Pliny may refer to: People Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and author of Naturalis Historia (Pliny's Natural History) Pliny the Younger (died 113), ancient Roman statesman, orator, writer, and Pliny the Elder's nephew and adopted son Pliny Chase (1820–1886), American scientist, mathematician, and educator Pliny Earle (disambiguation), several people Pliny Fisk III (born 1944), co-founder and co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS) Pliny Earle Goddard (1869–1928), American linguist and ethnologist Pliny Norcross (1838–1915), Wisconsin politician Pliny W. Williamson (1876–1958), New York politician Places Pliny, West Virginia, United States Pliny Township, Minnesota, United States Beers Pliny the Elder, the flagship beer of the Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Younger (beer), a seasonal (February) beer of the Russian River Brewing Company See also Plinia, a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae Plinian eruption, a type of volcanic eruption similar to AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius Plinio (disambiguation) Plinius (crater), a lunar impact crater Masculine given names