Darius

Darius (given name) is a male given name.

It can refer to:

Given name

• Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
• Darius Campbell, a Scottish singer-songwriter, previously known as Darius Danesh (released albums using first name only)
• Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
• Darius Johnson-Odom (born 1989), American basketball player
• Darius Kasparaitis (born 1972), Lithuanian–Russian ice hockey player
• Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
• Darius Maciulevičius, a Lithuanian football midfielder
• Darius McCrary, American actor
• Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
• Darius Miles (born 1981), American basketball player
• Darius Milhaud, a French composer
• Darius Miller (born 1990), American basketball player
• Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
• Darius Reynaud, an American football player
• Darius Rucker (born 1966), American musician
• Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian basketball player

Historical People

Persian Kings:

• Darius I (the Great) (550–487 BCE)
• Darius II (423–404 BCE)
• Darius III (Codomannus) (380–330 BCE)

Other Kings, Princes and Politicians:

• Darius I of Media Atropatene
• Darius II of Media Atropatene
• Darius, one of the sons of King Mithridates VI of Pontus
• Darius of Pontus
• Darius the Magnificent
• Darius the Mede
• Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE

Surname

• Adam Darius, an American mime artist, choreographer and writer
• Donovin Darius, an NFL player
• Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot

Fictional characters

• Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
• Darius, a character from the House of Night (books) series.
• Darius, a character from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Darrius, a character from Mortal Kombat
• Darius, a character from Need for Speed: Carbon
• Darius, a character from League of Legends
• Darius, a character from The Hunger Games

Media

• Darius (series), a series of side-scrolling shoot 'em up video games, released by Taito
  • Darius (video game)
  • Darius II (arcade game)
  • Darius Twin
  • Darius Force
  • Darius Gaiden
  • G-Darius
  • Dariusburst

Companies

• Darius Films

See also

• Dario, counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian
• Daris, a masculine given name