Adrianus (113–193) was a sophist of ancient Athens
Adrianus is a Latin form of the name Adrian. It is popular in the Low countries, where Latinized christian names or baptismal name were common from the 15th century until recently, especially after the papacy in 1522–23 of homegrown Adrianus VI, who had been baptized "Adrianus" in 1459, as this event fell on the name day of Saint Adrian. People with the given name Adrianus generally use a short form in daily life, like Aad, Ad, Adri, Adriaan, Adrian, Adrie, Ard, Ariaan, Arian, Arie, Ariën, Aris, Arjan, Arjen, or Janus.
Adrianus may also refer to:
Before 1500
Adrianus (poet), Greek poet who wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great Saint Adrianus (died 306), Roman officer and Christian martyr Adrianus Africanus (died 710), Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury Adrianus I (died 795), pope from 772 to 795 Adrianus II (792–872), pope from 867 to 872 Adrianus III (died 885), pope from 884 to 885 Adrianus Comnenus (fl. 1100), Byzantine aristocrat and general Adrianus IV (c.1100–1159), pope from 1154 to 1159 Adrianus V (c.1215–1276), pope in 1276 Adrianus VI (1459–1523), pope from 1522 to 1523 Adrianus Barlandus (1486–1538), Dutch historian Adrianus Petit Coclico (1499–1562), Netherlandish Renaissance composer
Academics, science and technology
Adrianus G. "Adriaan" Camper (1759–1820), Dutch mathematician, politician and paleontologist Adrianus D. "Adriaan" de Groot (1914–2006), Dutch psychologist and chess player Adrianus "Adriaan" Heereboord (1613–1661), Dutch philosopher and logician Adrianus "Aad" de Hoop (born 1927), Dutch electrical engineer Adrianus H.J. "Ad" Kolnaar (born 1942), Dutch economist Adrianus F.J.M.M. "Ad" Konings (born 1956), Dutch ichthyologist Adrianus Metius (1571–1635), Dutch geometer and astronomer Adrianus "Aad" Nuis (1933–2007), Dutch political scientist Adrianus Relandus (1676–1718), Dutch scholar, cartographer and philologist Adrianus Romanus (1561–1615), Flemish mathematician Adrianus "Adriaan" van Royen (1704–1779), Dutch botanist Adrianus Saravia (1532–1612), Flemish theologian active in England Adrianus Spigelius (1578–1625), Flemish anatomist Adrianus Turnebus (1512–1565), French classical scholar