Julius is a masculine given name and a surname, derived from the nomen of a Roman family, most famously Julius Caesar. The name may be derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) or from Latin Jovilius . Julio/Júlio is the Spanish/Portuguese form and Jules is the French form.

Given name Julius, the centurion given custody of Paul the Apostle in Acts 27 Pope Julius (disambiguation), multiple popes Julius the Veteran (255–302), Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr Julius (judge royal) (fl. before 1135), nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary Julius, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1812–1884), German noble Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589), German noble Julius Aghahowa (born 1982), Nigerian footballer Julius Akosah (born 1982), Cameroonian-Hongkonger (soccer) footballer Julius Axelrod (1912–2004), an American biochemist Julius Babao (born 1968), Filipino broadcast journalist Julius Bacher (1810–1889), German playwright and novelist Julius Balkow (1909–1973), East German engineer and politician Julius Bär (1857–1922), German banker Julius Bliek (born 1994), Dutch footballer Julius Boros (1920–1994), American golfer JuJu Brents (real name Julius; born 2000), American football player Julius Brink (born 1982), German beach volleyball player Julius Büdel (1903–1983), German geomorphologist Julius Buelow, American football player Julius Chestnut (born 2000), American football player Julius Eastman (1940–1990), American composer Julius Erving (born 1950), American basketball player Julius Eskesen (born 1999), Danish footballer Julius Evola (1898–1974), Italian philosopher Julius Fučík (composer) (1872–1916), Czech composer, the journalist's uncle Julius Fučík (journalist) (1903–1943), Czech journalist, the composer's nephew Julius Gregory (born 1988), American football player Julius Hirsch (1892–1945), German soccer player and Iron Cross recipient Julius Jørgensen (1880–1937), Danish runner Julius Kuperjanov (1894–1919), Estonian teacher and military officer Julius Köbner (1806–1884), Danish Baptist pioneer

Julius Ingram (1832–1917), American politician. Julius Lenck (1845–1901), Hungarian-German brewer and businessman Julius Ludolf (1893–1947), German SS officer and concentration camp commandant Julius Wandera Maganda (born 1971), Ugandan politician Julius Mägiste (1900–1978), Estonian linguist and academic Julius Malema (born 1981), South African politician Julius Mandel aka Gyula Mándi (1899–1969), Hungarian football player and manager Julius Masvanise (born 1966), Zimbabwean athlete Julius Nyerere (1922–1999), president of Tanzania Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), American theoretical physicist Julius Petersen (1839–1910), Danish mathematician Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921), German bacteriologist Julius Randle (born 1994), American basketball player Julius Reubke (1834–1858), German composer, pianist and organist. Julius La Rosa (1930–2016), American pop singer Julius Rudel (1921–2014), Austrian-born American conductor Julius Rosenberg (1918–1953), American communist Julius Schaub (1898–1976), chief aide and adjutant to Adolf Hitler Julius Schwartz (1915–2004), American comic book and pulp magazine editor Julius Samuel Scott Jr. (1925–2019), American minister, sociologist, community leader, teacher, and academic administrator Julius Sherrod Scott III (1955–2021), American scholar of slavery and Caribbean and Atlantic history Yulius Selvanus (born 1963), Indonesian politician and military office, governor of North Sulawesi Julius Seligson (1909–1987), American tennis player Julius Streicher (1885–1946), Nazi newspaper editor Julius Terpstra (born 1989), Dutch politician Julius Travis (1869–1961), American jurist from Indiana Julius Warmsley (born 1990), American football player Julius Welschof (born 1997), German American football player Julius Wolf (born 1993), German basketball player Julius Wood (born 2001), American football player Julius Zeyer (1841–1901), Czech romantic writer

Surname Alice Julius (1846–1918), New Zealand artist Andrew Julius (born 1984), Montserrat footballer Anthony Julius (born 1956), British lawyer and academic Aron Julius, English actor Churchill Julius (1847–1938), first Archbishop of New Zealand David Julius (born 1955), American physiologist DeAnne Julius (born 1949), British-based American economist Eva Julius (1878–1972), Australian Girlguiding leader, wife of George George Julius (1873–1946), Australian inventor and engineer, husband of Eva Harry Julius (1885–1938), Australian commercial artist (1901–1977), Dutch medical professor and cancer researcher Leigh Julius (born 1985), South African sprinter Max Julius (1916–1963), Australian barrister and communist Orlando Julius (1943–2022), Nigerian musician (1851–1902), Dutch theoretical physicist Willem Henri Julius (1860–1925), Dutch solar physicist E. Haldeman-Julius (né Emanuel Julius) (1889–1951), Jewish-American socialist

Fictional characters Julius, book by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Dav Pilkey Julius, song by the band Phish on their album Hoist Julius Caesar, fictional character, Japanese name of Julian Konzern from the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters (Metal Fight Beyblade: Explosion in Japan) Julius Nicholson, from the television series The Thick of It Julius Hibbert, a character from The Simpsons TV series Julius Little, fictional character in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row Julius Pringles, the name of the mascot for Pringles potato crisps Julius, a comic monkey character created by Paul Frank Julius, the father from the television series Everybody Hates Chris Julius, one of the main characters from the Canadian animated series Delilah & Julius The faction House of Julii from the computer game Rome: Total War uses Julius as the family name Julius Belmont, vampire hunter and descendant of Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series of video games Julius, a monster in the 1995 animated Mickey Mouse short, Runaway Brain Julius Geezer, a character from The Smurfs, where he forced Smurfette to marry his son unless Brainy wins a gladiator fight Dr. Julius Strangepork, a character in The Muppets Julius Sagamore, a character for The Millionairess, a play by George Bernard Shaw Julius the Cat, Walt Disney's first recurring animated character Julius Zebra, a book franchise from author Gary Northfield Julius Oppenheimmer Jr., a character from The Amazing World of Gumball Julius Euclius, a character from Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World

See also Julius (disambiguation) Jukka Nevalainen, a Finnish drummer whose nickname is Julius

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