Vitus Explained
Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively and may refer to:
People
Given name
- Saint Vitus (c. 290 – c. 303), a Christian martyr
- Vitus Amerbach (1503–1557), German theologian, scholar and humanist
- Vitus Ashaba (1943–1985), Ugandan middle-distance runner
- Vitus Bering (1617–1675), Danish poet and historian
- Vitus Bering (1681–1741), Danish-born Russian navigator
- Vitus Eicher (born 1990), German football player
- Vitus Georg Tönnemann (1659–1740), German cleric
- Vitus Graber (1844–1892), Austrian entomologist
- Vitus of Hungary (died 1297), beatified friar
- Vitus Huonder (born 1942), Swiss prelate
- Vitus Husek (born 1973), German canoeist
- Vitus of Kotor (c. 1275 – after 1335), medieval Serbian architect
- Vitus Miletus (1549–1615), German theologian
- Vitus Nagorny (born 1978), Kyrgyzstan-born German footballer
- Vitus Pichler (1670–1736), Austrian cleric and writer
- Vitus Piluzzi (died 1704), Italian prelate
- V Spehar (born 1982), American journalist
Middle name
Surname
Other uses
- Vitus (bicycles), a French bicycle manufacturer
- Vitus (film), a 2006 Swiss film
- Weihenstephaner Vitus, a German weizenbock beer
- Vitus baronets, a 17th century English title
- Vitus Lake, a lake in Alaska
See also