- queen of Egypt 51–49, 48–30.
- a female given name: from Greek words meaning “fame” and “father.”
- a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
- ?69–30 bc, queen of Egypt (51–30), renowned for her beauty: the mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony. She killed herself with an asp to avoid capture by Octavian (Augustus)