Angus


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Related to Angus: black Angus, Angus beef

Angus may refer to:

Animals

  • Angus cattle, a breed of cattle taking its name from Angus, Scotland
  • Red Angus, a breed of Angus cattle with a red coloured coat

Media

  • Angus (film), a 1995 film about an overweight boy humiliated by his peers
  • Angus Og (comics), cartoon in the Daily Record newspaper

Places

Canada

Scotland

United States

People

Historical figures

  • Óengus I of the Picts (died 761), king of the Picts
  • Óengus of Tallaght (died 824), Irish bishop, reformer and writer
  • Óengus II of the Picts (died 834), king of the Picts
  • Óengus mac Óengusa (died 930), Irish poet
  • Óengus of Moray (died 1130), last King of Moray
  • Aonghus Mór (died c. 1293), chief of Clann Domhnaill
  • Aonghus Óg of Islay (died 1314×1318/c.1330), chief of Clann Domhnaill
  • Aonghas Óg (died 1490), chief of Clann Domhnaill
  • Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), King of Munster
  • The Mormaer of Angus, later the Earl of Angus

Mythology and fiction

  • Aengus, figure of Irish mythology
  • Óengus Olmucaid, legendary High King of Ireland
  • Óengus Ollom, legendary High King of Ireland
  • Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, legendary High King of Ireland
  • Angus, a character on Oobi
  • Angus "Pothole" McDuck, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's uncle
  • Angus, a Thane in Shakespeare's Macbeth

Names

  • Angus (given name), origin of the name, list of people with the name
  • Angus (surname)
  • Aengus (given name), origin of the name, list of people with the name
  • Aonghas (given name), origin of the name, list of people with the name
  • Aonghus (given name), origin of the name, list of people with the name

Other uses

  • Acoustically Navigated Geological Underwater Survey (ANGUS), a deep-towed still camera sled
  • Angus Book Award, literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction
  • Angus Burger (Burger King), sandwich available at Burger King
  • Angus College, college in Arbroath, Scotland
  • Angus Folk Museum, a centre for agricultural history and rural life located near Forfar, Angus
  • Angus Herald, a current Scottish herald of arms in Extraordinary of the Court of the Lord Lyon
  • Angus Automobile Company, a defunct American company; see Fuller

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Angus
  • Óengus mac Fergusa (disambiguation)
  • Onuist (disambiguation)
  • Agnus (disambiguation)
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