Andronicus

Andronicus or Andronikos (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:

People

 * Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
 * Livius Andronicus (c. 284), 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), 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)
 * Andronikos III of Trebizond (c. 1310)
 * 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