Justus (given name)

Justus is a given name, meaning "just", "fair", or "righteous". The name is related to the similar Latin name Justinian and the English name Justin.

The given name may refer to:

Religious and biblical figures

Ordered chronologically up to the modern era, then alphabetically by last name.

Justus of Eleutheropolis or Joseph Barsabbas, in the New Testament the man not chosen by lot to take Judas Iscariot's place among the Apostles, later Bishop of Eleutheropolis and martyr
Pope Justus of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria (118–129) and a saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Justus of Beauvais (c. 278–c. 287), semi-legendary Christian saint
Justus of Trieste (died 293), Christian saint
Justus (died c. 304), Christian martyr - see Justus and Pastor
Justus of Lyon (died 389), 13th bishop of Lyon
Justus of Urgell (died c. 527), Spanish bishop and saint
Justus of Vienne, 6th century bishop of Vienne
Justus (died 627), fourth Archbishop of Canterbury
Justus Falckner (1672–1723), Lutheran minister and first Lutheran pastor to be ordained within the United States
Justus Gesenius (1601–1673), German Lutheran theologian
Justus Jonas (1493–1555), German Lutheran reformer
Justus Knecht (1839–1921), German Catholic theologian, writer and bishop
Justus Trettel (1890–1976), American Benedictine monk

Artists and entertainers

Justus D. Barnes (1862–1946), American actor in The Great Train Robbery
Justus Esiri (1942–2013), Nigerian actor
Justus Frantz (born 1944), German pianist, conductor and television personality
Justus van Gent (c. 1410–c. 1480), painter from Ghent
Justus Hagman (1859–1936), Swedish actor
Justus van Huysum (1659–1716), Dutch painter
Justis Ellis McQueen, Jr. (born 1927), stage name L. Q. Jones, American actor
Justus Sustermans (1597–1681) Flemish painter and draughtsman
Justus Zeyen (1963–2025), German classical pianist and song accompanist

Politicians

Justus ǁGaroëb (born 1942), Namibian traditional leader and politician
Justus Moor (born 1987), German politician
Justus Cornelius Ramsey (1821–1881), American politician

Scientists and academics

Justus Carl Hasskarl (1811–1894), German explorer and botanist
Justus von Liebig (1803–1873), German chemist
Justus Lipsius (1547–1606), Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher and humanist
Justus Mühlenpfordt (1911–2000), German nuclear physicist
Justus Olshausen (1800–1882), German orientalist and philologist
Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg I (1840–1893), American botanist
Justus Rosenberg (1921–2021), Polish literature professor who saved many people from the Nazis during World War II and served in the French Resistance
Justus Ludwig Adolf Roth (1818–1892), German geologist and mineralogist

Sportspeople

Justus Hollatz (born 2001), German basketball player
Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg II (1865–1917), American billiards champion known as the "father of amateur billiards"
Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg III (1895–1966), American billiards champion
Justus Ross-Simmons, American football player
Justus Sheffield (born 1996), American baseball player
Justus Soget (born 1999), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Justus Strid (born 1987), Danish retired figure skater
Justus Tavai (born 1998), American football player
Justus Thigpen (born 1947), American basketball player
Justus Torsutsey (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer

Other people

Justus of Tiberias (c. 35–c. 100), Jewish author and historian
Justus (son of Justin II) (died before 565?), son of Roman Emperor Justin II
Justus Claproth (1728–1805), German jurist and inventor of the deinking process of recycled paper.
Justus Dahinden (1925–2020), Swiss architect, teacher and writer
Justus Danckerts (1635–1701), Dutch engraver and publisher
Justus B. Entz (1867–1947), American electrical engineer and inventor
Justus Hecker (1795–1850), German physician and medical writer
Justus McKinstry (1814–1897), United States Army officer convicted of graft, corruption and fraud
Justus Möser (1720–1794), German jurist and social theorist
Justus Perthes (1749–1816), original editor of the Almanach de Gotha, a directory of royalty and nobility
Justus Scheibert (1831–1903), Prussian army officer whose writings about the American Civil War influenced Prussian and later German military strategy
Justus Georg Schottelius (1612–1676), German grammarian
Justus Thorner (1848–1928), first owner of the professional baseball franchise now known as the Cincinnati Reds
Justus Velsius (c. 1510–after 1581), Dutch humanist, physician and mathematician
Justus Vingboons (c. 1620–c. 1698), Amsterdam architect

Fictional characters

Justus Ward, on the American soap opera General Hospital
Justus (Shakugan no Shana), in the light novel series Shakugan no Shana

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 2018-12-18.

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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 2018-12-18.