There have been several people named Ptolemy:

• Claudius Ptolemaeus, called Ptolemy, was an ancient Greek geographer and astronomer;
• Ptolemy (gnostic) Philosopher 180 CE;
• The Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt included many kings by that name:
  • Ptolemy I Soter
  • Ptolemy II Philadelphos
  • Ptolemy III Euergetes I
  • Ptolemy IV Philopator
  • Ptolemy V Epiphanes
  • Ptolemy VI Philometor
  • Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (never reigned)
  • Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
  • Ptolemy IX Soter II
  • Ptolemy X Alexander I
  • Ptolemy XI Alexander II
  • Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes)
  • Ptolemy XIII
  • Ptolemy XIV
  • Ptolemy XV Caesarion
• Ptolemy, general and nephew of Antigonus
• Ptolemy Keraunos, a king of Macedon, slain by Brennus the Gaul in battle.
• Ptolemy Apion, son of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and ruler of Cyrenaica
• Ptolemy of Mauretania
• Ptolemy, mythical ruler of Thebes, Greece.
• Ptolemaeus Chennus, 2nd-century grammarian
• Ptolemy Project - modeling, simulation, and design of concurrent, real-time, embedded systems

Other Ptolemies include: Claudius Ptolemaeus, given contemporary German styling, in a 16th century engraved book frontispiece . Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος; ca. ... A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earths physical environment and human habitat. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... There were others named Ptolemy: see Ptolemy (disambiguation) Ptolemy (not the same person as the astronomer and geographer, nor the Egyptian ruler) was a disciple of the Gnostic Valentinius, known to us for writing a letter to a wealthy Gnostic lady named Flora. ... Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Greats generals, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexanders death in 323 BC. In 305 BC he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as Soter (saviour). ... Map of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt as a general historical term broadly refers to the civilization of the Lower Nile Valley, between the First Cataract and the mouths of the Nile Delta, from circa 3300 BC until the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC. As a civilization based... Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) was the ruler of Egypt (323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ... Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), with Arsinoë II. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), was of a delicate constitution, no Macedonian warrior-chief of the old style. ... Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (reigned 246 BC-222 BC). ... Under the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221-204 BC), son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II of Egypt, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. ... Ptolemy V Epiphanes (reigned 204-181 BCE), son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III of Egypt, was not more than five years old when he came to the throne, and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralysed. ... Ptolemy VI (c. ... Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic period. ... Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Ptolemaios VIII Euergetes II) (c. ... Ptolemy IX (Ptolemy Soter II) was king of Egypt three times, from 116 BC to 110 BC, 109 BC to 107 BC and 88 BC to 80 BC, with intervening periods ruled by his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander. ... Ptolemy X Alexander I was king of Egypt from 110 BC to 109 BC and 107 BC till 88 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III of Egypt. ... Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. Ptolemy IX Lathryos died in 81 or 80, leaving no legitimate heir, and so Cleopatra Bernice ruled alone for a time. ... Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Theos Philopator Theos Philadelphos (New Dionysus, God Beloved of his Father, God Beloved of his Brother) (117 BCE - 51 BCE) was son of Ptolemy IX Soter II. His mother is unknown. ... Ptolemy XIII (lived 62 BC/61 BC -January 13? 47 BC, reigned 51 BC - January 13?, 47 BC) was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. ... Ptolemy XIV (lived 60 BC/59 BC - 44 BC, reigned 47 BC - 44 BC), a son of Ptolemy XII of Egypt was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. ... Cleopatra and Caesarion at the temple of Dendera, Egypt Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) (lived June 23, 47 to August, 30 BC; reigned September 2, 44 BC to August, 30 BC) was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the last pharaoh... Ptolemy (in Greek ΠτoλεμαιoÏ‚; died 309 BC) was a nephew of Antigonus, the general of Alexander the Great (338–323 BC) who afterwards became king of Asia. ... Antigonus I Cyclops or Monophthalmos (the One-eyed, so called from his having lost an eye) (382 BC - 301 BC) was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and satrap under Alexander the Great. ... Ptolemy Keraunos (Ceraunus) (? - 279 BC), King of Macedon from 281 BC to 279 BC. He was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter (ruler of Egypt) and his third wife Eurydice (daughter of Antipater). ... Vergina Sun - The symbol of Macedon under King Philip II Macedon (or Macedonia from Greek ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) in Classical Antiquity was the ancient state of Macedonia on the margins of Ancient Greece, bordering with the Greek state of Epirus on the west and with... A sculpture depicting the Brennus who led the attack on Rome that adorned an 18th or 19th century French naval vessel Brennus is the name of two Celtic chieftains famous in ancient history: 1. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c. ... Ptolemy Apion (Ptolemaios Apion) was the son of Ptolemy VIII by a concubine, and inherited Cyrenaica at some time before 101 BC. He died in 96 BC, having no heirs, and bequeathed the kingdom to the Roman Republic. ... Roman province of Cyrenaica, 120 AD Cyrenaica was a Roman province on the northern coast of Africa between Egypt and Numidia; it had been formerly Greek. ... Bust of Ptolemy of Mauretania. ... In Greek mythology, Ptolemy was an ancestral ruler of Thebes, living in the 12th century BCE. His father was Damasichthon; his son, Xanthus. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Ptolemaeus Chennus or Chennos (quail), of Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. ...

• Ptolemy, mascot of the Ptolemaic Terrascope magazine.
• Tolomeo (the Italian spelling of Ptolemy) is the name of a well-known desk lamp of modern design.