Meaning of name Atticus

The names of some famous persons by the name Atticus (or its variants) are:

Atticus Lang, born on 12 March , a famous actor. Atticus Lang's background: An Australian model and actor, playing parts in the famous Australian drama 'The Secret Life of Us' and cameo roles on 'Neighbours', and recently did work for Morrissey in the Sydney Fashion Show of 2005. His cultural background is Malaysian, with ethnic influence from Mongolia from his father's heritage. Atticus was born in Perth but grew up in Sydney, and a host of different cities in Asia. His first work in modelling began as a poster boy for Asian/Australian athletes in the Sydney Olympic Games (2000), then starring in various Advertisements for brands such as McDonalds and Decore Shampoo and other magazine photo shoots. What defines Atticus from other Asian models is his multi-ethnic looks, while remaining distinctly Asian in facial features, neck downwards his body shape resembles Western body types, lean but muscular. His piercing eyes, distinct but luscious lips, and narrow cheek bone structure defines him as the benchmark for the future of Asian modelling.

Atticus Ross, born on 16 January, a famous musician. Atticus Ross's background: An English musician. Atticus first came to notice in the mid '90s as a programmer for Tim Simenon's Bomb the Bass during the album periods 'Unknown Territory' and 'Clear.' He worked on a number of production and remix projects with Simenon as well as forming a collaborative relationship with former Bad Seed Barry Adamson. He programmed 'The Negro Inside Me' and 'Oedipus Schmoedipus' and produced 'As Above So Below' before forming his own band 12 Rounds with Claudia Sarne and Adam Holden. They released 2 albums, Jitterjuice (Polydor) and My Big Hero (Nothing Records). A third full-length album was produced by Trent Reznor for Nothing Records, but ultimately never released, although he returned to work with Trent on With Teeth, Year Zero, and Ghosts I-IV.