// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Festus go to the party? Because he was a festive guest.

Festus may refer to:

People

Ancient world

• Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea from approximately 58 to 62 AD
• Sextus Pompeius Festus (later 2nd century), Roman grammarian
• Festus (died 305), martyr along with Proculus of Pozzuoli
• Festus (historian), Roman historian and secretary of the Emperor Valens
• Postumius Rufius Festus Avienius, a poet from Etruria

Modern world

• Festus Ayodele Adefiranye, Nigerian politician
• Festus Agu (born 1975), Nigerian retired footballer
• Festus Akinbusoye (born 1978), British politician
• Festus Arthur (born 2001), German footballer
• Festus Baise (born 1980), Hong Kong footballer
• Festus Ezeli (born 1989), Nigerian basketball player
• Festus Hommius (1576–1642), Dutch Calvinist theologian
• Festus Igbinoghene (born 1969), Nigerian Olympic athlete
• Festus Iyayi (1947–2013), Nigerian writer
• Festus Keyamo (born 1970), Nigerian lawyer, columnist and human rights activist
• Festus Limbu (born 1956), Tanzanian politician
• Festus Mbandeka, Namibian lawyer and politician
• Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician
• Festus Mogae (1939–2026), former president of Botswana
• Festus Nwafili (born 1976), Nigerian Bishop
• Festus Ogun, Nigerian lawyer
• Festus Okotie-Eboh (1919–1966), Nigerian politician and former minister for finance
• Festus Olabode Ola (born 1956), Nigerian senator
• Festus Onigbinde (born 1942), Nigerian football manager
• Festus Perera (1931-2013), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
• Festus Segun (1915-2024), Nigerian Anglican bishop
• Festus Simbiak (born 1952), Indonesian academic and politician
• Festus Talam (born 1994), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Festus Thomas (born 1963), Namibian politician
• Festus Tierney (1899–1973), former guard in the National Football League
• Festus Ueitele, Namibian politician
• Festus Walters (1849–1922), Ohio jurist and advocate for Gubernatorial judicial independence
• Loren D. Hagen (1946–1971), nicknamed "Festus", United States Army Special Forces officer awarded the Medal of Honor
• Drew Hankinson (born 1983), professional wrestler who used the name Festus

Places

• Festus, Missouri, a town in the United States
  • Festus Memorial Airport

Other uses

• Festus Haggen, a character in the American television program Gunsmoke
• "Festus", a poem by the English poet Philip James Bailey
• Festus, a character from The Heroes of Olympus series
• Festus the Leechlord, a character from Warhammer Fantasy (setting)