Probus Explained

Probus may refer to:

People

• Marcus Valerius Probus (c. 20/30–105 AD), Roman grammarian
• Marcus Pomponius Maecius Probus, consul in 228
• Probus (emperor), Roman Emperor (276–282)
• Probus of Byzantium (–306), Bishop of Byzantium from 293 to 306
• Saint Probus of Side, martyr of the Diocletian persecution (c. 304 AD)
• Sextus Claudius Petronius Probus (floruit 358–390), a powerful Roman senator of the fourth century
• Anicius Petronius Probus, Roman consul in 406
• Probus, martyr of 437
• Probus (son of Magnus), Gallo-Roman senator of the fifth century
• Anicius Probus (fl. 459), a Roman senator of the 5th century
• Probus (consul 502), consul in 502
• Probus (consul 513), Flavius Probus, consul in 513
• Anastasius (consul 517), Flavius Anastasius Paulus Probus Sabinianus Pompeius, consul in 517
• Flavius Anicius Probus Iunior, consul in 525
• Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes, consul in 530
• Henryk IV Probus (c. 1258–1290), High Duke of Polan
• Probus Brittanicus, pseudonym of Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), English lexicographer, playwright and critic
• Probus, pseudonym of Charlotte Forman (1715–1787), Anglo-Irish journalist
• Probus, pseudonym of Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), English poet
• Probus, pseudonym of Nancy H. Adsit (1825–1902), art educator

Other uses

• Probus, Cornwall, a village near Truro in the UK
• Probus Clubs, an international movement catering to the interests of retired or semi-retired professional or business people
• Probus Management, a former bus company in the UK, now part of Go West Midlands