Diogenes

Diogenes (/dīˈäjəˌnēz/; Διογένης) is a Greek name shared by several important historical figures:

• Diogenes of Sinope (412–323 BC), better known as Diogenes the Cynic or simply Diogenes, philosopher
• Diogenes of Apollonia or Diogenes Apolloniates (c. 460 BC), philosopher
• Diogenes of Babylon or "Diogenes the Stoic" (c. 230 – c. 150 BC), Stoic philosopher from Seleucia, frequently confused with the following
• Diogenes of Seleucia (Epicurean) (died 146 BC), Epicurean philosopher and adviser to King Alexander of Syria
• Antonius Diogenes (2nd century BC), A Greek romance writer, most notable for his work The Wonders of Thule
• Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BC), Epicurean philosopher
• Diogenes of Judea (fl. c. 100–76 BC), general and advisor of Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus
• Diogenes (explorer) (1st century CE), Greek merchant and explorer
• Diogenes of Byzantium, bishop of Byzantium, 114–129 CE
• Diogenes of Oenoanda (2nd century CE), Epicurean
• Diogenes Laërtius (between 200–500 CE), historian
• Constantine Diogenes (died 1032), Byzantine general
• Romanos IV Diogenes (died 1072), Byzantine emperor 1068–1071, son of Constantine Diogenes
• Nikephoros Diogenes, Byzantine general, son of Romanos IV
• Diogenes syndrome, a misnomer for a mental disorder

Note: "Diogenes" is sometimes confused with the name of Digenes Akritas, the hero of a famous Byzantine epic.