Darius
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Darius (from Persian: داريوش , Dariush, [dɒrjuʃ]) is a common Persian male name. Three kings of the ancient Achaemenid Empire of Persia were named Darius:
- Darius I of Persia or Darius the Great.
- Darius II of Persia
- Darius III of Persia
as well as several other kings:
- Darius of Media Atropatene, an Arsacid satrap
- Darius of Pontus, of Pontus
- Darius the Mede
Darius can also refer to:
- Darius Rucker (Hootie), an American musician
- Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
- Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
- Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Kasparaitis, a hockey player
- Darius McCrary, American actor
- Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
- Darius Danesh, a Scottish-Persian singer-songwriter
- Donovin Darius, an NFL player
- Darius Miles, an NBA player
- Darius Milhaud, a French composer
- Darius Reynaud, an American football player
- Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot
- Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
- Darius (arcade game), one of a series of video games
- Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
- Darius Mehrjui, an Iranian film director
- Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
- Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
- Darius Songaila, a professional basketball player
Dario is the counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian:
- Dario Badinelli, an Italian triple jumper
- Dario Fo, an Italian Nobel prize winner
- Dario Argento, an Italian film director
- Rubén Darío, a Nicaraguan poet
- Dario Bellezza, an Italian poet
- Darío Moreno, a Turkish-born Sephardic Jew singer and composer
- Dario Chioli, a Italian poet and philosopher
- Dario Marianelli, a Italian film composer
- Dario Dainelli, a Italian footballer currently capitain of Fiorentina
- Dario Franchitti, a Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion
- Dario Šimić, a Croatian footballer
- Darijo Srna, a Croatian footballer
- Darío Silva, a former Uruguayan footballer
- Dario Resta, an Italian |Indianapolis 500 winner
- Dario Hübner, a former Italian footballer
- Dario, a villain in the James Bond film Licence to Kill
- Ciudad Darío, named after Rubén Darío
- Dario (brand), a trademark for electrical products
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