Festus

Festus may refer to:

Ancient world

 * Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD
 * Sextus Pompeius Festus (later 2nd century), Roman grammarian
 * Festus (died 305), martyr along with Proculus of Pozzuoli
 * Festus (historian), Roman historian and secretary of the Emperor Valens
 * Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius, a poet from Etruria

Modern world

 * Festus Agu (born 1975), Nigerian retired footballer
 * Festus Akinbusoye (born 1978), British politician
 * Festus Arthur (born 2001), German footballer
 * Festus Baise (born 1980), Hong Kong footballer
 * Festus Ezeli (born 1989), Nigerian basketball player
 * Festus Hommius (1576–1642), Dutch Calvinist theologian
 * Festus Iyayi (1947–2013), Nigerian writer
 * Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician
 * Festus Mogae (born 1939), former president of Botswana
 * Festus Okotie-Eboh (1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance
 * Festus Olabode Ola (born 1956), Nigerian senator
 * Festus Onigbinde (born 1942), Nigerian football manager
 * Festus Perera (1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
 * Festus Walters (1849–1922), Ohio jurist and advocate for Gubernatorial judicial independence
 * Festus Tierney (1899–1973), former guard in the National Football League
 * Festus Ueitele, Namibian politician
 * Loren D. Hagen (1946–1971), nicknamed "Festus", United States Army Special Forces officer awarded the Medal of Honor
 * Drew Hankinson (born 1983), professional wrestler who used the name Festus
 * Festus Njeru Njue (born 1982), a Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions - Kenya. He is the co - author of the journal paper titled "The Legal, Practical and Policy Dilemmas in Enforcing the Sexual Offences Act of Kenya in Relation to Consensual Adolescent Sex."

Places

 * Festus, Missouri, a town in the United States
 * Festus Memorial Airport

Other uses

 * Festus Haggen, a character in the American television program Gunsmoke
 * "Festus", a poem by the English poet Philip James Bailey
 * Festus, a bronze dragon from Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus fantasy novels
 * Festus the Leechlord, a character from Warhammer Fantasy (setting)