"The Elder" and "the Younger" are epithets generally used to distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some instances, one of the pair is not known as "the Elder" or "the Younger", e.g. Carl Linnaeus; in such cases, they are not listed in a separate column but rather in the notes of the other person.

People

Ancient world

Ordered alphabetically by first name
The Elder Lifespan Notes Relationship The Younger Lifespan Notes
Adobogiona the Elder fl. c. 90 BC – c. 50 BC Galatian princess Mother of Adobogiona the Younger fl. c. 70 BC – c. 30 BC Illegitimate daughter of King of Pontus Mithridates VI Eupator
Agrippina the Elder c. 14 BC – 33 AD Wife of Roman general Germanicus Mother of Agrippina the Younger 15 – 59 Roman empress, wife and niece of Emperor Claudius
Aristaeus the Elder 370 – 300 BC Greek mathematician. Pappus of Alexandria refers to him as the Elder, but nothing is known about the other Aristaeus.
Aristippus c. 435 – c. 356 BC Greek Hedonistic philosopher Grandfather of Aristippus the Younger c. 380 BC – ? Greek philosopher
Aristomachos the Elder died c. 240 BC Greek tyrant Father of Aristomachos of Argos died. c. 223 BC Greek general and tyrant
Arnobius died c. 330 Christian apologist Arnobius the Younger fl. 460 Christian priest or bishop in Gaul and author
Cato the Elder 234 – 149 BC Roman soldier, senator and historian Great-grandfather of Cato the Younger 95 BC – 46 BC Roman senator
Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC Founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire Cyrus the Younger died 401 BC Achaemenid prince and general
Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 432 – 367 BC Greek tyrant of Syracuse Father of Dionysius II of Syracuse c. 397 – 343 BC Greek politician and ruler of Syracuse
Domitilla the Elder died before 69 Wife of Vespasian; died before he became Emperor of Rome Mother of Domitilla the Younger c. 45 – c. 66 Only daughter of Vespasian
Drusus the Elder / Nero Claudius Drusus 38 – 9 BC Roman politician and general Uncle of Drusus Julius Caesar 14 BC – 23 AD Son and heir of Roman emperor Tiberius
Faustina the Elder c. 100 – 140 Wife of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius Mother of Faustina the Younger c. 130 – 175/176 Wife of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius
Hillel the Elder c. 110 BC – 10 AD Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar, sometimes confused with Hillel II (fl. 320 – 385)
Hydarnes 6th and 5th centuries BC Persian satrap Father of Hydarnes the Younger 5th century BC Persian satrap, leader of the Immortals during the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC)
Intef the Elder fl. c. 2150 BC Ancient Egyptian nomarch of Thebes; ancestor of Intef I (fl. late 22nd century BC), a pharaoh of the 11th Dynasty
Julia Major before 103 BC – ? Elder sister of Julius Caesar Elder sister of Julia Minor before 100 BC – 51 BC Also an elder sister of Julius Caesar, as well as grandmother of Emperor Augustus
Julia the Elder 39 BC – 14 AD Daughter of Emperor Augustus and second wife of Emperor Tiberius Mother of Julia the Younger 19 BC – c. 29 AD Daughter of Julia the Elder's second husband, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Macarius of Egypt c. 300 – 391 Coptic Christian monk and hermit Contemporary of Macarius of Alexandria c. 300 – 395 Egyptian monk and Coptic saint
Macrina the Elder before 270 – c. 340 Christian saint Mother of Macrina the Younger c. 327 – July 379 Christian saint
Melania the Elder c. 350 – before 410 or c. 417 Christian saint Grandmother of Melania the Younger c. 383 – 439 Christian saint
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) died 464 BC Greek philosopher Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) 331/0 – 278/7 BC Greek philosopher
Miltiades the Elder c. 590 – 525 BC Athenian politician Uncle of Miltiades c. 550 BC – 489 BC Athenian general
Nilus of Sinai died 430 or 451 Christian saint Nilus the Younger 910 – 1005 Christian saint, monk and abbot
Octavia the Elder died after 29 BC Half-sister of the first Roman emperor, Augustus Elder half-sister of Octavia the Younger c. 66 BC – 11 BC Elder sister of Emperor Augustus
Olympiodorus the Elder 5th century Byzantine philosopher No relation to Olympiodorus the Younger 6th century Byzantine philosopher, astrologer and teacher
Osorkon the Elder fl. 992 – 986 BC Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 21st Dynasty; granduncle of Osorkon I (fl. 922 – 887 BC), a pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty
Philip II 237 – 249 Son and heir of the Roman emperor Philip the Arab
Philostratus of Lemnos c. 190 – c. 230 Greek sophist/philosopher Possibly the grandfather of Philostratus the Younger 3rd century Greek sophist/philosopher
Pliny the Elder 23/24 – 79 Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, and naval and army commander Uncle of Pliny the Younger 61 – c. 113 Roman lawyer, author and magistrate
Polykleitos fl. 5th century BC Greek sculptor Father of Polykleitos the Younger fl. c. 4th century BC Greek architect and sculptor
Poppaea Sabina the Elder c. 10 – c. 47 Ancient Roman aristocrat Mother of Poppaea Sabina 30 – 65 Second wife of the Emperor Nero
Scipio Africanus 236/235 – 183 BC Roman general in the Second Punic War and statesman Adoptive grandfather of Scipio Africanus the Younger / Scipio Aemilianus 185 BC – 129 BC Roman general in the Third Punic War and statesman
Seneca the Elder c. 54 BC – c. 39 AD Roman writer Father of Seneca the Younger c. 4 BC – 65 AD Roman philosopher, statesman, dramatist and satirist
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester c. 1175 – 1218 A French military leader in the Fourth Crusade and the Albigensian Crusade Grandfather of Simon de Montfort the Younger 1240 – 1271
Simeon Stylites c. 390 – 459 Syrian Christian ascetic/stylite noted for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar Simeon Stylites the Younger 521 – 596/597 Stylite and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic saint
Tarquin the Elder / Lucius Tarquinius Priscus fl. c. 616 – 578 BC Legendary fifth king of Rome
Count Theodosius died 376 Roman general Great-grandfather of Theodosius II 401 – 450 Roman emperor
Tigranes the Younger fl. 65 BC Briefly King of Sophene; son of Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia

Middle Ages

Note: A few pairs straddle the line between the Middle Ages and the modern era - 1453, the year of the fall of Constantinople - and are listed in both sections.

Ordered alphabetically by first name
The Elder Lifespan Notes Relationship The Younger Lifespan Notes
Æbbe of Coldingham c. 615 – 683 Anglian abbess and noblewoman No relation to Æbbe the Younger died 870 Anglo-Saxon abbess and saint
Bal'ami the Elder / Abu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami died 940 Vizier of Nasr II Relative of Bal'ami the Younger / Abu Ali Bal'ami died between 992 and 997 Persian historian, writer and vizier of the Samanid Empire
Bardas Phokas the Elder c. 878 – c. 968 Byzantine general Granduncle of Bardas Phokas the Younger c. 940 – 989 Byzantine general who took a conspicuous part in three revolts for and against the ruling Macedonian dynasty
Barisan of Ibelin died 1150 Lord of Ramla Father of Barisan the Younger / Balian of Ibelin c. 1143 – 1193 A crusader noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Lord of Ibelin
Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha died 1387 First grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire Grandfather of Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger died 1453 11th grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Carthage the Elder died 6th century Irish saint, bishop and abbot Claimed to be the foster father of Carthage the Younger / Mo Chutu of Lismore died 639 Irish saint and abbot
Charles the Younger c. 772 – 811 King of the Franks, son of Charlemagne (also known as Charles the Great)
Ciarán of Saigir died c. 530 Bishop of Saigir, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland No relation to Ciarán of Clonmacnoise c. 516 – c. 549 Saint, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and first abbot of Clonmacnoise
Conrad I, Count of Auxerre died c. 864 Father of Conrad II, Duke of Transjurane Burgundy died 876
Conrad, Duke of Thuringia died 906 Father of Conrad I of Germany c. 881 – 918 King of East Francia
Eadnoth the Elder fl. up to 991? Prior of Ramsey before his duties were assumed by Eadnoth the Younger (see the latter's article) Contemporary of Eadnoth the Younger fl. c. 992 – 1016 English monk and prelate, Abbot of Ramsey and Bishop of Dorchester
Edward the Elder c. 874 – 17 July 924 King of the Anglo-Saxons and son of Alfred the Great; called "the Elder" to distinguish him from Edward the Martyr, King of the English (c. 962 – 978)
Fulk, King of Jerusalem c. 1089/1092 – 1143 Also Count of Anjou, son of Fulk IV, Count of Anjou (1043 – 1109)
Heraclius the Elder died 610 Byzantine general Father of Heraclius c. 575 – 641 Byzantine emperor
Hugh Despenser the Elder 1261 – 1326 Earl of Winchester and chief adviser to King Edward II of England Father of Hugh Despenser the Younger c. 1287/1289 – 1326 Royal chamberlain and a favourite of King Edward II
Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Elder died 1429 Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Grandfather of Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Younger 1429 – 1499 Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Inge the Elder died c. 1105–1110 King of Sweden Uncle of Inge the Younger fl. c. 1110 – c. 1125 King of Sweden
Isaiah di Trani c. 1180 – c. 1250 Italian Talmudist Grandfather of Isaiah di Trani the Younger 13th century Italian Talmudist and commentator
Jakob Fugger the Elder 1398 – 1469 German master weaver, town councillor and merchant, father of German merchant, mining entrepreneur, and banker Jakob Fugger (1459 – 1525)
Justin II died 578 Byzantine emperor, nephew of a nephew of Emperor Justin I
Leo Phokas the Elder fl. 910s Byzantine general Uncle of Leo Phokas the Younger 915–920 – after 971 Byzantine general
Lorenzo the Elder c. 1395 – 1440 Italian banker
Louis the Younger 830/835 – 882 King of Saxony and King of Bavaria, son of Louis the German, first king of East Francia
Louis VII of France 1120 – 1180 King of the Franks, son of Louis VI of France, King of the Franks
Louis II of Italy 825 – 875 King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor, grandson of Louis the Pious, King of the Franks, co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, and King of Aquitaine
Martin of Aragon / Martin the Elder 1356 – 1410 King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica, Count of Barcelona and King of Sicily Father of Martin I of Sicily / Martin the Younger c. 1374/1376 – 1409 King Sicily
Michael Psellos 1017/1018–1078? or 1096? Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist sometimes called "the younger", though it is now believed that this was an error and there is no Michael Psellos the elder
Mircea the Elder c. 1355 – 1418 Voivode of Wallachia Grandfather of Mircea II of Wallachia 1428 – 1447 Voivode of Wallachia
Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder fl. 1071 – 1094/5? Byzantine Greek general who attempted to overthrow the emperor Father or grandfather of Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger 1062 – 1137 Byzantine general, statesman and historian
Nikephoros Phokas the Elder died 895/6 or c. 900 Byzantine general, grandfather of Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II Phokas
Olympiodorus the Elder 5th century Byzantine philosopher No relation to Olympiodorus the Younger c. 495 – 570 Byzantine philosopher, astrologer and teacher
Pepin of Landen c. 580 – 640 Mayor of the palace of Austrasia No relation to Pepin the Short c. 714 – 768 King of the Franks
Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder 1370 – 1444 or 1445 Italian humanist, statesman, pedagogist and canon lawyer Pier Paolo Vergerio c. 1498 – 1565 Italian papal nuncio, later Protestant reformer
Serapion the Elder / Yahya ibn Sarafyun Second half of the 9th century Syriac Christian physician No relation to Serapion the Younger 12th or 13th century Author of a medicinal-botany book entitled The Book of Simple Medicaments
Suitbert the Younger fl. 7th century Anglo-Saxon Christian saint and abbot; unrelated to Suitbert of Kaiserswerth, another 7th century Anglo-Saxon Christian saint
Sverker I of Sweden c. 1100 – 1156 King of Sweden Grandfather of Sverker II of Sweden before 1167 – 1210 King of Sweden
Wilfrid II died 745 or 746 Anglo-Saxon saint and bishop; no relation to Wilfrid (c. 633 – 709 or 710), also an Anglo-Saxon saint and bishop of York

Modern era

Ordered alphabetically by last name when possible, by first name when not.
The Elder Lifespan Notes Relationship The Younger Lifespan Notes
Tom Arnold / Thomas Arnold the Younger 1823 – 1900 English literary scholar, son of Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School
Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1568 – 1636 Also Lutheran Bishop of Ratzeburg and Prince of Lüneburg Cousin of Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick 1579 – 1666 Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Gyula Andrássy the Younger 1860 – 1929 Hungarian politician; son of Gyula Andrássy, Prime Minister of Hungary
Caspar Bartholin the Elder 1585 – 1629 Danish physician, scientist and theologian Grandfather of Caspar Bartholin the Younger 1655 – 1738 Danish anatomist
Álvaro de Bazán the Elder 1506 – 1558 Spanish admiral Father of Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz 1526 – 1588 Spanish admiral
Erik Benzelius the elder 1632 – 1709 Swedish theologian and Archbishop of Uppsala Father of Erik Benzelius the younger 1675 – 1743 Swedish priest, theologian, librarian, Bishop of Linköping and Archbishop of Uppsala
John Bettes the Elder fl. c. 1531 – 1570 English painter Father of John Bettes the Younger Died 1616 English portrait painter
George Bickham the Elder 1684 – 1758 English writing master and engraver Father of George Bickham the Younger c. 1706 – 1771 English etcher and engraver, printseller and one of the first English caricaturists
José Bonifácio the Younger 1827 – 1886 French-born Brazilian poet, teacher and senator, grandnephew of Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
John Bowdler the Younger 1783 – 1815 English essayist, poet and lawyer; son of John Bowdler, an English moral reformer and writer
Michael Boyle c. 1580 – 1635 Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Uncle of Michael Boyle c. 1609 – 1702 Church of Ireland bishop, Archbishop of Dublin, Archbishop of Armagh and Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Per Brahe the Elder 1520 – 1590 Swedish count, Governor of Stockholm Castle, Lord High Justiciar of Sweden and Governor of Norrland Grandfather of Per Brahe the Younger 1602 – 1680 Swedish soldier, Privy Councillor, Lord High Steward, Governor General of Finland and author
John Bramston the Elder 1577 – 1654 English judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench Father of John Bramston the Younger 1611 – 1700 English lawyer and politician
John Brinsley the Elder fl. 1581 – 1624 English schoolmaster known for his educational works Father of John Brinsley the Younger 1600 – 1665 English nonconforming clergyman and ejected minister
Jan Brueghel the Elder 1568 – 1625 Flemish painter and draughtsman Father of Jan Brueghel the Younger 1601 – 1678 Flemish Baroque painter
Pieter Bruegel the Elder c. 1525 to 1530 – 1569 Dutch Flemish painter and printmaker Father of Pieter Brueghel the Younger 1564 – 1638 Flemish painter
Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger 1568 – 1646 Florentine poet, librettist and man of letters, grandnephew of Michelangelo
Edmund Calamy the Elder 1600 – 1666 English Presbyterian church leader and divine Father of Edmund Calamy the Younger c. 1635 – 1685 English ejected minister
John Calcraft 1726 – 1772 English army agent and politician Father of John Calcraft the Younger 1765 – 1831 English landowner and Member of Parliament; bastard son of Calcraft the Elder.
Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Elder died 1429 9th grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire Grandfather of Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Younger 1429 – 1499 20th grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Luis de Carvajal the Younger c. 1566–1596 Crypto-Jewish writer, nephew of Spanish conquistador Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva
John Cleveley the Elder c. 1712 – 1777 English marine painter Father of John Cleveley the Younger 1747 – 1786 British marine painter
George Colman the Elder 1732 – 1794 English dramatist, essayist and theatre owner Father of George Colman the Younger 1762 – 1836 English dramatist and miscellaneous writer
William Corden the Elder 1795 – 1867 English portrait painter and miniaturist Father of William Corden the Younger 1819 – 1900 Portrait painter
Lorenzo Costa 1460 – 1535 Italian painter Grandfather of Lorenzo Costa the Younger 1537 – 1583 Italian painter
Lucas Cranach the Elder c. 1472 – 1553 German painter and printmaker Father of Lucas Cranach the Younger 1515 – 1586 German painter and portraitist
George Cuitt the Elder 1743 – 1818 British painter Father of George Cuitt the Younger 1779 – 1854 British etcher and painter
George Dance the Elder 1695 – 1768 British architect Father of George Dance the Younger 1741 – 1825 English architect, surveyor and portraitist
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder 1612 – 1689 French portrait painter Father of Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger 1648 – 1717 French portrait painter
Axel von Fersen the Elder 1719 – 1794 Swedish statesman and soldier, Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates Father of Axel von Fersen the Younger 1755 – 1810 Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, General of Horse in the Royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rochambeau in the American Revolutionary War, diplomat and statesman
Frans Francken the Elder 1542 – 1616 Flemish painter Father of Frans Francken the Younger 1581 – 1642 Flemish painter
Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder c. 1520 – c. 1590 Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher Father of Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger c. 1561/62 – 1636 Flemish painter
William Goode, the elder 1762 – 1816 English evangelical Anglican clergyman, father of William Goode, English cleric, a leader of the evangelicals of the Church of England and Dean of Ripon
Charles Grignion the Elder 1721 – 1810 British engraver and draughtsman Uncle of Charles Grignion the Younger 1754 1804 British painter and engraver
George Gwilt 1746 – 1807 English architect Father of George Gwilt the younger 1775 – 1856 English architect and writer on architecture
Frans Hals c. 1582 – 1666 Dutch painter Father of Frans Hals the Younger 1618 – 1669 Dutch painter
Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1463 – 1514 Also Prince of Wolfenbüttel Father of Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1489 – 1568 Also Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Hans Holbein the Elder c. 1460 – 1524 German painter Father of Hans Holbein the Younger c. 1497 – 1543 German-Swiss painter and printmaker
William Holl the Elder 1771 – 1838 English engraver and political radical Father of William Holl the Younger 1807 – 1871 English engraver
John Hotham, the younger 1610 – 1645 English Member of Parliament and Parliamentarian military commander during the First English Civil War; son of Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet, English Member of Parliament and Governor of Hull
Gilbert Ironside the elder 1588 – 1671 English Anglican Bishop of Bristol Father of Gilbert Ironside the younger 1632 – 1701 English Anglican Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Hereford and academic
John the Younger / John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony 1498 – 1537
John the Elder / John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev 1545 – 1622 Uncle of John the Younger / John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1545 – 1622
Old Chief Joseph c. 1785 – 1871 A Native American leader of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce Father of Chief Joseph 1840 – 1904 A leader of the Nez Perce Native American tribe
John Leverett the Younger 1662 – 1724 Anglo-American lawyer, politician, educator and President of Harvard College; grandson of John Leverett, English colonial magistrate, merchant, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Carl Linnaeus the Younger 1741 – 1783 Swedish naturalist; son of Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist and physician
William Macready the Elder 1755 – 1829 Irish actor-manager, father of English actor William Macready (1793–1873)
Aldus Manutius c. 1449/1452 – 1515 Italian printer and humanist Grandfather of Aldus Manutius the Younger 1547 – 1597 Italian printer and humanist
Károly Markó the Elder 1791 – 1860 Hungarian painter Father of Károly Markó the Younger 1822 – 1891 Hungarian-Italian painter
Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Elder 1724 – 1774 German anatomist Grandfather of Johann Friedrich Meckel 1781 – 1833 German anatomist
Matthäus Merian the Elder 1593 – 1650 Swiss engraver Father of Matthäus Merian the Younger 1621 – 1687 Swiss engraver and portrait painter
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder 1800 – 1891 Prussian field marshal Uncle of Helmuth von Moltke the Younger 1848 – 1916 German general and Chief of the Great German General Staff
Maria Pavlovna the Elder / Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1854 – 1920 Wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia 1890 – 1958
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1831 – 1891 Russian field marshal Father of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia 1856 – 1929 Russian general in World War I
Pierfrancesco the Elder 1430 – 1476 Italian nobleman, banker, diplomat, and member of the Medici family Grandfather of Pierfrancesco the Younger 1487 – 1525 Italian banker
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham 1708 – 1778 Prime Minister of Great Britain Father of William Pitt the Younger 1759 – 1806 Youngest and last prime minister of Great Britain and first prime minister of the United Kingdom
Giulio Quaglio the Elder 1610 – 1658 or later Italian painter Father of Giulio Quaglio the Younger 1668 – 1751 Italian Baroque painter
Artus Quellinus the Elder 1609 – 1668 Flemish sculptor Cousin of Artus Quellinus II 1625 – 1700 Flemish sculptor
Erasmus Quellinus the Elder 1584 – 1640 Flemish sculptor Father of Erasmus Quellinus the Younger 1607 – 1678 Flemish painter
Murat Reis the Elder c. 1534 – 1609 Ottoman privateer and admiral Jan Janszoon, commonly known as Murat Reis the Younger c. 1570 – c. 1641 Dutch pirate and convert to Islam after being captured by Moors, first president and commander of the Republic of Salé city state
John Rennie the Elder 1761 – 1821 Scottish civil engineer Father of John Rennie the Younger 1794 – 1874 English engineer
Olaus Rudbeck 1630 – 1702 Swedish scientist, writer and professor of medicine Father of Olof Rudbeck the Younger 1660 – 1740 Swedish explorer, scientist, botanist and ornithologist
Antonio da Sangallo the Elder c. 1453 – 1534 Italian architect Uncle of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger 1484 – 1546 Italian architect
Martin Schalling the Elder died 1552 Protestant theologian and reformer Father of Martin Schalling the Younger 1532 – 1608 Protestant theologian, reformer and hymnwriter
George Murray Smith the Younger 1859 – 1919 Chairman of the Midland Railway; son of the publisher George Smith
Johann Strauss I 1804 – 1849 Austrian composer Father of Johann Strauss II 1825 – 1899 Austrian composer of light music, particularly waltzes
Edward Strong the Elder 1652 – 1724 British sculptor Father of Edward Strong the Younger 1676 – 1741 British sculptor
Sten Sture the Elder 1440 – 1503 Regent of Sweden Distant relative of Sten Sture the Younger 1493 – 1520 Swedish nobleman, regent of Sweden
David Teniers the Elder 1582 – 1649 Flemish painter Father of David Teniers the Younger 1610 – 1690 Flemish painter, printmaker, draughtsman, copyist and art curator
William Theed the elder 1764 – 1817 English sculptor and painter Father of William Theed 1804 – 1891 British sculptor
John Tradescant the Elder c. 1570s – 1638 English naturalist, gardener, collector and traveler Father of John Tradescant the Younger 1608 – 1662 English botanist and gardener
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark 1656 – 1693 Queen of Sweden Mother of Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden 1688 – 1741 Queen of Sweden
Henry Vane the Elder 1589 – 1655 English politician, Secretary of State Father of Henry Vane the Younger 1613 – 1662 English politician and colonial governor
Willem van de Velde the Elder 1610/11 – 1693 Dutch seascape painter Father of Willem van de Velde the Younger 1633 – 1707 Dutch marine painter
Pieter Verbrugghen I 1615 – 1686 Flemish sculptor Father of Pieter Verbrugghen the Younger 1648 – after 1691 Flemish sculptor, draughtsman, etcher and stone merchant
Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder 1370 – 1444/5 Italian humanist, statesman, pedagogist and canon lawyer Pier Paolo Vergerio c. 1498 – 1565 Italian papal nuncio and later Protestant reformer
Thomas Warton the elder c. 1688 – 1745 English clergyman, schoolmaster and second professor of poetry at Oxford Father of Thomas Warton 1728 – 1790 English literary historian, critic and poet
John Winthrop 1587/88 – 1649 English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony Father of John Winthrop the Younger 1606 – 1676 An early governor of the Connecticut Colony
William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick 1535 – 1592 Also co-ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg
John Wood, the Elder 1704 – 1754 English architect Father of John Wood, the Younger 1728 – 1782 English architect
Christopher Wren the Younger 1675 – 1747 English Member of Parliament; son of the architect Christopher Wren
Thomas Wyatt the Younger 1521 – 1554 English politician and leader of Wyatt's rebellion; son of the English poet Thomas Wyatt

Religious and mythical figures

Ordered alphabetically by first name
The Elder Notes Relationship The Younger Notes
Alma the Elder Prophet in the Book of Mormon Father of Alma the Younger Prophet in the Book of Mormon
Bors the Elder King of Gaunnes in Arthurian legend Father of Bors the Younger One of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
Horus the Elder Ancient Egyptian god Horus the Younger Ancient Egyptian god
James the Great One of Jesus' Twelve Apostles Fellow Apostles James, son of Alphaeus One of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, generally identified with James the Less
James the Less Identified by some as James, son of Alphaeus, by others as James, brother of Jesus

Fictional characters

Ordered alphabetically by last name
The Elder Notes Relationship The Younger Notes
David Copperfield Son of David Copperfield Sr. in the Charles Dickens novel whose full title is The Personal History Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery which he never meant to be published on any account

See also

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