Gens (disambiguation)
Introduction A '''gens''' was a family in Ancient Rome in which all of the members typically bore the same ''nomen'' and claimed descent from a common ancestor. '''Gens''' can also refer to:
People * Jacob Gens (1903-1943), Jewish head of the Vilnius Ghetto* Saint Gens (1104–1127), French hermit* Véronique Gens (born 1966), French soprano singer* Xavier Gens (born 1975), French film director
Other uses * Gens (anthropology), a group of people related through their female or male ancestor* Gens (band), Italian pop band* Gens (behaviour), a specific lineage of animals sharing a specific behavioral trait, inherited from a common ancestor* Gens (emulator), an emulator of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis video game console