Darius
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'''''Darius''''' (from {{PerB| داريوش }}, ''Dariush'', [dɒrjuʃ]) is a common [[Persians|Persian]] male name. Three [[monarch|kings]] of the ancient [[Achaemenid Empire]] of [[Iran|Persia]] were named Darius:
*[[Darius the Great of Persia|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]]
*[[Book of Daniel#Identity of "Darius the Mede"|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 language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Croatian language|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]], an Italian poet and philosopher
*[[Dario Marianelli]], an Italian film composer
*[[Dario Dainelli]], an Italian footballer currently captain 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
==See also==
*[[Dariush]]
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