Darius

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Darius (from , Dariush, [dɒrjuʃ]) is a common Persian male name. Three kings of the ancient Achaemenid Empire of Persia were named Darius:

as well as several other kings:

Darius of Media Atropatene appears to have been an Arsacid satrap.
Darius of Pontus, was briefly put in charge of Pontus after the death of his father Pharnaces II of Pontus.
Darius the Mede named as "King of Babylon" in the Book of Daniel, variously identified (sometimes assumed to be Gubaru).

Darius can also refer to:

A card in Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading card game as Gladiator Beast Darius
A streetracer in Need For Speed: Carbon
A popular Lithuanian first name
Darius Rucker, aka Hootie, an American musician
Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league footballer
Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
Darius Kasparaitis, a former NHL, current AHL 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. Born: Oct 9, 1981
Darius Milhaud, a French composer
Darius Reynaud, American football player
Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot
Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur, magnate (s. MG Baltic)
Darius, one of a series of video games
Darius, an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
Darius Mehrjui, Iranian film director.
Darius Khondji, French-Iranian cinematographer

Dario is the counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian:

Dario Badinelli, Italian triple jumper
Dario Fo, Italian Nobel prize winner
Dario Argento, Italian film director
Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet
Dario Bellezza, Italian poet
Darío Moreno, Turkish-born Sephardic Jew singer and composer
Dario Chioli, Italian poet and philosopher
Dario Marianelli, Italian film composer
Dario Dainelli, Italian footballer currently capitain of Fiorentina
Dario Franchitti, Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion
Dario Šimić, Croatian footballer currently playing for AC Milan
Darijo Srna, Croatian footballer currently playing for Shakhtar Donetsk
Darío Silva, former Uruguayan footballer
Dario Resta, Italian Indianapolis 500 winner
Dario Hübner, former Italian footballer
Dario, a villain in the James Bond film Licence to Kill

See also

Ciudad Darío, named after Rubén Darío
Dario (brand) a trademark for electrical products
Dariush

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