Ulysses (given name)

Ulysses /juːˈlɪsiːz/ is the Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made famous by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant,^[3] by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.

People named Ulysses

"Ulysses" is best known as the name of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the U.S. Army general and President of the United States. Many Americans born during or after the Civil War were named in his honour.

Other people with the name "Ulysses" include:

• Ulysses N. Arnett (1820–1880), American politician in West Virginia
• Ulysses Grant Bourne (1873–1956), American physician
• Ulysses Brown (1920–1942), American baseball player
• Ulysses Burgh (1632–1692), Irish Anglican bishop
• Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes (1788–1864), British Army general
• Ulysses G. Buzzard (1865–1939), U.S. Army soldier
• Ulysses Cuadra (born 1987), American actor
• Ulysses Currie, American politician from Maryland
• Ulysses Curtis (1926–2013), Canadian football player
• Ulysses Grant Dailey (1885–1961), American surgeon
• Ulysses Davis (1872–1924), American film director
• Ulysses Davis (artist) (1913–1990), American artist
• Ulysses G. Denman (1866–1962), American politician from Ohio
• Ulysses Doubleday (general) (1824–1893), U.S. Army general
• Ulysses F. Doubleday (1792–1866), American politician from New York
• Ulysses Dove (1947–1996), American choreographer
• Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (1852–1929), American lawyer
• Ulysses S. Grant III (1881–1968), U.S. Army general
• Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893–1977), American geologist
• Ulysses Grant-Smith (1870–1959), American diplomat
• Ulysses Grant Groff (1865–1950), American philanthropist
• Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868–1943), American politician from Kansas
• Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951), American botanist
• Ulysses Jones, Jr. (1951–2010), American politician from Tennessee
• Ulysses Kay (1917–1995), American composer
• Ulysses Livingston (1912–1988), American musician
• Ulysses J. Lupien (1883–1965), American local government official
• Ulysses G. McAlexander (1864–1936), U.S. Army general
• Ulysses S. McPherson, American football coach
• Ulysses Mercur (1818–1887), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Ulysses Norris (born 1957), American footballer player
• Ulysses Owens (born 1982), American musician
• Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples (1865–?), American architect
• Ulysses Grant Baker Pierce (1865–1943), American Unitarian minister
• Ulysses Reed, American basketball player
• Ulysses Ricci (1888–1960), American sculptor
• Ulysses Shelton (1917–1981), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Ulysses "Slow Kid" Thompson (1888–1990), American entertainer
• Ulysses G. Weatherly (1865 – 1940), American sociologist
• Ulysses S. Webb (1864–1947), American politician from California
• Ulysses Kae Williams (1921–1987), American radio personality

Fictional characters

• Ulysses Bloodstone, Marvel Comics character
• Ulysses Moore, character in the book series of the same name
• Ulysses Paxton, character in The Master Mind of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

See also

• Ulises, the Spanish version of the name
• Ulisses, the Portuguese version of the name

References

1. ↑ Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Ulysses". Behindthename.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12. 
2. ↑ "Ulysses - meaning of Ulysses name". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12. 
3. ↑ "Baby Names: Ulysses". Parents.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.