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Pontius may refer to:
People from classical antiquity
- Gaius Pontius, a Samnite general during the Second Samnite War
- Pontius Aquila, Roman politician, and one of Julius Caesar's assassins
- Pontius Pilate, or Pilatus, Roman governor of Judaea who presided over the crucifixion of Jesus
- Pontius Telesinus, Samnite leader against the Roman Republic
- Marcus Pontius Laelianus, a Roman politician and general, who held the consulship in AD 153
- Pontius of Carthage, a deacon of the early church, and author of the Life of Cyprian
- Pontius of Cimiez, early Christian martyr
- Any male member of the Pontia gens
People in modern times
- Paulus Pontius (1603-1658), a Flemish painter
- Chris Pontius (born 1974), actor in the Jackass television series
- Chris Pontius (soccer) (born 1987), American soccer player
- Mark Pontius (born 1985), member of the American indie rock band Foster the People
- Miller Pontius (1891–1960), American football player
See also
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- All pages with titles containing Pontius
- Ponce (surname)
- Pons (disambiguation)
- Pontia gens
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