Nicanor

Nicanor ( Νικάνωρ, " The Winner", latin Nicanor ) is the name of several people from ancient Greece:

Military personnel under Alexander the Great and the Diadochi: Nicanor (son of Parmenion )
Nicanor ( Hetairos )
Nicanor ( Admiral )
Nicanor ( satrap )
Nicanor of Stagira
Nicanor (Egypt)
Nicanor ( Gandhara )

Other Greeks: a brother of Cassander, killed by Olympias
Banker from Oxyrhynchus, whose archive is obtained from the period around 250/40 BC
Entrepreneurs from Koptos, see Nicanor archive
A disciple of Epicurus, see Nicanor ( disciple of Epicurus )

Seleucid officials during the Makkabäeraufstandes: Nicanor was a finance officer, who was responsible for the royal revenues in Samaria ( Flavius Josephus, Ant. Iud. 12.261 ).
A leader Cypriot rebels ( 2 Maccabees 12:2)
Nicanor ( son of Patroclus )
Nicanor ( friend of Demetrius )

People from Roman times one of the seven deacons who were selected by the disciples of the early Jerusalem church, at the suggestion of the Apostles for their support, see Nicanor (deacon )
A friend of Augustus, see Gaius Julius Nicanor
Military tribune Vespasian in Judaea, see Nicanor ( military tribune )

Modern people with the name Nicanor / Nicanor are:

Bishop of Athens (1574-1592), see Nicanor ( Bishop )
1866-1869 Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, see Nicanor ( Patriarch )
Aleksandr Ivanovich Brovkovič, Archbishop of Odessa (1827-1890), see Nicanor ( Bishop )
Nicanor Abramovich, Ukrainian Archbishop (1883-1969)
Nicanor Abelardo, composer (1893-1934)
Nicanor Perlas, Philippine sociologist and environmental activist
Nicanor Duarte Frutos, Paraguayan politician
Nicanor Parra, Chilean poet and musician, brother of Violeta Parra
Nicanor McPartland, real name of Julio Antonio Mella
Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, Bishop of Tarazona
Nicanor Zabaleta, Spanish harpist

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