Ulysses /juːˈlɪsiːz/ is the Latinized version of Odysseus. The name was made famous by the American Civil War hero and eighteenth president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, by James Joyce's novel Ulysses, and the film of the same name.
"Ulysses" is best known as the name of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the U.S. Army general and President of the United States. Many Americans born during or after the Civil War were named in his honour.
Other people with the name "Ulysses" include:
Ulysses N. Arnett (1820–1880), American politician in West Virginia
Ulysses Grant Bourne (1873–1956), American physician
Ulysses Brown (1920–1942), American baseball player
Ulysses Burgh (1632–1692), Irish Anglican bishop
Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes (1788–1864), British Army general
Ulysses G. Buzzard (1865–1939), U.S. Army soldier
Ulysses Cuadra (born 1987), American actor
Ulysses Currie, American politician from Maryland
Ulysses Curtis (1926–2013), Canadian football player
Ulysses Grant Dailey (1885–1961), American surgeon
Ulysses Davis (1872–1924), American film director
Ulysses Davis (artist) (1913–1990), American artist
Ulysses G. Denman (1866–1962), American politician from Ohio
Ulysses Doubleday (general) (1824–1893), U.S. Army general
Ulysses F. Doubleday (1792–1866), American politician from New York
Ulysses Dove (1947–1996), American choreographer
Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (1852–1929), American lawyer
Ulysses S. Grant III (1881–1968), U.S. Army general
Ulysses S. Grant IV (1893–1977), American geologist
Ulysses Grant-Smith (1870–1959), American diplomat
Ulysses Grant Groff (1865–1950), American philanthropist
Ulysses Samuel Guyer (1868–1943), American politician from Kansas
Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951), American botanist
Ulysses Jones, Jr. (1951–2010), American politician from Tennessee
Ulysses Kay (1917–1995), American composer
Ulysses Livingston (1912–1988), American musician
Ulysses J. Lupien (1883–1965), American local government official
Ulysses G. McAlexander (1864–1936), U.S. Army general
Ulysses S. McPherson, American football coach
Ulysses Mercur (1818–1887), American politician from Pennsylvania
Ulysses Norris (born 1957), American footballer player
Ulysses Owens (born 1982), American musician
Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples (1865–?), American architect
Ulysses Grant Baker Pierce (1865–1943), American Unitarian minister
Ulysses Reed, American basketball player
Ulysses Ricci (1888–1960), American sculptor
Ulysses Shelton (1917–1981), American politician from Pennsylvania
Ulysses "Slow Kid" Thompson (1888–1990), American entertainer
Ulysses G. Weatherly (1865 – 1940), American sociologist
Ulysses S. Webb (1864–1947), American politician from California
Ulysses Kae Williams (1921–1987), American radio personality
Fictional characters
Ulysses Bloodstone, Marvel Comics character
Ulysses Moore, character in the book series of the same name
Ulysses Paxton, character in The Master Mind of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
