Octavius may refer to:

Topics of Antiquity

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...

, or Octavius, the first Roman emperor *

Octavia gens The gens Octavia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which was raised to patrician status by Caesar during the first century BC. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gnaeus Octavius Rufus, quaestor ''circa'' 230 BC. Over the ...

, ancient Roman family (includes a list of its members known as Octavius) *

Octavius (praenomen) Octavius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name. It was never particularly common at Rome, but may have been used more frequently in the countryside. The feminine form is Octavia. The name gave rise to the patronymic gens Octavia, and perhaps als ...

, a Latin personal name *

Octavius Mamilius Octavius Mamilius (died 498/496 BC) was ''princeps'' ("leader, prince") of Tusculum, an ancient city of Latium. He was the son-in-law of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last king of Rome. According to tradition, the '' gens Mamilia'' w ...

, 5th-century BC ruler in Italy *

Octavius (King of the Britons) Eudaf Hen (Eudaf "the Old") is a figure of Welsh tradition. He is remembered as a King of the Britons and the father of Elen Luyddog and Conan Meriadoc in sources such as the Welsh prose tale '' The Dream of Macsen Wledig'' and Geoffrey of Monm ...

or Eudaf Hen, a figure in Welsh mythology * ''Octavius'' (dialogue), a 2nd-century defence of Christianity

Modern-era people with the name

Prince Octavius of Great Britain Prince Octavius of Great Britain (23 February 17793 May 1783) was the thirteenth child and eighth son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Six months after the death of his younger brother Prince A ...

(1779–1783), son of King George III * Octavius Beale (1850–1930), Australian piano manufacturer *

Octavius Catto Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist in Philadelphia. He became principal of male students at the Institute for Colored Youth, where he had also been educated ...

(1839–1871), American educator and civil rights activist *

Octavius Coope Octavius Edward Coope JP DL (12 January 1814 – 27 November 1886) was an English brewing partner and Conservative Member of Parliament 1847–1848 and 1874–1886. Coope, born 12 January 1814, was the son of John Coope of Great Cumberland Plac ...

(1814–1886), English businessman and politician *

Octavius Duncombe The Hon. Octavius Duncombe (8 April 1817 – 3 December 1879) was a British Conservative politician. Background Duncombe was a younger son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham, and Lady Charlotte, daughter of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartm ...

(1817–1879), English politician *

Octavius Ellis Octavius Ellis (born March 10, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays the power forward and center positions. High school career Ellis p ...

(born 1993), American basketball player * Octavius Frothingham (1822–1895), American clergyman *

Octavius D. Gass Octavius Decatur "O. D." Gass (February 29, 1828 – December 10, 1924) was an American prospector, businessman, and politician. A four term member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature, he was active in the early history of Las Vegas, ...

(1828–1924), American businessman and politician * Octavius Gilchrist (1779–1823), English antiquary *

Octavius Hadfield Octavius Hadfield (6 October 1814 – 11 December 1904) was Archdeacon of Kapiti, Bishop of Wellington from 1870 to 1893 and Primate of New Zealand from 1890 to 1893. He was a member of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) for thirty years. He ...

(1814–1904), New Zealand bishop *

Octavius Hammond Octavius Hammond (19 March 1835 – 22 August 1908) was an English clergyman and a first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University between 1855 and 1857. He was born in Newmarket, Suffolk and died at Herringswell, also in Suffolk. Ha ...

(1835–1908), English clergyman *

Octavius Leigh-Clare Octavius Leigh Leigh-Clare (6 July 1841 – 16 July 1912) was a British barrister and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Originally known as Octavius Leigh Clare, he was the son of William Clare, a Liverpool banker, and his wife ...

(1841–1912), English lawyer and politician * Octavius Mathias (1805–1864), New Zealand clergyman * Octavius Vaughan Morgan (1837–1896), Welsh politician *

Octavius Oakley Octavius Oakley RWS (27 April 1800, in Bermondsey – 1 March 1867, in London), was a British watercolour portrait, figure and landscape artist. Life Oakley was born in Bermondsey, London on the 27th April 1800. Initially he worked for ...

(1800–1867), English artist *

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bl ...

(1828–1917), English zoologist * Octavius Radcliffe (1859–1940), English cricket player * Octavius Ryland (1800–1886), Australian educator * Octavius Sturges (1833–1895), English physician * Octavius Temple (1784–1834), colonial administrator in Sierra Leone * Octavius Terry (born 1972), American athlete * Octavius Vernon-Harcourt (1793–1863), Royal Navy officer *

Octavius Wigram Octavius Wigram (18 December 1794 – 20 May 1878) was an English businessman and ship owner in the City of London, a member of Lloyds and Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation. Life Born at Walthamstow House, Walthamstow, on 18 ...

(1794–1878), English businessman * Octavius Winslow (1808–1878), English clergyman

Other uses

* ''Octavius'' (ship), an 18th-century ghost ship *

Pint The pint (, ; symbol pt, sometimes abbreviated as ''p'') is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one eighth of a gallon. The British imp ...

or octavius, a unit of measurement * Octavius, a fictional character in a series of silent films portrayed by actor

Herbert Yost Herbert Yost (also credited as Barry O'Moore and Bertram Yost; December 8, 1879October 23, 1945) was an American actor who in a career that spanned nearly half a century performed predominantly on stage in stock companies and in numerous Broadw ...

Octavius (horse) Octavius (1809–1831) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career that lasted from April 1812 to May 1814 he ran thirteen times and won four races. He recorded his most important success when winning the Derby. Octaviu ...

, a 19th-century racehorse

Topics of Antiquity

Modern-era people with the name

Other uses

See also