Cyrus

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Cyrus (in modern Persian, کوروش – Kurosh – and in Greek, Kyros) is a common Persian given name. It was the name of the king Cyrus the Great who ruled Anshan.

It most commonly refers to Cyrus the Great, but has many other uses.

Contents 1 Persian Monarchy 2 Other persons named Cyrus 2.1 Given name 2.2 Surname 2.3 Fictional characters 3 Other 4 See also

[edit] Persian Monarchy

• Cyrus I of Anshan (ca. 650 BC), King of Persia
• Cyrus II of Persia (559–529 BC) – also known as Cyrus the Great – the grandson of Cyrus I, an Achaemenid ruler and the founder of the Great Persian Empire

(See also: Name of Cyrus, Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus in the Judeo-Christian tradition and Cyrus the Great in the Quran)

• Cyrus the Younger (died 401 BC), brother to the Persian King Artaxerxes

[edit] Other persons named Cyrus

[edit] Given name

• Cyrus Frisch, a Dutch filmdirector
• Cyrus of Alexandria, a Melchite Patriarch and co-founder of Monothelism
• Saint Cyrus, 4th century Coptic saint
• Cyrus Townsend Brady American journalist, historian and adventure writer
• Cyrus Broacha, MTV India VJ
• Cyrus S. Eaton, American banker, investor, and philanthropist
• Cyrus Field, American businessman who successfully laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable
• Cyrus Hamlin (general) Union General during American Civil War, son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
• Cyrus Leroy Baldridge, American artist, illustrator, author, and adventurer
• Cyrus McCormick, American inventor who developed the modern mechanical reaper
• Cyrus R. K. Patell, a literary and cultural critic.
• Cyrus Peirce, founder of first public normal school in America.
• Cyrus Poncha, National squash coach in India.
• Cyrus Sahukar, MTV India VJ
• Cyrus Rowlett Smith, U.S. Secretary of Commerce under president Lyndon B. Johnson.
• Cyrus Vance, U.S. Secretary of State under President James E. Carter.
• Cyrus E. Dallin, American sculptor

[edit] Surname

• Gordon Cyrus, Swedish performer and record producer
• An American family:
  • Ron Cyrus, Kentucky politician
  • Billy Ray Cyrus, American musician and actor
  • Trace Cyrus, American musician, lead guitarist of Metro Station
  • Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer
  • Noah Cyrus, American actress

[edit] Fictional characters

• Cyrus, a character from Trailer Park Boys
• Cyrus, the boss of Team Galactic from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
• Cyrus, lead and rhythm in the black metal band Susperia
• Cyrus, a gang leader in the 1979 film The Warriors
• Cyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger
• Cyrus Bortel, a character from Kim Possible
• Cyrus Gold, the DC Comics character Solomon Grundy
• Cyrus Lupo, a detective character from Law & Order
• Cyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons TV series
• Cyrus Tolliver, a character from Deadwood (TV series)
• Sergeant Cyrus, a character in the Videogame Dawn of War 2
• Cyrus, protagonist of Redguard.

[edit] Other

• Cyrus, the Greek name of the Kura River in the South Caucasus
• Cyrus, Minnesota
• Cyrus IMAP server, a mail server meant to be run on a sealed system.
• Don Callis, a professional wrestler who competed as Cyrus the Virus
• Cyrus, another moniker of Basic Channel's Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus
• The Cyrus South Seaman, the British whaler captained by Richard Spratly.
• Cyrus the Virus from the movie "Conair"
• Cyrus, a character in the Itv2 American drama Gossip Girl

[edit] See also

• Koresh
• Syrus

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