Cletus or Cleatus is a given name (

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...

Κλητος or ''Klētos)'', meaning "''one who has been called''" or "''summoned one''". It may refer to:

People

Religion

Pope Anacletus Pope Anacletus (born – died ), also known as Cletus, was the bishop of Rome, following Peter and Linus. Anacletus served between and his death, . Cletus was a Roman who, during his tenure as pope, ordained a number of priests and is trad ...

(died c. 92), third Bishop of Rome, also known as Cletus *

Cletus Bél Cletus from the kindred Bél (; died December 1245) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Eger from 1224 to 1245. As royal chancellor, he drafted the Golden Bull of 1222 issued by King Andrew II of ...

(died 1245), Hungarian prelate

Politics

Cletus Avoka Cletus Apul Avoka (born 20 November 1951) is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the Parliament of Ghana representing the Zebilla constituency in the Upper East region. He was the majority leader of the parliament during his time in o ...

(born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer and politician * Cletus Seidu Dapilah (born 1980), Ghanaian politician *

Cletus Dunn Cletus Dunn (born May 11, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 2000 to 2007. Born in Morell, Prince Edward Island, the son of Frank Dunn and Eileen O'Brien, Dunn received a B ...

(born 1948), Canadian politician * Cletus Wotorson (1937–2024), Liberian politician and geologist

Sports

* Cletus Andersson (1893–1971), Swedish water polo player * Clete Blakeman (born 1964), American football official *

Clete Boyer Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer (February 9, 1937 – June 4, 2007) was an American professional baseball third baseman — who occasionally played shortstop and second base — in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (1955–57) ...

(1937–2007), American baseball player *

Cletus Clark Cletus Clark (born January 20, 1962) is a retired male hurdler from the United States, best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI ...

(born 1962), American retired hurdler * Cletus Paul (born 1993), Indian footballer * Cletus Seldin (born 1986), American boxer

Other fields

* Cletus Ibeto (born 1952), Nigerian businessman * Cletus P. Kurtzman (1938–2017), American mycologist *

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born as :si:ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස්, ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala language, Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cine ...

(born 1949), Sri Lankan actor

Fictional characters

Cletus Hogg ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...

, a deputy in the TV show ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' *

Cletus Kasady Cletus Cortland Kasady is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Erik Larsen, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 (March 1991) as the ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain, also known as Carnage * Cletus Klump, in ''

The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor may refer to: * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963 film), directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996 film), directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy ** ''The Nutty Professor'' (soundtrack), sound ...

'' and its

sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

* Cledus Snow, in ''

Smokey and the Bandit ''Smokey and the Bandit'' is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham ...

'' *

Cletus Spuckler The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...

, in ''The Simpsons'' * Cleatus, a minor character on ''Good Times'' * Cletus, a recurring character in ''

Helluva Boss ''Helluva Boss'' is an American adult animated musical black comedy web series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. It revolves around the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., a company in Hell that offers hitman services in the real ...

'' * Cletus, in the ''Deponia'' video game series * Cletus Ewing, in the video game ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

'' * Cletus, a police dog in the series ''

Resident Alien In law, an alien is generally any person (including an organization) who is not a citizen or a national of a specific country, although definitions and terminology differ across legal systems. Lexicology The term "alien" is derived from the L ...

Other uses

* Cleatus the Robot, the robot mascot of

Fox NFL Sunday ''Fox NFL Sunday'' is an American sports television program broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television network. The show debuted on September 4, 1994, and serves as the pre-game show for the network's National Football League (NFL ...

and all of Fox Sports * ''Cletus'' (bug), a genus of true bugs in the family

Coreidae Coreidae is a large family (biology), family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug. As a fam ...