Gediminas (shortened as Gedas) is a Lithuanian masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include: Gediminas (ca. 1275–1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1315 or 1316 Gediminas Akstinas (born 1961), Lithuanian painter Gediminas Bagdonas (born 1985), Lithuanian road racing cyclist Gediminas Baravykas (1940–1995), Lithuanian architect and painter Gediminas Gelgotas (born 1986), Lithuanian composer Gediminas Kirkilas (born 30 1951), former Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Maceina (born 1984), Lithuanian basketball player Gediminas Motuza (born 1946), Lithuanian geologist and author Gediminas Paulauskas (born 1982), Lithuanian football defender Gediminas Šerkšnys (born 1948), Lithuanian politician Gediminas Vagnorius (born 1957), former Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Valiuškis (born 1927), Lithuanian architect Gediminas Vičius (born 1985), Lithuanian football midfielder Gediminas Žiemelis (born 1977), Lithuanian businessman