Cyrus (disambiguation)

Cyrus is a masculine given name.

Cyrus may also refer to:

Films

People with the name

As a mononym

  • Cyrus I of Anshan, i.e. Cyrus I of Persia, King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC
  • Cyrus the Great, i.e. Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600–530 BC), the founder of the Achaemenid Empire
  • Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II of Persia and Parysatis, Persian prince and general
  • Cyrus and John, Christian saints, venerated as martyrs, particularly by the Coptic Church
  • Cyrus of Alexandria (died 642), Melchite patriarch of the Egyptian see of Alexandria in the 7th century, one of the authors of Monothelism, and the last Byzantine prefect of Egypt
  • Cyrus of Panopolis, full name Flavius Taurus Seleucus Cyrus (floruit 426–441), a senior East Roman official, epic poet, philosopher and a lover of Greek arts
  • Cyrus (musician), guitarist for Norwegian band Dimmu Borgir

As a surname

As a pseudonym

  • Jackson Andrews, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus"
  • Cyrus, another moniker of Basic Channel's Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus
  • Don Callis, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus the Virus"
  • Cyrus Smith (named Cyrus Harding in some English translations), one of the protagonists of Jules Verne's novel The Mysterious Island

Places

Other uses

See also

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