Saulius is a masculine given name.

Ancient history

Scythian The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (, but note Scytho- () in composition) and sometimes also referred to as the Pontic Scythians, were an ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic people who had migrated during the 9th to 8th centuries BC fr ...

king bore this name: * Saulius, who reigned in the 6th century BC, brother of

Anacharsis Anacharsis (; ) was a Scythian prince and philosopher of uncertain historicity who lived in the 6th century BC. Life Anacharsis was the brother of the Scythian king Saulius, and both of them were the sons of the previous Scythian king, Gnurus ...

and father of

Idanthyrsus Idanthyrsus (; ) is the name of a Scythian king who lived in the 6th century BCE, when he faced an invasion of his country by the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Name and etymology The name () is the Hellenized form of a Scythian name whose origina ...

Lithuania

Saulius is also the Lithuanian variant of the Biblical name

Saul Saul (; , ; , ; ) was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, the first king of the United Monarchy, a polity of uncertain historicity. His reign, traditionally placed in the late eleventh c ...

and an alternative name of

Šiauliai Šiauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

. Lithuanian people named Saulius include: *

Saulius Ambrulevičius Saulius Ambrulevičius (born 10 June 1992) is a Lithuanian ice dancer. With current ice dance partner Allison Reed, they are the European Figure Skating Championships, 2024 European bronze medalists, three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ...

(born 1992), Lithuanian figure skater * Saulius Atmanavičius (born 1970), Lithuanian footballer * Saulius Binevičius (born 1979), Lithuanian freestyle swimmer * Saulius Brusokas (born 1968), Lithuanian weightlifter and strongman competitor * Saulius Kleiza (born 1964), Lithuanian track and field athlete * Saulius Klevinskas (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer * Saulius Kulvietis (born 1991), Lithuanian basketball player *Saulius Kuzminskas (born 1982), Lithuanian basketball player * Saulius Mikalajūnas (born 1972), Lithuanian international football midfielder *

Saulius Mikoliūnas Saulius Mikoliūnas (born 2 May 1984) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a right winger for the Lithuania national team. He has previously played for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian and Ukrainian Pre ...

(born 1984), Lithuanian professional footballer * Saulius Mykolaitis (1966–2006), Lithuanian director, singer-songwriter, bard, and actor *

Saulius Pakalniškis Saulius Pakalniškis (born 15 June 1958 in Staškūniškis, Anykščiai district municipality-21 February 2006) was a Lithuanian zoologist, entomologist and dipterologist (researcher of flies). Biography In 1976, Saulius graduated from Jon ...

(1958–2006), Lithuanian zoologist, entomologist, and dipterologist *

Saulius Pečeliūnas Saulius Pečeliūnas (19 January 1956 – 2 December 2023) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania ...

(born 1961), Lithuanian politician *

Saulius Ritter Saulius Ritter (born 23 August 1988) is a Lithuanian rower, best known for winning a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 2011 European Rowing Championships. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's doub ...

(born 1988), Lithuanian rower *

Saulius Ruškys Saulius Ruškys (born 18 April 1974) is a Lithuanian former cyclist. Major results ;1995 : 1st Stage 6 Circuit Franco Belge ;1998 : 1st Paris–Troyes : 1st Sint-Gillis-Waas : 3rd Grand Prix de Beuvry-la-Forêt ;1999 : 1st Lithuanian National R ...

(born 1974), Lithuanian cyclist *

Saulius Šaltenis Saulius Šaltenis (born 24 December 1945) is a Lithuanian writer, newspaper editor, and politician. In 1990, he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He served as the Minister of Culture from 1996 t ...

(born 1945), Lithuanian writer, newspaper editor, and politician *

Saulius Šarkauskas Saulius Šarkauskas (born 25 April 1970) is a Lithuanian former cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydn ...

(born 1970), Lithuanian former cyclist *

Saulius Širmelis Saulius Širmelis (born 31 May 1956) is a Lithuanian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (w ...

(born 1956), Lithuanian football coach and former player *

Saulius Skvernelis Saulius Skvernelis (born 23 July 1970) is a Lithuanian politician who served as prime minister of Lithuania between 2016 and 2020. He had previously served as police commissioner, and was Minister of the Interior from 2014 to 2016. Though he was ...

(born 1970), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania *

Saulius Sondeckis Saulius Sondeckis (11 October 1928 – 3 February 2016) was a Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor. He founded the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and was its artistic director and principal conductor until 2004. B ...

(1928–2016), Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader, and professor *

Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is widely considered to be among the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, known fo ...

(born 1973), Lithuanian basketball player {{given name Masculine given names Lithuanian masculine given names