title: Jairus (disambiguation)
text: # Jairus (disambiguation)
  
  Jairus is a biblical name associated with the story of the Raising of Jairus' daughter.
  
  ## People
  
  * Jairus Ang, the English name of Singaporean robbery victim Ang Jun Heng
  * Jairus Aquino (born 1999), Filipino actor
  * Jairus Birech (born 1992), Kenyan steeplechase runner
  * Jairus Byrd (born 1986), American football player
  * Jairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), American politician and businessman
  * Jairus Lyles (born 1995), American basketball player
  * Jairus Edward Neal (1818–1882), American banker and politician
  * Jairus C. Sheldon (1827–1905), American politician from Illinois
  
  ## Others
  
  * Peter Jairus Frigate, fictionalized version of the science fiction author Philip José Farmer in the Riverworld series
  * Papilio jairus, an alternate name for the Asian butterfly Taenaris urania
  