Festus may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Porcius Festus Porcius Festus was the 5th procurator of Judea from about 59 to 62, succeeding Antonius Felix. Term in office The exact time of Festus in office is not known. The earliest proposed date for the start of his term is c. 55–56, while the latest is ...

, Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD *

Sextus Pompeius Festus Sextus Pompeius Festus, usually known simply as Festus, was a Ancient Rome, Roman Grammarian (Greco-Roman), grammarian who probably flourished in the later 2nd century AD, perhaps at Narbo (Narbonne) in Gaul. Work He made a 20-volume epitome of V ...

(later 2nd century), Roman grammarian *Festus (died 305), martyr along with Proculus of Pozzuoli *

Festus (historian) Festus (died 3 January 380) was a Late Roman historian. His name appears in some manuscripts as Rufius Festus, Rufus Festus, Sextus Rufus or Sextus Festus, but they appear to be corruptions. He is mainly known as the author of an epitome titled ...

, Roman historian and secretary of the Emperor Valens * Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius, a poet from Etruria

Modern world

* Festus Ayodele Adefiranye, Nigerian politician *

Festus Agu Festus Agu (born 13 March 1975) is a Nigerian former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. Football career Beginnings Agu was born in Enugu (city), Enugu, and began his career in ...

(born 1975), Nigerian retired footballer * Festus Akinbusoye (born 1978), British politician * Festus Arthur (born 2001), German footballer * Festus Baise (born 1980), Hong Kong footballer * Festus Ezeli (born 1989), Nigerian basketball player * Festus Hommius (1576–1642), Dutch Calvinist theologian *

Festus Igbinoghene Festus Igbinoghene (born 21 October 1969) is a Nigerian athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He attended Mississippi State University as a long jumper and triple jumper. Igbinoghene won five SEC titles in ...

(born 1969), Nigerian Olympic athlete * Festus Iyayi (1947–2013), Nigerian writer * Festus Keyamo (born 1970), Nigerian lawyer, columnist and human rights activis * Festus Limbu (born 1956), Tanzanian politician * Festus Mbandeka, Namibian lawyer and politician * Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician *

Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae (born 21 August 1939) is a Motswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004. After ten ...

(born 1939), former president of Botswana * Festus Nwafili (born 1976), Nigerian Bishop * Festus Ogun, Nigerian lawyer * Festus Okotie-Eboh (1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance * Festus Olabode Ola (born 1956), Nigerian senator * Festus Onigbinde (born 1942), Nigerian football manager * Festus Perera (1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Festus Segun (1915-????), Nigerian Anglican bishop * Festus Simbiak (born 1952), Indonesian academic and politician * Festus Walters (1849–1922), Ohio jurist and advocate for Gubernatorial judicial independence *

Festus Tierney Festus Patrick Tierney (July 1, 1899 – August 14, 1973) was a Guard (American football), guard in the National Football League. Tierney split the 1922 NFL season between the Hammond Pros and the Toledo Maroons before playing the next two season ...

(1899–1973), former guard in the National Football League * Festus Ueitele, Namibian politician *

Loren D. Hagen Loren Douglas Hagen (February 25, 1946 – August 7, 1971) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Vietnam War as Recon Te ...

(1946–1971), nicknamed "Festus", United States Army Special Forces officer awarded the Medal of Honor * Drew Hankinson (born 1983), professional wrestler who used the name Festus * Festus Njeru Njue (born 1982), a Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - Kenya. He is the co - author of the journal paper titled "The Legal, Practical and Policy Dilemmas in Enforcing the Sexual Offences Act of Kenya in Relation to Consensual Adolescent Sex."

Places

Festus, Missouri Festus is a city situated in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States, and is also a suburb of St. Louis. It had a population of 12,706 individuals as of the 2020 census. Geography Festus is situated just west of the Mississippi River. The cit ...

, a town in the United States ** Festus Memorial Airport

Other uses

*Festus Haggen, a character in the American television program ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' *"Festus", a poem by the English poet Philip James Bailey *Festus, a bronze dragon from Rick Riordan's ''

The Heroes of Olympus ''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea. In the fourth book of the series, there is also a f ...

'' fantasy novels *Festus the Leechlord, a character from

Warhammer Fantasy (setting) ''Warhammer Fantasy'' (later renamed ''Warhammer: The Old World'') is a fictional fantasy universe created by Games Workshop and used in many of its games, including the table top wargame '' Warhammer'', the '' Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (WF ...

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