Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios (Greek: Αναστάσιος, Anastasios) is derived from the Greek ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (Greek: Αναστασία). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tasos (Greek: Τάσος).
Anastasius I Dicorus – Byzantine emperor 491–518
Anastasios II (died 718) – Byzantine emperor 713–715
Pope Anastasius I – Pope 399–401
Pope Anastasius II – Pope 496–498
Pope Anastasius III – Pope 911–913
Pope Anastasius IV – Pope 1153 to 1154
Other Christian Saints and clergy
Saint Anastasius – a martyr under Nero
Saint Anastasius the Fuller – martyr (d. 304)
Pope Anastasius of Alexandria – Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
Anastasius (Graeco-Roman jurist) – fl. 6th century
Saint Anastasius of Persia – Persian martyr (d. 628)
Saint Anastasius of Pavia– bishop of Pavia (d. 628)
Anastasius of Armenia – Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667
Saint Anastasius Sinaita (of Sinai) – theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai (fl. 7th century)
Anastasius (abbot of Euthymius) – fl. 7th or 8th century
Anastasius Bibliothecarius (c. 810–878) – librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma – ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary (d. 1030)
Anastasius of Hungary (954-1044), Apostle to Hungary
Saint Anastasius of Lleida
St. Anastasius Cornicularius
Anastasius of Suppentonia – abbot (died 570)
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople (I) – Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
Anastasius Germonius – Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer (1551–1627)
Anastasius the Melodist (Hymnographer) – believed to be a name of three or more melodists, one of whom is believed to have been a contemporary of Rhomanos
Anastasios (born 1929), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania
Other politicians and military
Anastasios Balkos (1916-1995), Greek politician
Anastasios Charalambis (1862-1949), Greek officer and interim Prime Minister of Greece
Anastasios Dalipis (1896-1949), Greek Army officer and politician
Anastasios Karatasos (1764-1830), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Nerantzis (b. 1944), Greek politician
Anastasios Papaligouras (b. 1948), Greek politician
Anastasios Papoulas (1857-1935), Greek general
Anastasios Peponis (1924-2011), Greek politician
Anastasios Polyzoidis (1802-1873), Greek politician and judicial official
Anastasios Tsamados (1774 – 1825), Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence
Sportsmen and Other commoners
Anastasios Bountouris (b. 1955), Greek Olympic medalist in sailing
Anastasios Dimitriadis (b. 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Lagos (b. 1992) Greek footballer
Anastasios Metaxas (1862-1937), Greek architect
Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect
Anastasios Rousakis (b. 1985), Greek footballer
Anastasios Schizas (b. 1977), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Triantafyllou (b. 1987), Greek weightlifter
Anastasio Somoza García, Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1936–1956)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980), Nicaraguan dictator (ruled 1967–1979)
Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (born 1951), son of Somoza Debayle
Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806–1876), Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün.
Anastasius, a novel by Thomas Hope in the early 19th century.
