Julius is a masculine given name and a surname, derived from the ''nomen'' of a Roman family, most famously

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

. The name may be derived from Greek ''ιουλος (ioulos)'' or from Latin ''Jovilius'' . Julio/

Júlio Júlio is a Portuguese masculine given name. The equivalent in Spanish is Julio. The diminutive form is Julinho, as in Júlio César Teixeira known as Julinho, a Brazilian footballer. See also *Julio (disambiguation) *Julio (given name) *Julio ( ...

is the Spanish/ Portuguese form and Jules is the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

form.

Given name

Pope Julius (disambiguation) Pope Julius could refer to: *Pope Julius I (337–352) *Pope Julius II, (1503–1513) The Warrior Pope ** Pope Julius (game), a card game thought to be named after Pope Julius II *Pope Julius III (1550–1555) {{disambiguation, tndis Julius The ...

, multiple popes *

Julius the Veteran Saint Julius the Veteran ( la, Iulius), also known as ''Julius of Durostorum'', is a Roman Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr. His feast day is 27 May. Life Julius of Durostorum was born to pagan parents. The date of Ju ...

(255–302), Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr *

Julius (judge royal) Julius ( hu, Gyula or ''Iula'') was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Judge royal The judge royal, also justiciar,Rady 2000, p. 49. chief justiceSegeš 2002, p. 202. or Lord Chief JusticeFallenbüchl 1988, p. 145. (german: O ...

(fl. before 1135), a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary * Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812–1884), German noble *

Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Julius of Braunschweig; 29 June 1528 – 3 May 1589), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 until his death. From 1584, he ...

(1528–1589), German noble *

Julius Aghahowa Julius Efosa Aghahowa (born 12 February 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his pace and his back-flips when he scored goals. Aghahowa became the first foreign national outside the former ...

(born 1982), a football striker from Nigeria * Julius Akosah (born 1982), Cameroonian-Hongkonger (soccer) footballer * Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), an American biochemist * Julius Babao (born 1968), Filipino broadcast journalist *

Julius Bacher Julius Bacher (8 August 1810 – 1889) was a German playwright and novelist from Ragnit, Province of East Prussia. Biography Bacher studied medicine in Königsberg, and settled there as a physician in 1837. After ten years, he abandoned his ...

(1810–1889), German playwright and novelist * Julius Bär (1857–1922), German banker * Julius Boros (1920–1994), Major winning golfer * Julius Brink (born 1982), German beach volleyball player * Julius Büdel (1903–1983), German geomorphologist *

Julius Chestnut Julius Chestnut (born October 26, 2000) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacred Heart. Professional career Chestnut signed with the Tennessee Tit ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Julius Eastman Julius Eastman (October 27, 1940 – May 28, 1990) was an American composer, pianist, vocalist, and performance artist whose work is associated with musical minimalism. He was among the first composers to combine minimalist processes with elements ...

(1940–1990), American composer * Julius Erving (born 1950), American basketball player * Julius Evola (1898–1974), Italian philosopher * Julius Fučík (composer) (1872–1916), Czech composer, the journalist's uncle * Julius Fučík (journalist) (1903–1943), Czech journalist, the composer's nephew * Julius Gregory (born 1988), American football player *

Julius Hirsch Julius Hirsch (7 April 1892 – declared dead 8 May 1945) was a Jewish German Olympian international footballer who was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. He helped Karlsruher FV win the 1910 German foot ...

(1892–1945), Jewish German soccer player and Iron Cross recipient *

Julius Kuperjanov Julius Kuperjanov VR I/2, VR II/2 and VR II/3 ( – 2 February 1919) was an Estonian military officer who was well-known in Estonia for being one of the Liberators of Tartu during the War of Independence and commander of the Tartumaa Partisan ...

(1894–1919), Estonian teacher and military officer *

Julius Köbner Julius Johannes Wilhelm Köbner, originally Salomon Købner, (11 June 1806 – 2 February 1884), was one of the founding fathers of Northern European Baptists, along with Johann Gerhard Oncken and Gottfried Wilhelm Lehmann, known as the Baptist ...

(1806–1884), Danish Baptist pioneer *

Julius Ingram Julius G. Ingram (May 31, 1832 – May 13, 1917) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Early life Julius Ingram was born on May 31, 1832, in Saratoga County, New York. His brother, Orrin Henry Ingram, was a lumber baron. Career Ingram ...

(1832–1917), American politician. * Julius Lenck (1845–1901), Hungarian-German brewer and businessman *

Julius Ludolf Julius Ludolf (26 March 1893 – 28 May 1947) was an SS-Obersturmführer, a member of the Waffen-SS and commander of various satellite camps of Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Upper Austria. Concentration camp career Julius Ludolf worked ...

(1893–1947), German SS officer and concentration camp commandant *

Julius Wandera Maganda Julius Wandera Maganda, also Julius Maganda, is a Ugandan politician. He was the East African Community, State Minister for East African Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda, Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016, serving ...

(born 1971), Ugandan politician * Julius Malema (born 1981), South African politician * Julius Mandel aka Gyula Mándi (1899–1969), Hungarian Olympic footballer and manager *

Julius Masvanise Julius Masvanise (born February 7, 1966) is a retired male track and field athlete from Zimbabwe, who competed for his native African country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Masvanise was a hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumpin ...

(born 1966), Zimbabwean track and field athlete * Julius Nyerere (1922–1999), president of Tanzania *

Julius Petersen Julius Peter Christian Petersen (16 June 1839, Sorø, West Zealand – 5 August 1910, Copenhagen) was a Danish mathematician. His contributions to the field of mathematics led to the birth of graph theory. Biography Petersen's interes ...

(1839–1910), Danish mathematician * Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921), German bacteriologist *

Julius Randle Julius Deion Randle (born November 29, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his second season with the Knicks in 2020–21, he was a first-time NBA All-St ...

(born 1994), American professional basketball player * Julius Reubke (1834–1858) was a composer, pianist and organist. * Julius La Rosa (1930–2016), American pop singer * Julius Rudel (1921–2014), Austrian-born American opera and orchestra conductor * Julius Rosenberg (1918–1953), American communist *

Julius Schaub Julius Schaub (20 August 1898 – 27 December 1967) was the chief aide and adjutant to German dictator Adolf Hitler until the dictator's suicide on 30 April 1945. Born in 1898 in Munich, Bavaria, Schaub served as a field medic during World W ...

(1898–1976), chief aide and adjutant to Adolf Hitler * Julius Schwartz (1915–2004), comic book and pulp magazine editor *

Julius Seligson Julius "Julie" Seligson (December 22, 1909, in New York City – October 13, 1987) was an American tennis player in the early part of the 20th century. Seligson was ranked as high as # 8 in USTA Singles in 1928. In 1928 he won the NCAA Men's Tenn ...

(1909–1987), American tennis player * Julius Streicher (1885–1946), notorious Nazi newspaper editor *

Julius Terpstra Julius Huibert Terpstra (born 21 February 1989) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the years 2020–21. He is a member of the political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He had served as in the ...

(born 1989), Dutch politician *

Julius Travis Julius Curtis Travis (July 31, 1869 – March 11, 1961) was an American lawyer, politician, sports journalist, businessman, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 3, 1921 to January 3, 1933.Minde C. Browning, ...

(1869–1961), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Julius Warmsley (born 1990), American football player * Julius Zeyer (1841–1901), Czech romantic writer

Surname

Andrew Julius Andrew Julius (born 20 July 1984) is an international footballer from Montserrat who plays as a midfielder. Career Club career After playing youth football with Crystal Palace, Julius moved on loan to Bromley in January 2003, and left Palace with ...

(born 1984), international footballer from Montserrat *

Anthony Julius Anthony Robert Julius (born 16 July 1956) is a British solicitor advocate known for being Diana, Princess of Wales' divorce lawyer and for representing Deborah Lipstadt. He is a partner at the law firm Mishcon de Reya. He holds the chair in Law ...

(born 1956), British lawyer and academic * Churchill Julius (1847–1938), first Archbishop of New Zealand * David Julius (born 1955), American physiologist * DeAnne Julius (born 1949), British-based American economist * Eva Julius (1878-1972), Australian Girlguiding leader, wife of George * George Julius (1873–1946), Australian inventor and engineer, husband of Eva * Harry Julius (1885–1938), Australian commercial artist *

Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter. Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape, He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dr ...

(born 1985), South African sprinter * Max Julius (1916–1963), Australian barrister and communist *

Orlando Julius Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, known professionally as Orlando Julius or Orlando Julius Ekemode (22 September 1943 – 14 April 2022) was a Nigerian saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music. ...

(born 1943), Nigerian musician *

E. Haldeman-Julius Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (''né'' Emanuel Julius) (July 30, 1889 – July 31, 1951) was a Jewish-American socialist writer, atheist thinker, social reformer and publisher. He is best remembered as the head of Haldeman-Julius Publications, the cre ...

(né Emanuel Julius) (1889–1951), Jewish-American socialist

Fictional characters

* ''Julius'', book by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Dav Pilkey * ''Julius'', song by the band Phish on their album ''

Hoist Hoist may refer to: * Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads * Hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable * Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine * Hoist (mining), another machine * Hoist ( ...

'' *

, fictional character, Japanese name of Julian Konzern from the animated series '' Beyblade: Metal Masters'' (Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion in Japan) * Julius Hibbert, a character from ''The Simpsons'' TV series * Julius Little, fictional character in the Xbox 360 game '' Saints Row'' * Julius Pringles, the name of the mascot for

Pringles Pringles is an American brand of stackable potato-based crisps. Originally sold by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in 1968 and marketed as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips", the brand was sold in 2012 to the current owner, Kellogg's. As of 2011, Pri ...

potato crisps * Julius, a comic monkey character created by Paul Frank * Julius, the father from the television series '' Everybody Hates Chris'' * Julius, one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series '' Delilah & Julius'' * The faction House of Julii from the computer game '' Rome: Total War'' uses Julius as the family name * Julius Belmont, vampire hunter and descendant of Simon Belmont from the ''

Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...

series of video games * Julius, a monster in the 1995 animated Mickey Mouse short, '' Runaway Brain'' * Dr. Julius Strangepork, a character in The Muppets * Julius the Cat, Walt Disney's first recurring animated character. * Julius Zebra, a book franchise from author

Gary Northfield Gary Northfield is a British cartoonist, most famous for his ''Derek the Sheep'' comic strip published in DC Thomson's ''The Beano'' and ''BeanoMAX''. Northfield graduated from Harrow College University of Westminster with a degree in Illustratio ...

. *Julius Oppenheimmer Jr., a character from The Amazing World of Gumball. * Julius Euclius, a character from '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''

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