Socrates Socrates (; ; – 399 BC) was a Ancient Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the Ethics, ethical tradition ...

was an Athenian philosopher. Socrates, Sócrates, Sokrates or Sokratis may also refer to:

People

Given name

Ancient Greeks

Socrates of Achaea Socrates () (c. 436 BC – 401 BC) was a Greek mercenary general from Achaea who traveled to Achaemenid Empire, Persia to fight at the Battle of Cunaxa. Xenophon describes him as brave in war and a reliable friend. Socrates was summoned by Cyrus th ...

(c. 436–401 BC), mercenary general of the Ten Thousand *

Socrates of Macedon Socrates (), son of Sathon, was hipparch of the ileSee Companion cavalry#Unit. Each ''ile'' numbered between 200 and 300 horsemen. of Hetairoi from Apollonia, since at least the beginning of the Asiatic expedition. He fought in the Battle of th ...

(4th century BC), a ''hipparchos'' or cavalry officer in Alexander the Great's army * Socrates the Younger (4th century BC), Athenian philosopher *

Socrates Chrestus Socrates Chrestus (; ''Chrestus'' (The Good) died 90–88 BC) was the second son of Nicomedes III of Bithynia. He usurped the Bithynian throne by deposing his elder brother or half brother, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia. Life There is very little info ...

(died 90–88 BC), Greek prince and King of Bithynia

Athletes

Sócrates Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates , was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with s ...

(1954–2011), Brazilian footballer * Socrates Brito (born 1992), Dominican baseball player * Sócrates Parri (born 1966), Spanish footballer * Sócrates Pedro (born 1992), Portuguese footballer * Sócrates Quintana (1891–1984), Spanish footballer and artist * Sokratis Aristodimou (born 1970), Cypriot alpine skier * Sokratis Boudouris (born 1977), Greek footballer * Sokratis Dioudis (born 1993), Greek football goalkeeper * Sokratis Fytanidis (born 1984), Greek footballer * Sokratis Kyrillidis (born 1998), Greek footballer * Sokratis Lagoudakis (1861–1944), Greek track athlete * Sokratis Naoumis (born 1997), Greek basketball player *

Sokratis Ofrydopoulos Sokratis Ofrydopoulos (; born 26 October 1973) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Personal Ofridopoulos is of Pontic origin from his father's side. Also, his father who was born in Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ...

(born 1973), Greek football manager and former player *

Sokratis Papastathopoulos Sokratis Papastathopoulos (; born 9 June 1988), also known mononymously as Sokratis, is a Greek former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career AEK Athens Papastathopoulos joined AEK Athens from Apo ...

(born 1988), Greek footballer * Sokratis Petrou (born 1979), Greek footballer * Sokratis Psaropoulos (born 1992), Greek basketball player * Sokratis Tsoukalas (born 1992), Greek footballer

Politicians, soldiers and businesspeople

* Socrates N. Sherman (1801–1873), U.S. Representative from New York and American Civil War officer *

Socrates Nelson Socrates Nelson (January 11, 1814 – May 6, 1867) was an American businessman, politician, and pioneer who served one term as a Minnesota Senate, Minnesota State Senator from 1859 to 1861. He was a general store owner, lumberman, and real esta ...

(1814–1867), American businessman and politician *

Sócrates Rizzo Sócrates Cuauhtémoc Rizzo García (born September 14, 1945) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He is a former federal Congressman (1985–1989), mayor of Monterrey (1989–1991) and former gov ...

(born 1945), Mexican politician *

Socrates Tuttle Socrates Tuttle (November 19, 1819 – February 12, 1885) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, from 1871 to 1872. Biography He was born on November 19, 1819, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, to Horatio Tuttle and Betsey Thomas. He had two childr ...

(1819–1885), American politician from New Jersey *

Sokrates Starynkiewicz Sokrat Ivanovich Starynkevich (; ; 1820–1902), commonly known as Sokrates Starynkiewicz, was a Russian general and the 19th president of Warsaw, between 1875 and 1892. During his presidency he ordered the construction of municipal water works a ...

(1820–1902), Russian general and mayor of Warsaw *

Sokratis Kokkalis Sokratis Kokkalis (Greek: Σωκράτης Κόκκαλης; born 1939) is a Greek businessman, founder and principal shareholder of Intracom Holdings. He was the son of Petros Kokkalis and spent his youth as a political refugee in East Ge ...

(born 1939), Greek businessman and billionaire *

Sokratis Kosmidis Sokratis Kosmidis (; born 30 November 1945) is a Greek lawyer who served as Cabinet Secretary as well as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament. Biography Sokratis Kosmidis was born in Piraeus, the youngest of three children born to Ioannis Kosm ...

(born 1945), Greek lawyer and politician *

Sokratis Xynidis Sokratis Xynidis (; born 14 June 1963 in Xanthi, Greece) is a Greek politician and former member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). He served as Alternate Minister for Regional Development and Competitive ...

(born 1963), Greek politician

Religious figures

* martyrs

Socrates and Stephen Socrates and Stephen (both died circa 307) are a pair of Christian martyrs. Their feast day is 17 September. They are recorded in certain martyrologies as having been martyred in Britain during the persecution of Diocletian, which took place fr ...

Socrates of Constantinople Socrates of Constantinople ( 380 – after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus (), was a 5th-century Greek Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret. He is the author of a ''Historia Ecclesiastica'' ("Church Hist ...

(c. 380–after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus, a Byzantine church historian *

Socrates Villegas Sócrates "Soc" Buenaventura Villegas (born September 28, 1960) is a Filipino prelate, and a professed member of the Dominican Order. He is the fifth and current Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan since 2009, and is the former pre ...

(born 1960), Roman Catholic archbishop in the Philippines

Writers

* Socrates K. Valath (born 1963), Indian novelist and short story writer * Sócrates Nolasco (1884–1980), writer from the Dominican Republic * Sokratis Giolias (1973–2010), assassinated Greek journalist *

Sokratis Skartsis Sokratis Skartsis (, 1936 – 18 December 2024) was a Greek poet and writer, as well as a professor in the University of Patras. He was also a founding member of the University of Patras Poetry Symposium. He published 150 books, including poetry ...

(1936–2024), Greek poet and writer

Other

* Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr. (1816–1855), American pioneer physician in the Oregon Territory * Socrates Tzartos, Greek biologist and neuro-immunologist * Sokrates Pantelides (born 1948), Greek American physicist and electrical engineer * Sokratis Karantinos (1906–1979), Greek theatre director, theatre critic, drama school teacher and actor *

Sokratis Malamas Sokratis Malamas (Greek: Σωκράτης Μάλαμας) (born September 29, 1957) is a Greek singer and songwriter. Biography Sokratis Malamas was born on September 29, 1957, in Sykia in Chalkidiki, Greece. His family moved to Stuttgart, Ge ...

(born 1957), Greek singer/songwriter

Surname

* Jeanne Socrates (born 1942), British yachtswoman and solo circumnavigator *

José Sócrates José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates (), is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted ...

(born 1957), Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)

In literature

* Socrates, the name used by Petrarch to refer to his dear friend

Lodewijk Heyligen Lodewijk Heyligen (also known as Ludovicus Sanctus de Beeringhen, Lodewijk Heiligen, Ludovicus Sanctus, Heyliger of Beeringhen, Ludwig van Kempen and Louis van Campen) (1304, Beringen, Belgium – 1361, Avignon) was a Flemish Benedictine monk and ...

in his writings * Socrates, a pseudonym for the mentor-like figure in the books of

Dan Millman Daniel Jay Millman (born February 22, 1946) is an American author and lecturer in the personal development field. He is best known for the movie '' Peaceful Warrior'', based on his own life and taken from one of his books. Early life and educat ...

Arts and entertainment

* Socrates "Cooch" Windgrass, a character in the comic strip ''

Footrot Flats ''Footrot Flats'', a comic strip by New Zealanders , New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball, ran from 1976 to 1994 in newspapers (unpublished strips continued to appear in book form until 2000). Altogether there are 27 numbered books (collecting th ...

'' * Socrates Drank the Conium (sometimes abbreviated to "Socrates"), a Greek rock band * ''Socrates'' (sculpture), a 1950 outdoor sculpture by W. V. Casey * ''Socrates'' (Voltaire), a play

Film and TV

* ''Socrates'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Roberto Rossellini * ''Sócrates'' (film), a 2018 film directed by Alexandre Moratto * Socrates the Scarecrow, a character from the 1961 animated television series ''

Tales of the Wizard of Oz ''Tales of the Wizard of Oz'' is a 1961 animated television series produced by Crawley Films for Videocraft (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions). This is the second animated series produced by the studio and the first by Rankin/Bass to featur ...

'' and the 1964 animated television movie sequel ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is ...

'' * Socrates, the lion from the film ''

Animals United ''Animals United'' is a 2010 German animated adventure comedy film directed and produced by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe and released on 7 October 2010. The film stars Ralf Schmitz and Thomas Fritsch as a meerkat named Billy and a lion nam ...

Other uses

Project Socrates Project Socrates was a classified U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency program established in 1983 within the Reagan administration. It was founded and directed by physicist Michael C. Sekora to determine why the United States was unable to maintai ...

, a classified US Defense Intelligence Agency program established in 1983 * '' Socrates II'', a chess-playing computer program * Socrates Mountain, a mountain in West Virginia * Socrates (pain assessment), a mnemonic used in the evaluation of a patient's pain *

Socrates programme The SOCRATES programme was an educational initiative of the European Commission; 31 countries took part. The initial Socrates programme ran from 1994 until 31 December 1999 when it was replaced by the Socrates II programme on 24 January 2000, whi ...

, a European education programme * SOCRATES (satellite), a Japanese satellite *

Socrates Sculpture Park Socrates Sculpture Park is an outdoor museum and public park where artists can create and exhibit sculptures and multi-media installations. It is located one block from the Noguchi Museum at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in ...

, New York City * Socrates, Georgia, a community in the United States * ''

VTech Socrates The VTech Socrates is an 8-bit educational home video game console manufactured and released in 1988 by VTech. The console features a robot character Socrates, named after the philosopher. The character is similar to Johnny Five from the ''Sh ...

'', an educational video game system