Cephas may refer to:
Religion
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Saint Peter
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...
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Diocese of Cephas, an ancient episcopal seat of the Roman province of Mesopotamia, in present-day Tur Abdin, Turkey
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Cephas of Iconium, among the Seventy Disciples of Jesus, bishop of Iconium or Colophon, Pamphylia
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Moses Bar Cephas or Moses Bar-Kepha (c. 813–903), Syriac writer and bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church
People
Given name
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Cephas Yao Agbemenu
Cephas Yao Agbemenu (born 29 May 1951) is a Ghanaian sculptor, and educator. He is an art professor who teaches at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a sculptor and a traditional African wood carver, who sees parallels between his ...
(born 1951), Ghanaian sculptor and a traditional African wood carver and Art Professor
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Céphas Bansah (born 1948), Ngoryifia ("developmental chief") of the Gbi Traditional area of Hohoe, Ghana
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Cephas Chimedza (born 1984), Zimbabwean footballer
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Cephas Lemba (born 1970), Zambian sprinter
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Cephas Lumina, Zambian lawyer and human rights expert
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Cephas Malele (born 1994), Angolan-born Swiss footballer
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Cephas Matafi (born 1971), Zimbabwean long-distance runner
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Cephas Mark (1872–1942), Canadian druggist and political figure
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Cephas Msipa (1931–2016), Zimbabwean politician
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Cephas Pasipamiri
Cephas Pasipamiri (born 25 September 1975) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十� ...
, Zimbabwean long distance and marathon runner
*Cephas Quested, leader of
the Aldington Gang, a 19th-century band of smugglers in England
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Cephas Thompson
Cephas Thompson (July 1, 1775 – November 6, 1856) was an American painter. He was born, died, and lived most of his life in Middleborough, Massachusetts, but traveled extensively down the Atlantic coast and lived far from home for months at ...
(1775–1856), American itinerant portrait painter
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Cephas Washburn (1793–1860), Christian missionary and educator
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Cephas Zhuwao (born 1984), Zimbabwean cricketer
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Collen Cephas Gwiyo, Zimbabwean politician and deputy secretary general of the Zimbabwe Congress
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Edward Cephas John Stevens
Edward Cephas John Stevens (18 October 1837 – 6 June 1915) was a New Zealand politician in Canterbury Province, provincial government in Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, and a member of both the New Zealand House of Representatives, l ...
(1837–1915), New Zealand politician
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Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones (; born July 21, 1989) is an American-British actress and singer who is best known for originating the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Broadway stage musical ''Hamilton''. Her work on ''Hamilton ...
(born 1989), American actress
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Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones (; January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award; along with four consecutive ...
(1957-2023), American actor
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Diana Cephas
Diana Cephas was the plaintiff in a freedom suit filed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1840. She won her case after it went to trial in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in 1843. Born into slavery in Maryland, she and her young son Josiah had bee ...
, African American plaintiff in freedom suit
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Kassian Cephas
Kassian Cephas or Kassian Céphas (15 January 1845 – 16 November 1912) was a Javanese people, Javanese photographer of the court of the Yogyakarta Sultanate. He was the first indigenous person from Indonesia to become a professional photogra ...
(1845–1912), Javanese photographer
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McColm Cephas (born 1978), Liberian footballer
Other uses
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Cephas & Wiggins, an American acoustic blues duo
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