Andronicus

Andronicus or Andronikos (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:

Andronicus of Unyambwa Singida

The name is given to a baby boy, it means a man excelling others.

• Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
• Livius Andronicus (c. 284 – c. 204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama to the Romans and produced the first formal play in Latin
• Andronicus ben Meshullam, Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BC
• Andronicus of Pergamum, 2nd-century BC diplomat
• Andronicus of Macedonia, Macedonian governor of Ephesus in 2nd century BC
• Andronicus of Cyrrhus (fl. c. 100 BC), Greek astronomer
• Andronicus of Rhodes (fl. c. 60 BC), Greek philosopher
• Andronicus of Pannonia (Saint Andronicus), Christian apostle of the seventy mentioned in Romans 16:7
• Andronicus (physician), Greek physician of the 2nd century
• Andronicus (poet), Greek writer of the 4th century
• Saint Andronicus, 4th-century Christian martyr
• Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
• Coptic Pope Andronicus of Alexandria (reigned 616–622)
• Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1118–1185), Byzantine emperor
  • Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332)
  • Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297–1341)
  • Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348–1385)
  • Andronikos V Palaiologos (c. 1400 – c. 1407), co-emperor with his father, John VII Palaiologos
• Andronikos Palaiologos (son of Manuel II) (1403–1429), Byzantine prince and governor
• Andronikos I of Trebizond (r. 1222–1235), emperor of Trebizond
  • Andronikos II of Trebizond (c. 1240 – c. 1266)
  • Andronikos III of Trebizond (c. 1310 – c. 1332)
• Andronicus of Veszprém, 13th-century Hungarian cleric
• Andronikos Euphorbenos (fl. 1105/8–1163), Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
• Andronikos Kakoullis (born 2001), Cypriot footballer

Fictional characters

• Titus Andronicus, a play by William Shakespeare, possibly inspired by one of the above-listed emperors
• Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician, a 1646 satire by Thomas Fuller

See also

• Andronikos Komnenos (disambiguation)
• Andronikos Palaiologos (disambiguation)