Pontius

Pontius may refer to:

People from classical antiquity

 * Gaius Pontius, a Samnite general during the Second Samnite War
 * Pontius Aquila, Roman politician, and one of Julius Caesar's assassins
 * Pontius Pilate, or Pilatus, Roman governor of Judaea who presided over the crucifixion of Jesus
 * Pontius Telesinus, Samnite leader against the Roman Republic
 * Marcus Pontius Laelianus, a Roman politician and general, who held the consulship in AD 153
 * Pontius of Carthage, a deacon of the early church, and author of the Life of Cyprian
 * Pontius of Cimiez, early Christian martyr
 * Any male member of the Pontia gens

People in modern times

 * Paulus Pontius (1603-1658), a Flemish painter
 * Chris Pontius (born 1974), actor in the Jackass television series
 * Chris Pontius (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer player
 * Mark Pontius (born 1985), member of the American indie rock band Foster the People
 * Miller Pontius (1891–1960), American football player