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 Proculus (died c. 281) was a Roman usurper, one of the "minor pretenders" according to '' Historia Augusta'', who would have taken the purple against Emperor Probus in 280. This is now disputed. Probably Proculus had family connection with the ...

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 Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue (born October 21, 1989) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores be ...

(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 Festus Iyayi (29 September 1947 – 12 November 2013) was a Nigerian leftist writer, best known for advancing his politics through realist novels depicting the sociopolitical environment of contemporary Nigeria. He was also a former president of ...

(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 Kiunjuri Festus Mwangi (born April 18, 1969) is a politician born in Kieni, Nyeri County. He has held various political and government positions. Education and Political life Education Mwangi Kiunjuri graduated from Moi University with a Bach ...

(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 Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh (18 July 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who was the finance minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966 during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Okotie-Eboh was born to an Itsekiri Chie ...

(1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance *

Festus Olabode Ola Festus Olabode Ola (born 12 November 1956) was elected Senator for Ekiti Central constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria, taking office on 30 June 2009. He is a member of the Action Congress (AC) party. Ola obtained a Higher National Diploma in A ...

(born 1956), Nigerian senator *

Festus Onigbinde Festus 'Adegboye' Onigbinde (born March 5, 1938, in Modakeke) is a Nigerian former football manager. Career He coached Nigeria national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, an achievement he had already gotten, between 1982 and 1984. In 1984, Onig ...

(born 1942), Nigerian football manager *

Festus Perera Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 - 2013) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was first elected to parliament representing Wennappuwa Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is north of Negombo. The ...

(1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Festus Segun Festus Oluwole Segun (born 20 March 1915) was a Nigerian Anglican bishop. Segun was born in Ijebu Ode. He was educated at Our Saviour's Primary School in Ijebu Ode; St. Andrew's College in Oyo and Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone. Segun was or ...

(1915-????), Nigerian Anglican bishop *

Festus Simbiak Festus Simbiak (born 1 February 1952) was an Indonesian academic who served as the acting rector of Cenderawasih University from 2011 until 2013 and as the coordinator for private universities in Papua and West Papua from 2013 until 2017. Ear ...

(born 1952), Indonesian academic and politician *

Festus Walters Festus Walters (1849 – 1922) was an Ohio jurist and advocate for gubernatorial judicial independence known for the controversial decision to try an Ohio National Guard commander for murder following the Washington County Courthouse riots of 18 ...

(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 Festus Ueitele is a Namibian politician who has been Governor of Omaheke Region from April 2013 to April 2020. He was placed 49th on the SWAPO electoral list prior to the 2009 general election and, as SWAPO won 54 seats, he was elected to the Nati ...

, 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 Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Doc Gallows. He is best known for his three tenures in WWE, where he performed under ...

(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 Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 – 6 September 1902) was an English poet, best known as the author of ''Festus''. Life Bailey was born on 22 April 1816, in Nottingham, the only son of Thomas Bailey by his first wife, Mary Taylor. He was ...

*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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