Pius ( , ) Latin for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to: People Popes Pope Pius (disambiguation) Antipope Pius XIII (1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect Given name Pius Bazighe (born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower Pius Heinz (born 1989), German professional poker player who won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event Pius F. Koakanu (died 1885), Hawaiian politician Pius Ncube, Catholic Archbishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe Pius Schwert (1892-1941), American politician and baseball player Surname Märt Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor Priit Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor Fictional characters Pius Thicknesse, in the Harry Potter series Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series The Young Pope Pius XV, in the Babylon 5 science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel Dark Genesis See also PIUS reactor, a Swedish design for a nuclear reactor not reliant on active safety measures Pius, epithet of Trojan hero Aeneas Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (138-161) Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (c. 130-63 BC), Roman consul and soldier Louis the Pious, Holy Roman Emperor (813-840) Pio (given name), the Italian form of Pius References