria. In 2014, the total output was . The brewery advertises itse ...

, a German weizenbock beer *

Vitus baronets The Vitus Baronetcy, of Limerick, was a title in the Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ir ...

, a 17th century English title *

Vitus Lake Vitus Lake is a lake in Alaska. It is long and wide. It is named for Vitus Bering, leader of the 1741 expedition to Alaska. Vitus Lake forms the southern limit of the Bering Lobe, outlets via the Seal River to the Gulf of Alaska. Legends It ...

, a lake in Alaska

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