Cyril

• Cyril of Jerusalem (386), theologian and bishop • Cyril of Alexandria (444), Patriarch of Alexandria • Cyril the Philosopher (826–869), co-invented the Slavic alphabet (Glagolitic) and translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic; namesake of the Cyrillic alphabet • Pope Cyril II of Alexandria, reigned 1078–1092 • Greek Patriarch Cyril II of Alexandria, reigned in the 12th century • Cyril of Turaw (1130–1182), Belarusian bishop and orthodox saint • Pope Cyril III of Alexandria, reigned 1235–1243 • Cyril I of Serbia, reigned 1407–1419 • Cyril, Metropolitan of Moscow (died 1572), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus' from 1568 to 1572 • Cyril Lucaris (Patriarch Cyril I of Constantinople), reigned for six terms between 1612 and 1638 • Cyril II of Constantinople, patriarch in 1633, 1635–1636, 1638–1639 • Patriarch Cyril III of Constantinople, patriarch in 1652 and 1654 • Cyril IV of Constantinople, patriarch 1711–1713 • Cyril V Zaim, Melkite patriarch of Antioch died 1720 • Cyril VI Tanas, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1724–1760 • Patriarch Cyril V of Constantinople, patriarch in 1748–1751, 1752–1757 • Cyril II of Serbia, reigned 1759–1763 • Cyril VII Siaj, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1794–1796 • Patriarch Cyril VI of Constantinople, patriarch in 1813–1818 • Cyril, Metropolitan of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Belgrade during 1825–1827 • Patriarch Cyril II of Jerusalem, reigned 1845–1875 • Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople, patriarch in 1855–1860 • Pope Cyril IV of Alexandria, reigned 1854–1861 • Pope Cyril V of Alexandria, reigned 1874–1921 • Cyril VIII Jaha, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1902–1916 • Cyril IX Moghabghab, Melkite patriarch of Antioch 1925–1946 • Patriarch Cyril of Bulgaria, reigned 1953–1971 • Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, reigned 1959–1971 • Patriarch Cyril I of Moscow, reigning from 2009 ==Other individuals==

• Cyrillus, 5th-century Greek jurist • Cyril Abiteboul (born 1977), French motor racing engineer and manager, formerly the managing director of Renault Sport F1 Team • Cyril Almeida, Pakistani journalist • Cyril Eugene Attygalle, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician • Cyril Benson, founder of British company Bensons for Beds • Cyril Bourlon de Rouvre (born 1945), French businessman and politician • Sir Cyril Burt (1883–1971), psychologist • Cyril Connolly (1903–1974), English literary critic and writer • Cyril Delevanti (1889–1975), British actor • Cyril Despres (born 1974), French motorcycle rider • Cyril De Zoysa (1896–1978), Sri Lankan businessman and Buddhist revivalist • Cyril Dissanayaka, Sri Lankan Sinhala senior police officer • Cyril Dodd (1844–1913), British politician • Cyril Domoraud (born 1971), Ivorian football player • Cyril Dunne (1941–2024), Irish Gaelic footballer • Cyril Fernando (1895–1974), Sri Lankan Sinhala clinician and researcher • Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005), English comedian, actor and businessman • Ciryl Gane (born 1990), French mixed martial artist, former interim UFC heavyweight champion • Cyril Gautier (born 1987), French racing cyclist • Cyril Goulden (1897–1981), Welsh/Canadian geneticist, statistician, and agronomist • Cyril Grayson (born 1993), American football player • Cyril Haran (1931–2014), Gaelic footballer and manager, priest, scholar and schoolteacher • Cyril Stanley Harrison (1915–1998), English cricketer • Cyril Leo Heraclius, Prince Toumanoff (born Toumanishvili) (1913–1997), Russian-born historian and genealogist who was a professor emeritus at Georgetown University • Cyril Herath (died 2011), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1985 to 1988 • Cyril Höschl (1949–2025), Czech psychiatrist and academic • Cyril Jordan (born 1948), American guitarist and founder of the Flamin' Groovies • Cyril Karabus (born 1935), South African paediatric oncologist • Cyril Keeper (born 1943), Canadian politician • Cyril Knowles (1944–1991), English footballer • C. M. Kornbluth (1923–1958), American science fiction author • Cyril Lawrence (1920–2020), English footballer • Cyril Lewis (1909–1999), Welsh footballer • Sister M. Cyril Mooney (1936–2023), educational innovator in India • Cyril Nicholas (1898–1961), Sri Lankan Burgher army captain, civil servant, and forester • Cyril Ornadel (1924–2011), British conductor and composer • Elder Cyril Pavlov (1919–2017), Russian Orthodox Christian monk, mystic and wonder-worker • Cyril Pearl (1904–1987), Australian journalist • Cyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer • Cyril C. Perera (1923–2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala author, translator of world literature into Sinhala • Cyril E. S. Perera (1892–1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Ceylon House of Representatives • Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne (1918–1984), Sri Lankan Sinhala military officer and politician • Cyril Ponnamperuma (1923–1994), Sri Lankan Sinhala scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life • Cyril Ramaphosa (born 1952), South African president, businessman, and trade unionist • Cyril Ranatunga, Sri Lankan Sinhala army general • Cyril Richardson (born 1990), American football player • Cyril Riley, known mononymously as Cyril, an Australian musician, best known for his version of "Stumblin' In" • Cyril Rioli (born 1989), Australian rules footballer • Cyril Smith (1928–2010), English Liberal politician • Cyril Stapleton (1914–1974), English musician and bandleader • Cyril Symes (born 1943), Canadian politician • Cyril Takayama (born 1973), American-Japanese magician • Cyril Wecht (1931–2024), American forensic pathologist • Cyril Wickramage (born 1932), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor, director, and vocalist ==Fictional characters==

• Cyril "Blakey" Blake, the bus depot inspector from the 1970s British comedy TV series On the Buses • Cyril Fielding, character in E. M. Forster's novel A Passage to India • Cyril Figgis, character in the TV series Archer • Cyril Gray, character from the film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, played by Eros Vlahos • Cyril Kinnear, the menacing and urbane mastermind from the 1971 British crime film Get Carter • Cyril Orchard, the murder victim in the 1948 Nero Wolfe mystery And Be a Villain • Cyril Playfair, the reverend from the 1952 film The Quiet Man • Cyril Proudbottom, Mr. Toad's horse from the 1949 film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad • Cyril O'Reily, character from television series Oz • Cyril Smallpiece, a character from the 1978 television film, Across a Crowded Room, portrayed by Peter Sallis • Cyril Sneer, the villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series The Raccoons • Cyril Woodcock, from the film Phantom Thread, played by Lesley Manville • Cyril the Fogman, a character from the television series Thomas & Friends • Cyril, a character from Doctor Who • Cyril, a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses • Cyril the Ice Dragon, from The Legend of Spyro • Cyril the Squirrel, from Maisy (book series) and Maisy (TV series) • Cyril, the main character in ''The Heart's Invisible Furies'' by John Boyne • Cyril, a giant squirrel kaiju from Rampage: Total Destruction • Cyril Bassington-Bassington, from "Jeeves and the Chump Cyril" • Syril Karn, a character from the Star Wars TV series Andor ==See also==