Augustus (disambiguation)

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Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD) was the first emperor of ancient Rome.

Augustus may also refer to:

People

By first name or title

• Augustus (honorific), the title generally used by Roman Emperors
• Augustus (given name)
• Augustus Agar, Royal officer
• Augustus Anson, VC recipient
• Augustus B. Woodward, Chief Justice of Michigan territory
• Augustus Bradford, Governor of Maryland
• Augustus Brine (1769–1840), English naval officer
• Augustus C. Dodge, U.S. Senator from Iowa
• Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet, MP
• Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871), mathematician
• Augustus d'Este, first known multiple sclerosis patient
• Augustus Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens
• Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863–1940), mathematician
• Augustus Egg, British painter
• Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
• Augustus Frank, US Representative from New York
• Augustus Holmes Kenan (1805–1870), Georgia politician and signer of the Confederate Constitution
• Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
• Augustus III of Poland (1696–1763), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
• Augustus John (1878–1961), painter
• Augustus Jones, Canadian surveyor
• Augustus Lukeman, American sculptor
• Augustus Toplady, Anglican clergyman
• Augustus Octavius Bacon, U.S. Senator from Georgia
• Augustus Pugin, English architect
• Augustus Wall Callcott, English painter
• Augustus Romaldus Wright (1813–1891), American politician and lawyer from Wrightsboro, Georgia, and signer of the Confederate Constitution
• Augustus Short, Australian bishop
• Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579–1666), Duke within the Holy Roman Empire
• Augustus Thomas, American playwright
• Augustus Volney Waller (1816–1870), British neurophysiologist
• Augustus Desiré Waller (1856–1922), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller
• Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1526–1588)
• Lord Augustus Loftus, Australian diplomat
• Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843), son of George III
• Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), son of George II

By last name or epithet

• John Augustus (1785–1859), Boston boot maker known as the "Father of Probation"
• Philip Augustus (1165–1223), King of France
• Frederick Augustus III of Saxony (1865–1932), last King of Saxony
• Emanuel Augustus, boxer

Creative works

• Augustus (Williams novel), a 1973 novel by John Edward Williams
• Augustus (Massie novel), a 1986 novel by Allan Massie

Fictional characters

• Augustus Faverhsam, a character from the comedy series, The Penny Dreadfuls Present....
• Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Augustus Haynes, character on HBO drama, The Wire
• Lord Augustus Highcastle, a character from Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw.
• Augustus Hill, narrator and inmate on the HBO prison drama, Oz
• Augustus Rookwood, a character from the Harry Potter series
• Augustus Waters, a character from the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Monuments

• Trophy of Augustus, Grande Corniche
• Augustus of Prima Porta, Roman statue
• Fort Augustus Abbey, Scotland
• Via Labicana Augustus, Roman statue
• House of Augustus, palace in Rome

Places

• Augustus Island, Nunavut, Canada
• Augustus Lutheran Church, a Lutheran church building located in Trappe, Pennsylvania, USA
• Mount Augustus National Park, a national park in Australia

Science

• Agaricus augustus, a mushroom

Ships

• MS Augustus, luxury Italian ocean liner
• MS Augustus (1952), luxury Italian ocean liner

See also

• Arch of Augustus (disambiguation)
• August (disambiguation)
• Augusta (disambiguation)
• Augustus Waller (disambiguation)
• Temple of Augustus (disambiguation)
• Wars of Augustus