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Festus may refer to:
People
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
FESTUSE *Festus Obara, Nigeria Game Player (Born in Agbor, Nigeria. 1989)
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
Places
- Festus, Missouri, a town in the United States
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
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