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 AnshanCyrus the Great (559–529 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 RomeSaint Cyrus (see Cyrus and John), 4th century Coptic saintCyrus of Alexandria, Melkite Patriarch and co-founder of MonothelismCyrus of Panopolis, 5th-century Byzantine writer and officialCyrus Leroy Baldridge, American artist, illustrator, author, and adventurerCyrus Townsend Brady, American journalist, historian and adventure writerCyrus Broacha, MTV India VJCyrus Chothia, scientistCyrus Edwin Dallin, American sculptorCyrus S. Eaton, American banker, investor, and philanthropistCyrus West Field, American businessman who successfully laid the first transatlantic telegraph cableCyrus Frisch, Dutch film directorCyrus Hamlin (general), Union general during American Civil War, son of Vice President Hannibal HamlinCyrus B. Lower, American Medal of Honor recipientCyrus McCormick, American inventor who developed the modern mechanical reaperCyrus Patell, literary and cultural criticCyrus Peirce, founder of first public normal school in United StatesCyrus Poncha, national squash coach in IndiaCyrus Sahukar, MTV India VJC. R. Smith (Cyrus Rowlett Smith), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under president Lyndon B. JohnsonCyrus Vance, U.S. Secretary of State under President Jimmy CarterDon Callis, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus the Virus"Steven Slocum, professional wrestler who competed as "Cyrus"
Surname
An American family:
Ron Cyrus (1935–2006), Kentucky politicianBilly Ray Cyrus (born 1961), American musician and actorTrace Cyrus (born 1989), American musician; (former) lead guitarist of Metro StationMiley Cyrus (born 1992), American actress and singerNoah Cyrus (born 2000), American actressAnnalyn Cyrus (born 1997), American actressGordon Cyrus, Swedish performer and record producer
Fictional characters
Cyrus, a character from the TV series Trailer Park BoysCyrus (Chrono Trigger), a character in the video game Chrono TriggerCyrus, a gang leader in the 1979 film The WarriorsCyrus, the cold-blooded leader of Team Galactic in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and PlatinumCyrus Bortel, a character from Kim PossibleCyrus Gold, the DC Comics character Solomon Grundy (comics)Cyrus Lupo, a detective character from Law & OrderCyrus Simpson, the brother of Abraham Simpson in The SimpsonsCyrus Smith, the leading character in Jules Verne's novel Mysterious IslandCyrus Tolliver, a character from the TV series DeadwoodSergeant Cyrus, a character in the videogame Dawn of War 2Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, a character in the 1997 film Con Air, played by John MalkovichCyrus, a vampaneze from The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan
Other
Cyrus (2010 comedy-drama film), a 2010 comedy film starring John C. ReillyCyrus (2010 thriller film), a 2010 thriller directed by Mark VadikCyrus, Greek name of the Kura River in the South CaucasusCyrus, Minnesota, a small city in the United StatesCyrus IMAP server, a mail server meant to be run on a sealed systemCyrus, another moniker of Basic Channel's Moritz Von Oswald and Mark ErnestusThe Cyrus South Seaman, British whaler captained by Richard SpratlyCyrus (metal musician), guitarist for Norwegian band Dimmu BorgirCyrus (dubstep musician), English dubstep musician
