Justinian (disambiguation)

Justinian (from Latin: Iustinianus) may refer to:

People

Surname or single name

• Giustiniani, a Venetian family
  • Giovanni Giustiniani (1418–1453), navy captain, from the Genoese branch of the family
  • St. Lawrence Justinian (Lorenzo Giustiniani; 1381–1456), first Patriarch of Venice
• Iustinianus, Roman general in Britain
• Justinian I the Great (483–565), Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 noted for his codification of Law
• Justinian II Rhinotmetus (669–711), Byzantine Emperor from 685 to 695 and again from 705 to 711
• Justinian (general) (c. 525–582), Byzantine general, nephew of Justinian I
• Justinian of Ramsey Island (Jestin, Iestin), 6th-century Welsh hermit
• Justinian, Patriarch of Romania (born Ioan Marina; 1901–1977), Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1948 to 1977

Given name

• Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet (1610–1675), English scholar and politician
• James Justinian Morier (1782–1849), British diplomat and author
• Justinian Rweyemamu (1942–1982), Tanzanian economist and mathematician
• Justinian Serédi (1884–1945), Roman Catholic cardinal and Primate of Hungary
• Justinian Tamusuza (born 1951), Ugandan composer

Fiction

• Justinian (novel), a novel by Harry Turtledove. The name refers to Justinian II

Places

• Justiniana Prima, a Byzantine city that existed from 535 to 615.

Ships

• Justinian, a storeship sent to the convict settlement at New South Wales in 1790
• SS Justinian, a Norwegian cargo ship in service 1946-54