Quintus Pedius (painter)

Quintus Pedius (died about 13) was a Roman painter and the first deaf person in recorded history known by name.

All that is known about him today is contained in a single passage of the Natural History by the Roman author Pliny the Elder.

Pedius' paternal grandfather was the consul Quintus Pedius and his paternal grandmother was Valeria, a sister of Roman Senator and orator Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus.

On the advice of his paternal great-uncle Corvinus, and with permission from Augustus, Pedius was taught to paint.

The boy turned out to be a talented painter, but died in his youth.