Candidus

Candidus may refer to:

People

 * Tiberius Claudius Candidus, Roman general who fought against Emperor Pescennius Niger in 193
 * Candidus (theologian) (fl. 196), Christian writer
 * Saint Candidus (died c.287), Egyptian commander of the Theban Legion
 * Cyrion and Candidus (died 320), ethnic Armenian saints
 * Candidus Isaurus, historian of the 5th century whose work is in the Patrologia Graeca
 * Saint Candidus of Foligno, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno, 590–602
 * Candidus of Fulda, ninth-century Benedictine scholar of the Carolingian Renaissance
 * Candidus (floruit 793–802), Anglo-Saxon named Wizo, scholar for Alcuin of York in Gaul
 * Candidus, a disciple of Clement of Ireland (c.750–818), teacher and saint
 * Hugh of Remiremont, called Candidus (c. 1020–c. 1099), French Benedictine cardinal
 * Hugh Candidus (c. 1095–c. 1160), Benedictine historian of Peterborough Abbey, England
 * Pantaleon Candidus (1540–1608), Austrian theologian and author
 * Daniel Candidus (1568–1637), German Lutheran theologian and writer
 * Candidus, a pen name of American statesman Samuel Adams (1722–1803)
 * William Candidus (1840–1910), American opera singer

Other

 * Candidus (Celtic spirit), a "candid spirit" in Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism (Gaul).
 * Candidus (cognomen), a third name of a citizen of ancient Rome
 * Candidus, charismatic character heard on BBC's Radio Londra in Italy during World War II
 * Saint Candidus (Ayne Bru), a painting by Ayne Bru, created 1502–1507