Cyrus

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Cyrus (in modern Persian, کوروش – Kurush – and in Greek, Kyros) is a common Iranian given name.

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

[edit] Persian monarchs and princes

• 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 Persian Empire

(See also: 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 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
  • Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer

[edit] Fictional characters

• Cyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons TV series
• Cyrus, a character in The Warriors (film)
• Cyrus, a character from Trailer Park Boys
• Cyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger
• Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom, a character in the movie Con Air
• Cyrus, the boss of Team Galactic from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
• Cyrus, lead and rhythm in the black metal band Susperia
• Syrus Truesdale of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

[edit] Other

• 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
• Cyrus, a brand of audio hardware