Cyrus (disambiguation)
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Cyrus (modern Persian: کوروش, Kourosh, Greek: Kyros) It is a common Iranian given name
It most commonly refers to Cyrus the Great, but has many other uses.
[edit] Persian monarchs and princes
- Cyrus I of Anshan (ca. 650 BC), King of Persia
- Cyrus II of Persia (559 BC — 529 BC), also known as Cyrus the Great, Achaemenid ruler and founder of the Persian Empire
- Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian King of kings Artaxerxes
[edit] Other
- Cyrus, Minnesota
- Cyrus of Alexandria, a Melchite Patriarch and co-founder of Monothelism
- Saint Cyrus, 4th century Coptic saint
- Cyrus McCormick, American inventor who developed the modern mechanical reaper, son of American inventor Robert Hall McCormick.
- Cyrus Field, American businessman who successfully laid the first transatlanctic telegraph cable.
- Cyrus Peirce, founder of first public normal school in America.
- Cyrus Townsend Brady American journalist, historian and adventure writer
- Cyrus IMAP server, a mail server meant to be run on a sealed system.
- Cyrus R. K. Patell, a literary and cultural critic.
- Cyrus Poncha, National squash coach in India.
- Don Callis, a professional wrestler who competed as Cyrus the Virus
- Cyrus, another moniker of Basic Channel's Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus
- Cyrus, a brand of audio hardware
- Cyrus Broacha, MTV India VJ
- Cyrus Sahukar, MTV India VJ
- Gordon Cyrus, Swedish performer and record producer
- An American family:
- Ron Cyrus, Kentucky politician
- Billy Ray Cyrus, American musician and actor
- Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer
- Cyrus Vance, U.S. Secretary of State under U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
- Cyrus Hamlin (general) Union General during American Civil War, son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
- Cyrus Martinez, Filipino-American performer and amateur bodybuilder
- Cyrus Leroy Baldridge, American artist, illustrator, author, and adventurer
- Cyrus S. Eaton, American banker, investor, and philanthropist, known for criticizing American brinkmanship during the Cold War.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Cyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson
- Cyrus, a character in The Warriors (film)
- Cyrus, a character from Trailer Park Boys
- Cyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger
- Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom, a character in the movie Con Air
- Cyrus, the boss of Team Galactic from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
da:Kyros (flertydig) de:Kyros es:Ciro fa:کوروش fr:Cyrus ku:Kûruş nl:Cyrus ja:キュロス pt:Ciro fi:Kyyros sv:Kyros
