Africanus is Latin for "African". It may refer to:
People Ancient Roman cognomen Africanus Fabius Maximus, a Roman senator, the younger son of Quintus Fabius Maximus (consul 45 BC) Cresconius Africanus, a Latin canon lawyer, probably latter half of 7th century Julius Africanus, an orator in the time of Nero () Titus Sextius Africanus (1st century), a censor of Gaul Lucius Apuleius Africanus Madaurensis (), a Latin-language prose writer Titus Sextius Cornelius Africanus, a consul under Trajan () Sextus Caecilius Africanus (2nd century), a Roman legal scholar Scipio Africanus (disambiguation) Sextus Julius Africanus (), a Christian traveller and historian Junillus Africanus (), a Quaestor of the Sacred Palace in the court of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I Constantine the African (11th century), i.e. Constantinus Africanus, a physician who lived in the 11th century.
Given name or surname George Africanus (1763–1834), a West African slave, later credited as Nottingham's first black entrepreneur Leo Africanus (1488–1554), an Andalusi diplomat and author Scipio Africanus (disambiguation) Africanus Horton (1835–1883), also known as James Beale, a writer and folklorist from Sierra Leone Albert Freeman Africanus King (1841–1914), American physician
Other uses Africanus (journal), a scientific journal about development problems with special reference to the Third World and southern Africa
See also Australopithecus africanus, an extinct species of australopithecine Africana (disambiguation) Africanae (disambiguation) Africanis, a group of South African dogs not recognised as a breed Africanum