Andronicus

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Andronicus or Andronikos (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include:

## Andronicus of Unyambwa Singida

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The name is given to a baby boy, it means a man excelling others.

* Andronicus of Olynthus, Greek general under Demetrius in the 4th century BC
* Livius Andronicus (c. 284 – c. 204 BC), Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet who introduced drama to the Romans and produced the first formal play in Latin
* Andronicus ben Meshullam, Jewish scholar of the 2nd century BC
* Andronicus of Pergamum, 2nd-century BC diplomat
* Andronicus of Macedonia, Macedonian governor of Ephesus in 2nd century BC
* Andronicus of Cyrrhus (fl. c. 100 BC), Greek astronomer
* Andronicus of Rhodes (fl. c. 60 BC), Greek philosopher
* Andronicus of Pannonia (Saint Andronicus), Christian apostle of the seventy mentioned in Romans 16:7
* Andronicus (physician), Greek physician of the 2nd century
* Andronicus (poet), Greek writer of the 4th century
* Saint Andronicus, 4th-century Christian martyr
* Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
* Coptic Pope Andronicus of Alexandria (reigned 616–622)
* Andronikos I Komnenos (c. 1118–1185), Byzantine emperor
* Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332)
* Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297–1341)
* Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348–1385)
* Andronikos V Palaiologos (c. 1400 – c. 1407), co-emperor with his father, John VII Palaiologos
* Andronikos Palaiologos (son of Manuel II) (1403–1429), Byzantine prince and governor
* Andronikos I of Trebizond (r. 1222–1235), emperor of Trebizond
* Andronikos II of Trebizond (c. 1240 – c. 1266)
* Andronikos III of Trebizond (c. 1310 – c. 1332)
* Andronicus of Veszprém, 13th-century Hungarian cleric
* Andronikos Euphorbenos (fl. 1105/8–1163), Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
* Andronikos Kakoullis (born 2001), Cypriot footballer

## Fictional characters

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* Titus Andronicus, a play by William Shakespeare, possibly inspired by one of the above-listed emperors
* Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician, a 1646 satire by Thomas Fuller

## See also

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* Andronikos Komnenos (disambiguation)
* Andronikos Palaiologos (disambiguation)

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