Darius is a

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given name. Etymologically, it is the English-language

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of the Persian name '' Dariush'' ().

Origin and meaning

The origin of the name is the , , composed of 'to hold' + 'good', meaning "he who holds firm the good", from

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*', 'to hold' and analogous to: * grc, Δᾱρειαῖος, translit=Dareiaîos * arc, script=Armi, 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔, translit=dryhwš *

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: *

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system * Akkadian myt ...

: Shorter forms include: *

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: * Ancient Greek: * arc, links=no, script=Armi, 𐡃𐡓𐡅𐡔, translit=drwš, drywš * Elamite: * Akkadian: * Egyptian: * xlc, script=Lyci, 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖, translit=Ñtarijeus- * hy, Դարեհ, translit=dareh * peo, links=no, script=Xpeo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, translit=Dārayauš OldPersian-DA

Notable people with the given name "Darius" include

Historical people

Darius I Darius I ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his ...

(the Great) (521–486 BCE), Persian king * Darius II (423–404 BCE), Persian king *

Darius III Darius III ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Dar ...

(Codomannus) (336–330 BCE), Persian king * Darius I of Media Atropatene, Persian prince * Darius Painter, Italian vase painter * Darius of Pontus, Persian monarch * Darius the Magnificent, Mughal prince * Darius the Mede, King of Babylon * Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE

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Darius Aučyna Darius Aučyna (born 7 May 1989) is a retired Lithuanian long jumper. He finished eleventh at the 2009 European U23 Championships, fourth at the 2011 European U23 Championships, eighth at the 2011 Summer Universiade and tenth at the 2013 Summer ...

(born 1989), Lithuanian long jumper * Darius Adamczyk (born 1966), American businessman * Darius Adams (born 1989), Bulgarian-American basketball player *

Darius Allen Darius Allen (born April 8, 1992) is an American former professional gridiron football defensive end. College career Allen played college football for the CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves from 2011 to 2014. He won the Gene Upshaw Award as the best li ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Darius Anderson Darius “Jet” Anderson (born September 10, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at TCU. Early years Anderson attended George Ranch High School. As a junior, he received District 24-5A Off ...

(born 1997), American football player

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Darius Baker Darius Baker (January 18, 1845 – March 19, 1926)"Darius Baker, Retired Justice, Dies At 81", ''Rutland Daily Herald'' (March 20, 1926), p. 1."Justice Darius Baker Dies", ''Brooklyn Times Union'' (March 20, 1926), p. 2. was a justice of the Rho ...

(1845–1926), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court * Darius L. Bancroft (1819–??), American politician * Darius Bazley (born 2000), American basketball player * Darius Bea (1913–2001), American baseball player * Darius Blandford (1843–1917), Canadian blacksmith *

Darius Botha Daniël Sarel 'Darius' Botha (26 June 1955 – 12 February 2018) was a South African rugby union player. Playing career Botha played for the Blue Bulls, Northern Transvaal under–20 side in 1974 to 1975 and made his debut for the Northern T ...

(1955–2018), South African rugby union footballer * Darius Boyd (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer *

Darius Bradwell Darius Bradwell (born May 15, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane. College career Bradwell was a member of the Tulane Green Wave for four seasons. He finished his collegiate ca ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Darius Florin Brăguși Darius Florin Brăguși (born 18 June 1993) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ITF Men's Circuit and current member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On 30 January 2012 he reached his highest ATP ATP may refer to: Companies ...

(born 1993), Romanian tennis player *

Darius Brooks Darius Lionel Brooks (born April 30, 1963) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1990, with the release of, ''Simply Darius'', by Sound of Gospel, and he would go on to release five more albums with his own label imprin ...

(born 1963), American musician * Darius Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Darius Brubeck (born 1947), American musician *

Darius Buia Darius Grazian Buia (born 30 April 1994) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSC Ghiroda. Personal life Darius Buia is the son of former Romanian international Romulus Buia Romulus "Romică" Buia (born 15 June 1970 in Bai ...

(born 1994), Romanian footballer *

Darius Butkus Darius Butkus (born November 11, 1972) is a Lithuanian former international footballer who played for FK Ekranas and FK Nevėžis, as a defender. International career Butkus played two matches for Lithuania at the 1993 Baltic Cup. He had pr ...

(born 1972), Lithuanian footballer * Darius Butler (born 1986), American football player

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* Darius Campbell (1980–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter * Darius Charles (born 1987), English footballer *

Darius Ciraco Darius Ciraco (born February 13, 1996) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). University career Ciraco played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos from 2014 to 20 ...

(born 1996), Canadian football player * Darius Clark (1798–1871), American physician and politician *

Darius Clemons Darius Clemons is a retired American basketball player. He is known for his standout college career at Loyola University in Chicago, where he was named Midwestern City Conference Player of the Year in 1981. He remains the school's all-time le ...

(born 1960), American basketball player * Darius Cobb (1834–1919), American painter *

Darius N. Couch Darius Nash Couch (July 23, 1822 – February 12, 1897) was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican–American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Uni ...

(1822–1897), American soldier *

Darius Cox Darius Cox (born March 16, 1983) is a Bermudian footballer who currently plays for Bermudian Premier Division side Robin Hood. Club career Cox began his career with Devonshire Cougars and played for the team for several years in the Bermudian ...

(born 1983), Bermudian footballer * Darius Crosby (1768–1818), American politician * Darius Crouter (1827–1910), Canadian minister *

Dárius Csillag Dárius Csillag (born 29 January 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Budaörs.Csillag Dárius ...

(born 1995), Hungarian footballer

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* Darius Campbell Danesh (1980-2022), Scottish pop star * Darius Paul Dassault (1882–1969), French general *

Darius Days Darius Days (born October 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Darius Defoe (born 1984), British basketball player *

Darius Degutis Darius Degutis is a Lithuanian diplomat who served as Lithuanian ambassador to Poland and Israel in the early 2000s and later served in Australia. Degutis was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania in 2003. Educatio ...

, Lithuanian diplomat * Darius de Haas (born 1968), American actor * Darius Dhlomo (1931–2015), South African footballer *

Darius Dimavičius Darius Dimavičius (born April 8, 1968) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a c ...

(born 1968), Lithuanian basketball player *

Darius Draudvila Darius Draudvila (born 29 March 1983) is a Lithuanian decathlon and heptathlon track and field athlete, who internationally competes for Lithuania, but lives in the United States. During studies in USA, Darius represented Kansas State track ...

(born 1983), Lithuanian decathlon athlete *

Darius D'Silva Darius D'Silva (born 16 April 1998) is a cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He made his international debut for the United Arab Emirates in August 2019. He lives in Perth, Western Australia, and has represent ...

(born 1998), Emirati cricketer * Darius D'Souza (born 1989), Indian-Canadian cricketer

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* Darius Elias, Canadian politician * Darius Eubanks (born 1991), American football player

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* Darius Fisher, British film producer * Darius Fleming (born 1989), American football player

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* Darius Garland (born 2000), American basketball player * Darius Goff (1809–1891), American textile manufacturer * Darius Grala (born 1964), Polish sports car racing driver *

Darius Gray Darius Gray is an African-American Latter-day Saint speaker and writer. Gray was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1964. He attended Brigham Young University for o ...

(born 1945), American religious speaker * Darius Grigalionis (born 1977), Lithuanian swimmer *

Darius Grosu Darius Constantin Grosu (born 7 June 2002) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I side Farul Constanța. Club career Viitorul Constanta He made his league debut on 17 June 2020 in Liga I match against Chin ...

(born 2002), Romanian footballer * Derrius Guice (born 1997), American football player *

Darius Guppy Darius Guppy (born June 1964) is a British businessman resident in South Africa. He was formerly a close friend of Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In 1993 he was sentenced to fiv ...

(born 1964), Anglo–Iranian businessman * Darius Gvildys (born 1970), Lithuanian footballer

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* Darius Hadley (born 1973), American football player * Darius Haili, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer * Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player *

Darius Hanks Darius Hanks (born February 23, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Alabama. Despite being projected as a fifth round draft pick, he was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undra ...

(born 1989), American football player * Darius D. Hare (1843–1897), American soldier *

Darius Harper Darius Harper (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college basketball at Miami (OH) and college football at Cincinnati. Co ...

(born 1997), American football player * Darius Harris (born 1996), American football player *

Darius Helton Darius Helton (October 2, 1954 – October 3, 2006) was an American football guard. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1977 and for the BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...

(1954–2006), American football player *

Darius Henderson Darius Alexis Henderson (born 7 September 1981) is an English professional footballer who last played as a striker for Eastleigh. Born in Sutton, England, (although he is often mistakenly cited as being born in Doncaster, where he moved at ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

Darrius Heyward-Bey Darrius Ramar Heyward-Bey (born February 26, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Maryland, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders seventh overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also p ...

(born 1987), American football player * Darius Hill (born 1985), American football player * Darius Hillary (born 1993), American football player * Darius Hodge (born 1998), American football player *

Darius Holbert Darius Holbert (born August 5, 1974 in Dallas, Texas) is a composer of film scores for movies, television and other media, as well as a songwriter, a touring and recording musician. He has composed music for numerous films including the feature d ...

(born 1974), American musician *

Darius Holland Darius Jerome Holland (born November 10, 1973) is a former American football defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He w ...

(born 1973), American football player

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Darius Ishaku Darius Dickson Ishaku, FNIA, FNITP CON (born 30 July 1954) is a Nigerian architect, urban planner, university lecturer and politician. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and the Governor of Taraba State. Early life Ishaku was bo ...

(born 1954), Nigerian architect

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Darius Jackson Darius Jackson (born December 1, 1993) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, L ...

(born 1993), American football player * Darius James (born 1954), American author and performance artist *

Darius Jennings Darius Lamar Jennings (born June 28, 1992) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is a free agent. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and played college football at Virginia. Jenning ...

(born 1992), American football player * Darius Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Darius Johnson-Odom (born 1989), American basketball player *

Darius Jokarzadeh Darius Jokarzadeh (born ) is a Welsh male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category. Jokarzadeh was born in Cardiff to an Iranian father. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, a secondary school that teaches through the medium o ...

(born 1993), Welsh weightlifter * Darius Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

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Darius Kaiser Darius Kaiser (born 15 October 1961) is a Polish-born German racing cyclist. He won the German National Road Race in 1989. Major results Sources: ;1985 : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne ;1986 : 9th Overall Tour de Pologne ;1989 : 1st Road race, ...

(born 1961), Polish-German cyclist *

Darius Kaleb Darius Kaleb is an American actor and musician that achieved recognition through his role in the Netflix original ''Luke Cage'', as well as playing parts in multiple shows on Broadway. Kaleb also featured in a Japanese live show tour as a fictional ...

, American actor * Darius Kampa (born 1977), German footballer * Darius Kasparaitis (born 1972), Lithuanian–American ice hockey player * Darius Kazemi (born 1983), American computer programmer * Darius Khondji (born 1955), French-Iranian cinematographer * Darius Kilgo (born 1991), American football player *

Darius Kinsey Darius Kinsey (1869–1945) was a photographer active in western Washington state from 1890 to 1940. He is best known for his large-format images of loggers and phases of the region's lumber industry. He also photographed locomotives and landsc ...

(1869–1945), American photographer * Darius Knight (born 1990), English table tennis player *

Darius Koski Darius Olavi Koski (born January 3, 1971) is the US-American lead guitarist and songwriter of the punk rock band Swingin' Utters, the alternative punk rock bands Filthy Thievin' Bastards and the Re-volts The Re-Volts are an American punk band ...

(born 1971), American guitarist

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* Darius Labanauskas (born 1971), Lithuanian darts player *

Darius Latham Darius Latham (born November 9, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played for the Oakland Raiders for two seasons from 2016–2017. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. Early years ...

(born 1994), American football player * Darius Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player * Darius Lewis (born 1999), American-Trinidadian footballer * Darius Lukminas (born 1968), Lithuanian basketball player

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Darius Maciulevičius Darius Maciulevičius (born 6 November 1973) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Ekranas. Career He has also represented clubs such as Alania Vladikavkaz, Hakoah Ramat Gan and FK Sūduva Marijampolė. I ...

(born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder *

Darius Madison Darius Madison (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional soccer player. Career Madison played fours years of college soccer, including three years at the University of Virginia and a single year at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Cou ...

(born 1994), American soccer player *

Darius Magdišauskas Darius Magdišauskas (born 14 July 1969) is a Lithuanian former footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Magdišauskas started his career with Belarusian side Lida. Before the 1990 season, he signed for Kareda in Lithuania. After that, M ...

(born 1969), Lithuanian footballer *

Darius Makaria Darius Cătălin Makaria (born 2 February 1993) is a Romanian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalk ...

(born 1993), Romanian handballer * Darius Marder, American film director *

Darius Marshall Darius Marshall (born February 21, 1989) is a former American football running back. He was a member of the New Mexico Stars. Marshall played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Early life Darius Marshall was an all-state selection ...

(born 1989), American football player * Darius Martin (born 1999), American professional wrestler *

Darius Maskoliūnas Darius Maskoliūnas (born 6 January 1971) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player, coach, and politician. He is currently the assistant basketball coach of FC Barcelona, and the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball ...

(born 1971), Lithuanian basketball player *

Darius Mažintas Darius Mažintas (born 7 March 1982 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian pianist and politician. Since March 2013 to September 2014 he has been Vice Minister for Culture. Biography Mažintas studied at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art ...

(born 1982), Lithuanian politician *

Darius Msagha Mbela Darius Msagha Mbela was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government d ...

, Kenyan politician * Darius McCollum (born 1965), American bus driver * Darius McCrary (born 1976), American actor *

Darius McGhee Darius McGhee (born June 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Liberty Flames. High school career McGhee attended Roxboro Community School in Rox ...

(born 1999), American basketball player *

Darius Mead Darius Mead (July 9, 1787– January 28, 1864) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1844 to 1846. Mead was the son of Joshua and Rachel (Knapp) Mead, of Round Hill, Greenwich, Conn., was born in that town, ...

(1787–1864), American politician * Darius Mead (Michigan politician) (1798–1859), American politician *

Darius Miceika Darius Miceika (born 22 February 1983 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired professional footballer from Lithuania. He has also played for Lithuanian national team. Club career Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius ...

(born 1983), Lithuanian footballer * Darius Miles (born 1981), American basketball player *

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

(1892–1974), French composer * Darius Miller (born 1990), American basketball player *

Darius Miller (railroad president) Darius Miller (April 3, 1859 – August 24, 1914) was president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Colorado and Southern Railway. Early life and family Darius Miller was born in 1859 in Princeton, Illinois, the son of John ...

(1859–1914), American railway executive * Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910), American banker and philanthropist * Darius Juozas Mockus (born 1965), Lithuanian entrepreneur * Darius Clark Monroe (born 1980), American writer * Darius A. Monsef IV (born 1981), American entrepreneur *

Darius Moon Darius B. Moon (1851–1939) was an architect in Lansing, Michigan, United States. A largely self-educated poet, artist and craftsman, Moon built over 260 structures, most of them in the area of Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan, during a pr ...

(1851–1939), American architect * Darius A. Moore (1833–1905), American merchant and politician * Darius Morris (born 1991), American basketball player *

Darius Muasau Darius Muasau (born February 10, 2001) is an American football linebacker who currently plays college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. High school career Muasau attended Mililani High School in Hawaii, where he was a line ...

(born 2001), American football player * Darius Mutamba (born 1991), Zimbabwean visual artist

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Darius Nggawa Darius Nggawa (1 May 1929 – 9 January 2008) was an Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on 12 October 1955, Nggawa was named bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the ...

(1929–2008), Indonesian bishop

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* Darius A. Ogden (1813–1889), American lawyer and politician * Darius Olaru (born 1998), Romanian footballer * Darius Osei (born 1996), English footballer

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Darius Paul Darius Paul (born April 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Albany Patroons of North American Premier Basketball Collegiately, he played for Robert Morris University in the NAIA, for Western Michigan University in t ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Darius J. Pearce Darius James Pearce (born 23 February 1972) is a Jersey businessman and former politician who was imprisoned for money laundering. Early life and education Pearce was born in the City of London. He was educated at De La Salle College, Jersey. ...

(born 1972), Jersey politician * Darius Perkins (1964–2019), Australian actor *

Darius Perry Darius Perry (born March 13, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Würzburg Baskets of the Bundesliga. He has previously played college basketball for the UCF Knights of the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and the Louisvi ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Darius Phillips (born 1996), American football player * Darius Philon (born 1994), American football player * Darius Powe (born 1994), American football player *

Darius Prince Darius Prince (born April 23, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Albany Empire of the National Arena League (NAL). Before joining the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019, he played on vari ...

(born 1990), American football player

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Darius Quimby Darius Quimby is recognized as the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in the United States. Constable Quimby worked for the Albany County Constable's Office of New York. He was killed on January 3, 1791. He may ...

(died 1791), American police officer

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Darius Rafat Darius Justin Rafat (born 13 December 1977) is a Canadian music producer, composer, bandleader, music agent and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the music agency and production firm Fat Music London. Early life Rafat was born 13 Dec ...

(born 1977), Canadian producer *

Darius Regelskis Darius Regelskis (born 15 April 1976) is a Lithuanian professional footballer. He was playing the position of defender and is 1.78 m tall and weighs 71 kg. Regelskis spent the prime years of his career playing for FBK Kaunas. He is a for ...

(born 1976), Lithuanian footballer * Darius Rejali (born 1959), Iranian-American political scientist * Darius Reynaud (born 1984), American football player * Darius Reynolds (born 1989), American football player * Darius Rice (born 1982), American basketball player *

Darius Rochebin Darius Rochebin, born Darius Khoshbin on 25 December 1966 in Geneva, is a Swiss journalist of Iranian origin. From 1998 to 2020, he presented the newscast of the national broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) as well as the RTS program ''Par ...

(born 1966), Iranian-Swiss journalist * Darius Roy (born 1998), American basketball player * Darius Rucker (born 1966), American musician *

Dárius Rusnák Dárius Rusnák (born December 2, 1959) is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey forward who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Slovan Bratislava. He was a member of the Czechoslovak 1981 Canada Cup team and was a silver medalist at th ...

(born 1959), Slovak ice hockey player

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* Darius Sanajevas (born 1977), Lithuanian footballer * Darius Sanders (born 1983), American football player * Darius Scholtysik (born 1966), German footballer *

Darius Semaña Darius Gerard L. Semaña (born June 30, 1973) is a Filipino lead guitarist for the band Parokya ni Edgar and is the oldest member of the group. Biography Semaña grew up in Mataasnakahoy, Batangas and attended Fine Arts in the University of t ...

(born 1973), Filipino guitarist *

Darius Sessions Darius Sessions (17 August 1717 – 27 April 1809) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the buildup to the American Revolutionary War. He was heavily involved in moderating the effects of t ...

(1717–1809), British politician *

Darius Shu Darius Shu (born 5 May 1994) is a British cinematographer, film director and producer, best known for his work on the films '' His Hands, Mical'' and '' Secret Child''. His directorial debut short film '' His Hands'' premiered at Tribeca Film Fe ...

(born 1994), British cinematographer *

Darius Šilinskis Darius Šilinskis (born May 18, 1984, in Mažeikiai, Lithuania) is a former professional Lithuanian basketball center, who last played for NKL's JAZZ-Diremta. He is 2.16 m tall and weights 118 kg. In his early professional career he had cou ...

(born 1984), Lithuanian basketball player * Darius Sinathrya (born 1985), Swiss-Indonesian actor *

Darius Sirtautas Darius Sirtautas (born July 14, 1970 in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player, and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was a 6'4" (1.93m) tall shooting guard. Playing career Sirtautas started his pr ...

(born 1970), Lithuanian basketball player * Darius Škarnulis (born 1977), Lithuanian race walker *

Darius Slay Darius Demetrius Slay Jr. (born January 1, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in ...

(born 1991), American football player * Darius Slayton (born 1997), American football player *

Darius S. Smith Darius S. Smith (August 19, 1833 – September 14, 1913) was a South Dakota politician. On May 20, 1862, he married Adelia M. Williams. Their daughter, Sylvia, would marry Joseph H. Bottum, later also a member of the South Dakota Senate. Sylvia a ...

(1833–1913), American politician * Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian basketball player * Darius Stills (born 1998), American football player * Darius Strolė (born 1974), Lithuanian cyclist

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Darius Taylor Darius Taylor (born October 2, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the General Manager of thConnecticut Sunof the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Career Taylor began his coaching career as a ...

(born 1978), American basketball coach *

Darius Theus Darius Theus (born January 12, 1990) is an American former basketball player. He played collegiately for VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU. He played professionally in the Netherlands and Germany. Professional career In 2013, Theus signed his first ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Darius Thompson Darius Jamar Thompson (born May 4, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Early life Thompson was ...

(born 1995), American basketball player

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* Darius Vâlcov (born 1977), Romanian politician * Darius Van Arman, American businessman * Darius van Driel (born 1989), Dutch golfer * Darius Vassell (born 1980), English footballer * Darius Victor (born 1994), American football player *

Darius Vinnett Darius Vinnett (born September 30, 1984) from St. Rose, Louisiana is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Arkansas and high school football at ...

(born 1984), American football player

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* Darius Walker (born 1985), American football player *

Darius B. Warner Darius B. Warner (February 26, 1832 – February 28, 1917) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. In 1863, as a lieutenant colonel, Warner led the 113th Ohio Infantry at the Battle of Chickamauga. On April 3, 1866, Pr ...

(1832–1917), American army officer * Darius Washington Jr. (born 1985), Macedonian-American basketball player * Darius Watts (born 1981), American football player * Darius White (born 1992), American football player * Darius Williams (born 1998), American football player

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* Darius Young (1938–2021), American sharpshooter * Darius Yuen (born 1969), Hong Kong banker

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Darius Zagorskis Darius Zagorskis (born November 20, 1969) is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster (2013). Biography Zagorskis learned to play chess and trained at the Chess School in Vilnius. In 1989 in Klaipeda gained the first serious success, taking 3rd place i ...

(born 1969), Lithuanian chess Grandmaster * Darius Žutautas (born 1978), Lithuanian footballer

Surname

* Adam Darius (1930–2017), American dancer * Claudia Darius, German soprano * Donovin Darius (born 1975), American football player *

Eric Darius Eric Darius (born December 3, 1982), is an American saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator. Early life Darius was born in New Jersey to a father of Haitian descent and a mother of Jamaican descent. He grew up in Tampa, Flo ...

(born 1982), American saxophonist * Steponas Darius (1896–1933), Lithuanian-American pilot * Vincent Darius (1955–2016), Grenadian bishop

Fictional characters

* Darius (''Highlander''), an Immortal from ''Highlander: The Series'' *Darius, a character from ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' *Darrius, a character from ''Mortal Kombat'' *Darius, a character from '' Need for Speed: Carbon'' *Darius, the Hand of Noxus, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Ri ...

'' *Darius, a character from ''

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel se ...

'' *Darius, the wolf character from the Patrick Carman books ''

The Land of Elyon The Land of Elyon is a series of children's fantasy novels by Patrick Carman. The series consists of: Book 1: '' The Dark Hills Divide'' Book 2: '' Beyond the Valley of Thorns'' Book 3: '' The Tenth City'' Prequel: '' Into the Mist'' Book ...

'' *Darius Britt, the female main character from ''

Safety Not Guaranteed ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' is a 2012 American science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. The picture was screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Scr ...

'' *Darius, main character from

Party Hard (video game) ''Party Hard'' is an action stealth video game developed by Pinokl Games and published by tinyBuild for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. A mobile port, ''Party Hard Go'', was released for Fire OS, ...

*Darius, character from the

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patric ...

franchise *Darius, character from the TV show Atlanta (TV series) *Darius Bowman, the main protagonist from the TV series '' Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous'' *Darius Kincade, a character from '' The Hitman's Bodyguard'' *Darius Silva Ganius, prime minister from the '' Mushoku Tensei''

References

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