Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Publius (m) Acts 28:7 
Characters in Roman Mythology:
1 character
Publius Valerius (m)
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus 236-183 BC
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 historian
Tacitus (a.k.a. Publius) c. 56-c. 117
Notable Writers:
3 poets, 1 playwright
Terence (a.k.a. Publius) 195-159 BC
Virgil (a.k.a. Publius) 70-19 BC
Ovid (a.k.a. Publius) 43 BC-17
Statius (a.k.a. Publius) c. 45-c. 96
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
5 emperors
Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus 117-138
Emperor Publius Helvius Pertinax 193
Emperor Publius Septimius Geta 209-211
Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus 253-260
Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus 253-268
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Publius c. 33-c. 112
Saint Publius ?-380
Shakespearian Characters:
7 characters
Publius Julius Caesar
Publius Titus Andronicus
Dolabella (a.k.a. Publius) Antony and Cleopatra
Ventidius (a.k.a. Publius) Antony and Cleopatra
Volumnius (a.k.a. Publius) Julius Caesar
Casca (a.k.a. Publius) Julius Caesar
Camidius (a.k.a. Publius) Antony and Cleopatra