Diogenes (disambiguation)

Diogenes (412–323 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

Diogenes may also refer to:

People

 * Diogenes of Apollonia or Diogenes Apolloniates (c. 460 BCE), philosopher
 * Diogenes of Athens (tragedian) (late 5th century or early 4th century BCE), writer of tragedies
 * Diogenes Euergetes (died 229 BCE), Macedonian garrison commander in Athens
 * Diogenes of Babylon or "Diogenes the Stoic" (c. 230 – c. 150 BCE ), Stoic philosopher from Seleucia, frequently confused with the following
 * Diogenes of Seleucia (died 146 BCE ), Epicurean philosopher and adviser to King Alexander of Syria
 * Antonius Diogenes (2nd century CE), Greek romance writer, most notable for his work The Wonders of Thule
 * Diogenes of Cappadocia (2nd century BCE),
 * Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BCE), Epicurean philosopher
 * Diogenes of Judea (fl. c. 100–76 BCE), general and advisor of Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus
 * Diogenes of Athens (sculptor) (late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE), sculptor who worked in Augustan Rome
 * Diogenes (explorer) (1st century CE), Greek merchant and explorer of Mountains of the Moon (Africa)
 * Diogenes of Byzantium (114–129 CE), bishop of Byzantium
 * Diogenes of Oenoanda (2nd century CE), Epicurean
 * Diogenes Laërtius (between 200 and 500 CE), historian and philologist
 * Diogenes of Edessa (d. 411/412), Bishop of Edessa
 * Constantine Diogenes (died 1032), Byzantine general
 * Romanos IV Diogenes (died 1072), Byzantine emperor 1068–1071, son of Constantine Diogenes
 * Constantine Diogenes (son of Romanos IV) (died 1073)
 * Nikephoros Diogenes (11th century), Byzantine general, son of Romanos IV
 * "Diogenes" is also sometimes confused with the name of Digenes Akritas, the hero of a famous Byzantine epic.
 * Diogenes, a pen-name used by Sir Max Beerbohm
 * Diógenes (footballer, born 1937), Diogenes José da Silva, Brazilian defender
 * Diógenes (footballer, born 2001), Diógenes Vinicius da Silva, Brazilian goalkeeper

Biology and medicine

 * Diogenes (crustacean) is a genus of hermit crabs
 * Diogenes syndrome, a misnomer for a mental disorder

Modern literature

 * Diogenes (British magazine), a British satirical magazine published from 1853 to 1855
 * Diogenes (journal) journal from the International Council of Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
 * Diogenes Verlag, a Swiss publishing house
 * Diogenes Club, named after Diogenes of Sinope, co-founded by Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft
 * Diogenes, an interstellar scout ship in Poul Anderson's The Entity
 * Diogenes Small, a character created by Colin Dexter in the Inspector Morse series of books
 * Diogenes Pendergast, a character from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series of books
 * Diogenes Teufelsdröckh, the fictional philosopher of Clothes Philosophy described in Thomas Carlyle's Sartor Resartus

Other uses

 * Diogenes Project, original name of the Wizards Project
 * Mount Diogenes, another name for Hanging Rock, Victoria, Australia
 * Diogenes, the playable character in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
 * Diógenes (film), a Quechua-language drama film by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre