Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning "devoted to Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimitri, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitri) descended from it.
Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following:
Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, ruled in 189–232Demetrius of Alopece (4th century BCE), Greek sculptor noted for his realismDemetrius of Phalerum (c. 350 – 280 BCE)Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BCE), called Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BCEDemetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BCEDemetrius, son of Philip V of MacedonDemetrius the Chronographer (late 3rd century BCE), Jewish chronicler (historian)Demetrius I Soter (185–150 BCE), king of SyriaDemetrius I of Bactria (d. 180 BCE), Greek king of BactriaDemetrius II of India (fl. early 2nd century BCE), possible relative of the aboveDemetrius II Nicator (d. 125 BCE), son of Demetrius I SoterDemetrius III Aniketos, Indo-Greek king c. 100 BCEDemetrius III Eucaerus (d. 88 BCE), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid KingDemetrius the Cynic (1st century), Cynic philosopherDemetrius of Thessaloniki (d. 306), Christian martyr and saintDemetrius Zvonimir (died 1089), King of Croatia 1075–1089Demetrius I of Georgia, son of David IV of Georgia the Great, (1125–1156)Demetrius the Neomartyr (1779–1803), Orthodox Crystian martyr and saintPope Demetrius II of Alexandria, ruled in 1861–1870Pseudo-Demetrius I, also known as False Dimitry I, Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606Demetrius, a main character in Friedrich Schiller's dramatic fragment of the same name, as well as in Alexander Pushkin's blank verse drama Boris Godunov and several other works of literature; the figure is modelled after False Dimitry I, short-time Tsar of Russia, claiming descent of Ivan the TerribleDemetrius, a main character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, Titus AndronicusDemetrius, a character in Mira Nair's Mississippi MasalaDemetrius, a Greek slave in the Lloyd C. Douglas Christian novel The Robe and its film sequel belowDemetrius and the Gladiators, a 1953 20th Century Fox filmDemetri, a fictional character in the Twilight fantasy seriesDemetri Martin, American comedianDemitri Maximoff, a vampire from the Capcom video game series DarkstalkersDemetri McCamey, American basketball playerDimitrij, an opera by Antonín DvořákDmitry Donskoy (1350–1389), Russian princeDmitri Kissoff, a character in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombDmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of RussiaDmitri Mendeleev Russian chemist, creator of the first periodic tableDimitri Petrenko, a character in the first-person shooter Call of Duty: World at WarDmitri Shostakovich Russian composerDimitri Kitsikis Greek GeopoliticianDimitrios Salpingidis Greek footballerDimitrios Papadopoulos Greek footballerDimitrios Siovas Greek footballerDimitrije Tucović Serbian politicianDimitrije Injac Serbian footballerDimitrije Ljotić Serbian politicianDimitrije Pejanović Serbian handballerDimitrije Mitrinović Serbian writerDimitri Davidović Serbian footballerDositej Obradović Serbian writerDimitrije Ruvarac Serbian writerDimitrije Banjac Serbian actorDome Sztojay Serbian politicianDimitrije Avramović Serbian painterDimitrije T. Leko Serbian architectSerbian Patriarch Dimitrije of the Serbian Orthodox ChurchDimitrije Bašičević Serbian painterDimitri Nanopoulos Greek PhysicistDemetrius Treadwell (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli League Liga LeumitLucia Demetrius, Romanian writerVasile Demetrius, Romanian writer
