Americus may refer to: Places in the United States Americus, Georgia, a city with a population of around 17,000 Americus, Indiana, a small town in Washington Township Americus, Kansas, a city with a population of around 900 Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas People Americus Backers (died 1778), described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was Americus in Latin Saint Emeric of Hungary (died 1031), also known as Saint Americus or Emeric, a Hungarian prince Americus Symmes (1811–1896), son of John Cleves Symmes Jr. Other uses Americus (baseball team), a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia Americus Hotel, historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad, historic railroad that operated in the states of Georgia and Alabama Americus (horse) (died 1910), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Americus, a 2011 graphic novel by M. K. Reed, published by First Second Books