Confucius (551– 479 BCE) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher.
Confucius may also refer to:
Confucius (2010 film), a Chinese film directed by Hu Mei Confucius (1940 film), a Chinese film directed by Fei Mu Statue of Confucius (Houston), a 2009 bronze by Willy Wang in Houston, Texas, US 7853 Confucius, a main-belt asteroid Confucius Institute, a non-profit public institute which aims at promoting Chinese language and culture Confucius Peace Prize, a peace prize in China since 2010 Confuciusornis, a genus of primitive crow-sized birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confuciusornithidae, a family of primitive birds from the early Cretaceous Period Confucius (leafhopper), a genus of leafhoppers in the order Hemiptera Mirina confucius, a moth of the family Endromidae Potanthus confucius, a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae Chinese steamer Confucius, early gunboat of the Qing Dynasty