Socrates was an Athenian philosopher.

Socrates, Sócrates, Sokrates or Sokratis may also refer to:

People

Given name

Ancient Greeks

Socrates of Achaea (c. 436–401 BC), mercenary general of the Ten Thousand Socrates of Macedon (4th century BC), a hipparchos or cavalry officer in Alexander the Great's army Socrates the Younger (4th century BC), Athenian philosopher Socrates Chrestus (died 90–88 BC), Greek prince and King of Bithynia

Athletes

Sócrates (1954–2011), Brazilian footballer Socrates Brito (born 1992), Dominican baseball player Sócrates Parri (born 1966), Spanish footballer Sócrates Pedro (born 1992), Portuguese footballer Sócrates Quintana (1891–1984), Spanish footballer and artist Sokratis Aristodimou (born 1970), Cypriot alpine skier Sokratis Boudouris (born 1977), Greek footballer Sokratis Dioudis (born 1993), Greek football goalkeeper Sokratis Fytanidis (born 1984), Greek footballer Sokratis Kyrillidis (born 1998), Greek footballer Sokratis Lagoudakis (1861–1944), Greek track athlete Sokratis Naoumis (born 1997), Greek basketball player Sokratis Ofrydopoulos (born 1973), Greek football manager and former player Sokratis Papastathopoulos (born 1988), Greek footballer Sokratis Petrou (born 1979), Greek footballer Sokratis Psaropoulos (born 1992), Greek basketball player Sokratis Tsoukalas (born 1992), Greek footballer

Politicians, soldiers and businesspeople

Socrates N. Sherman (1801–1873), U.S. Representative from New York and American Civil War officer Socrates Nelson (1814–1867), American businessman and politician Sócrates Rizzo (born 1945), Mexican politician Socrates Tuttle (1819–1885), American politician from New Jersey Sokrates Starynkiewicz (1820–1902), Russian general and mayor of Warsaw Sokratis Kokkalis (born 1939), Greek businessman and billionaire Sokratis Kosmidis (born 1945), Greek lawyer and politician Sokratis Xynidis (born 1963), Greek politician

Religious figures

martyrs Socrates and Stephen Socrates of Constantinople (c. 380–after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus, a Byzantine church historian Socrates Villegas (born 1960), Roman Catholic archbishop in the Philippines

Writers

Socrates K. Valath (born 1963), Indian novelist and short story writer Sócrates Nolasco (1884–1980), writer from the Dominican Republic Sokratis Giolias (1973–2010), assassinated Greek journalist Sokratis Skartsis (1936–2024), Greek poet and writer

Other

Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr. (1816–1855), American pioneer physician in the Oregon Territory Socrates Tzartos, Greek biologist and neuro-immunologist Sokrates Pantelides (born 1948), Greek American physicist and electrical engineer Sokratis Karantinos (1906–1979), Greek theatre director, theatre critic, drama school teacher and actor Sokratis Malamas (born 1957), Greek singer/songwriter

Surname

Jeanne Socrates (born 1942), British yachtswoman and solo circumnavigator José Sócrates (born 1957), Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)

In literature Socrates, the name used by Petrarch to refer to his dear friend Lodewijk Heyligen in his writings Socrates, a pseudonym for the mentor-like figure in the books of Dan Millman Socrates, the protagonist of many Socratic dialogues

Arts and entertainment

Socrates "Cooch" Windgrass, a character in the comic strip Footrot Flats Socrates Drank the Conium (sometimes abbreviated to "Socrates"), a Greek rock band Socrates (sculpture), a 1950 outdoor sculpture by W. V. Casey Socrates (Voltaire), a play

Film and TV

Socrates (1970 film), a film directed by Roberto Rossellini Socrates (2018 film), a film directed by Alexandre Moratto Socrates the Scarecrow, a character from the 1961 animated television series Tales of the Wizard of Oz and the 1964 animated television movie sequel Return to Oz Socrates, the lion from the film Animals United

Other uses Project Socrates, a classified US Defense Intelligence Agency program established in 1983 Socrates II, a chess-playing computer program Socrates Mountain, a mountain in West Virginia Socrates (pain assessment), a mnemonic used in the evaluation of a patient's pain Socrates programme, a European education programme SOCRATES (satellite), a Japanese satellite Socrates Sculpture Park, New York City Socrates, Georgia, a community in the United States VTech Socrates, an educational video game system

See also Saukrates (born 1978), Canadian rapper Socrate, a symphonic drama about the philosopher Socrates by Erik Satie "Sokrati", the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979