Cyrus

Cyrus is an English transliteration of the Persian name Kourosh. For the etymology, see Cyrus (name).

Persian monarchy

Cyrus I (ca. 650 BC), King of Anshan
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600 BC or 576 BC–530 BC) – also known as Cyrus II – the grandson of Cyrus I, an Achaemenid ruler and the founder of the Great 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

Other persons named Cyrus

Given name

Cyrus (architect), 1st century Greek architect who worked in Rome
Saint Cyrus (see Cyrus and John), 4th century Coptic saint
Cyrus of Alexandria, Melkite Patriarch and co-founder of Monothelism
Cyrus of Panopolis, 5th-century Byzantine writer and official
Cyrus Leroy Baldridge, American artist, illustrator, author, and adventurer
Cyrus Townsend Brady, American journalist, historian and adventure writer
Cyrus Broacha, MTV India VJ
Cyrus Chothia, scientist
Cyrus Edwin Dallin, American sculptor
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, an Irish businessman and Chairman of India's leading business conglomerate, Tata Group
Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Chairman of Poonawalla Group which includes Serum Institute of India
Cyrus S. Eaton, American banker, investor, and philanthropist
Cyrus West Field, American businessman who successfully laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable
Cyrus Frisch, Dutch film director
Cyrus Hamlin (general), Union general during American Civil War, son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
Cyrus B. Lower, American Medal of Honor recipient
Cyrus McCormick, American inventor who developed the modern mechanical reaper
Cyrus Mistry, an Indian author
Cyrus Patell, literary and cultural critic
Cyrus Peirce, founder of first public normal school in United States
Cyrus Poncha, national squash coach in India
Cyrus Sahukar, MTV India VJ
C. R. Smith (Cyrus Rowlett Smith), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under president Lyndon B. Johnson
Cyrus Vance, U.S. Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter
Don Callis, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus the Virus"
Steven Slocum, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus"

Surname

Ron Cyrus (1935–2006), Kentucky politician, and his descendants:
- Second generation:
  - Billy Ray Cyrus (born 1961), American musician and actor (son)
- Third generation:
  - Trace Cyrus (born 1989), American musician; (former) lead guitarist of Metro Station (stepson and adopted son of Billy Ray)
  - Miley Cyrus (born 1992), American actress and singer (daughter of Billy Ray)
  - Annalyn Cyrus (born 1997), American actress (niece of Billy Ray)
  - Noah Cyrus (born 2000), American actress (daughter of Billy Ray)
Gordon Cyrus, Swedish performer and record producer

Fictional characters

Cyrus, a character from the TV series Trailer Park Boys
Cyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono Trigger
Cyrus, a gang leader in the 1979 film The Warriors
Cyrus, the cold-blooded leader of Team Galactic in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Cyrus Bortel, a character from Kim Possible
Cyrus Gold, the DC Comics character Solomon Grundy (comics)
Cyrus Lupo, a detective character from Law & Order
Cyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson in The Simpsons
Cyrus Smith, the leading character in Jules Verne's novel Mysterious Island
Cyrus Tolliver, a character from the TV series Deadwood
Sergeant Cyrus, a character in the videogame Dawn of War 2
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a character in the 1997 film Con Air, played by John Malkovich
Cyrus, a vampaneze from The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan

Other

Cyrus (2010 comedy-drama film), a 2010 comedy film starring John C. Reilly
Cyrus (2010 thriller film), a 2010 thriller directed by Mark Vadik
Cyrus, Greek name of the Kura River in the South Caucasus
Cyrus, Minnesota, a small city in the United States
Cyrus, West Virginia
Cyrus IMAP server, a mail server meant to be run on a sealed system
Cyrus SASL, a free and portable library for the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) providing generic security for Internet protocols
Cyrus, another moniker of Basic Channel's Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus
Cyrus (whaler), a British whaling ship active in the 1840s and captained by Richard Spratly
Cyrus (metal musician), guitarist for Norwegian band Dimmu Borgir
Cyrus (dubstep musician), English dubstep musician