Caesar is a surname. It most commonly refers to
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil wa ...
(100 BC–44 BC), a Roman general and statesman.
Other notable people with the surname include:
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Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar (December 5, 1933 – March 6, 1986) was an American film and theater actor. Known for his signature deep voice, Caesar was a staple of off-Broadway as a member of the Negro Ensemble Company, and as a voiceover artist for numerous ...
(1933–1986), American actor
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Alfred Augustus Levi Caesar (1914-1995), English geographer
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Arthur Caesar (1892–1953), American screenwriter
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Bill Caesar
William Cecil Caesar (25 November 1899 – 5 April 1988) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Surrey in one match in 1922 and then, 24 years later, in three matches for Somerset in 1946.
Cricket career
Caesar was a lower-order ri ...
(1899–1988), English cricketer
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Burt Caesar
Burt Caesar is a British actor, broadcaster and director for stage and television, who was born in St Kitts and migrated to England with his family as a child.[David Caesar
David Caesar (born 1963) is an Australian television and film director and writer. He grew up in Turlinjah on the south coast of NSW and attended school in nearby Moruya where he was school captain in his senior year.
Caesar graduated from the ...]
(born 1963), Australian television director, film director and writer
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Gene Caesar (1927–1986), American writer
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Gus Caesar (born 1966), English footballer
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Hans-Joachim Caesar (1905–1990), German Bank Comptroller in Paris, 1940–44
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Imruh Bakari Caesar, British filmmaker and writer
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Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar (born Isidor Keiser, July 4, 1895 – December 17, 1996) was an American lyricist and composer primarily for theater who wrote lyrics for numerous song standards, including " Swanee", " Sometimes I'm Happy", " Crazy Rhythm", ...
(1895–1996), American lyricist and theatre composer
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Ivan Caesar (1967–2008), American football player
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Julius Caesar (judge)
Sir Julius Caesar (1557/155818 April 1636) was an English lawyer, judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1622. He was also known as Julius Adelmare.
Early life and education
Caesar was born near T ...
(1557/8–1636), British judge and politician (MP for Reigate, Bletchingley, Windsor, Westminster, Middlesex and Maldon)
* Oakley Caesar-Su, better known as
Central Cee
Oakley Neil Caesar-Su (born 4 June 1998), known professionally as Central Cee, is a British rapper from Shepherd's Bush, London. Regarded as a leading figure in UK rap, he rose to prominence in 2020 with the release of his drill singles "Day i ...
(born 1998), British rapper and songwriter
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Pogus Caesar
Pogus Caesar (born 1953)["Pogus Caesar"](_blank)
''Diaspora Artists''. is a British ...
(born 1953), British photographer, conceptual artist, archivist, author, curator, television producer and director
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Robert Caesar (1602–1637), English lawyer and politician
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Shirley Caesar
Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (Birth name, née Caesar; born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American Gospel music, gospel singer. Her career began in 1951, when she signed to Federal Records at the age of 12. Thro ...
(born 1938), American singer
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Sid Caesar
Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950–1954) ...
(1922–2014), American comedian and television personality
See also
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Caesar (disambiguation)
Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) was a Roman general and dictator.
Caesar or Cæsar may also refer to:
Places
* Caesar, Zimbabwe
* Caesar Creek State Park, in southwestern Ohio
People
* Caesar (given name)
* Caesar (surname)
* Caesar (title), a tit ...
, for people known by the title "Caesar"
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Matt Szczur (born 1989), American baseball player whose last name is pronounced identically to the most common English pronunciation of "Caesar"
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