Nimrod Nimrod (; ; arc, ܢܡܪܘܕ; ar, نُمْرُود, Numrūd) is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles. The son of Cush and therefore a great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of ...

is a biblical king. Nimrod may also refer to:

Fictional characters

* Nimrod Gaunt, a character from Philip Kerr's ''Children of the Lamp'' * Nimrod (vampire), a vampire from the black-and-white Marvel Comics ''Dracula Lives!'' series *

Nimrod (comics) Nimrod is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' (#195) (March 1985), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr. Hailin ...

, a fictional robot mutant-hunter from Marvel Comics' ''Uncanny X-Men'' series * Nimrod or Nim, a reptile in the television series ''

Surface A surface, as the term is most generally used, is the outermost or uppermost layer of a physical object or space. It is the portion or region of the object that can first be perceived by an observer using the senses of sight and touch, and is ...

'' * Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel, a villain in ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' * Nimrod, a character from

Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original '' The Bourne Trilogy'' series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated b ...

's '' The Matlock Paper''

Military

* HMS ''Nimrod'', six ships of the Royal Navy *

Hawker Nimrod The Hawker Nimrod is a British carrier-based single-engine, single-seat biplane fighter aircraft built in the early 1930s by Hawker Aircraft. Design and development In 1926 the Air Ministry specification N.21/26 was intended to produce a suc ...

, a 1930s British fighter aircraft *

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed ...

, a Royal Air Force maritime patrol aircraft, 1969–2011 **

BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 The BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 was a planned maritime patrol and attack aircraft intended to replace the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2. The rebuilt aircraft would have extended the operating life of the Nimrod fleet by several decades and signific ...

, a planned upgrade of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, developed in the 2000s ** British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3, a planned AEW version of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, developed in the late 1970s/early 1980s *

40M Nimród The 40M Nimród was a World War II Hungarian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on a license-built copy of the Swedish Landsverk L-62 Anti I SPAAG but with a new turret, and developed independently. Originally, it was intended to be used bo ...

, a Hungarian anti-aircraft tank from World War II *

Nimrod (missile) The Nimrod is a long-range air-to-surface missile developed by Israel Aerospace Industries. While designed for mainly anti-tank warfare, it provides standoff strike ability against a variety of point targets such as armoured personnel carriers ( ...

, an Israeli anti-tank guided missile * Operation Nimrod, the SAS assault during the Iranian Embassy siege, London, 1980

Music

* ''Nimrod'' (album), a 1997 album by Green Day * Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod", the famous 9th variation in the 1899 composition ''

Enigma Variations Edward Elgar composed his ''Variations on an Original Theme'', Op. 36, popularly known as the ''Enigma Variations'', between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen variations on an original theme. Elgar ...

'' by Edward Elgar * Nimrod, a band fronted by

Zev Asher Zev Asher (May 9, 1963 – August 7, 2013) was a Canadian experimental musician and documentary film maker. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a Jewish family. His father Stanley was an compulsive collector of popular cultural artefacts. A mo ...

People

Charles James Apperley Charles James Apperley (1777 – 19 May 1843), Welsh sportsman and sporting writer from an English family, and often resident in both countries, better known as Nimrod, the pseudonym under which he published his works on the chase and on the tur ...

(1777–1843), English sportsman and author, pseudonym Nimrod *

Nimród Antal Nimród E. Antal (; born November 30, 1973) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Antal was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents of Hungarian descent. In 1991, following his father's advice, Anta ...

(born 1973), Hungarian-American film director * Nimrod Botelanga, Nauruan politician *

Nimrod Kamer Nimrod Kamer (born 1981) is a comedy writer, gonzo journalist and club crasher based in London. Life and career Kamer was born in 1981 in Petah Tikva, Israel. Kamer claims to hold both Romanian and Israeli passports. In 2004, while attendi ...

, satirist and journalist * Nimrod Levi (born 1995), Israeli basketball player * Nimrod Mashiah (born 1988), Israeli windsurfer *

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, Israeli mathematician and computer scientist * Nimrod Ping (1947–2006), politician in Brighton, England * Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (born 1989), Israeli Olympic swimmer *

Nimrod Tishman Nimrod Tishman (נמרוד טישמן; born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida before playin ...

(born 1991), Israeli basketball player * Nimrod Workman (1895–1994), American folk singer and trade unionist

Places

* Nimrod Province, Afghanistan * Valley of Nimrod, referenced in the Book of Mormon * Nimrod city, an ancient city in Mesopotamia * Nemrut (volcano) in east Turkey

Antarctica

Nimrod Glacier The Nimrod Glacier is a major glacier about 135 km (85 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction through the Transantarctic Mountains between the Geologists and Miller Ranges, then northeasterly between the Chu ...

* Mount Nimrod, in Ross Dependency

Golan Heights

* Nimrod, Golan Heights, an Israeli settlement and village *

Nimrod Fortress The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle ( ar, قلعة الصبيبة ''Qal'at al-Subeiba'', "Castle of the Large Cliff", later ''Qal'at Namrud'', "Nimrod's Castle"; he, מבצר נמרוד, ''Mivtzar Nimrod'', "Nimrod's Fortress") is a castle bu ...

United States

* Nimrod, Arkansas *

Nimrod, Minnesota Nimrod is a city in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 69 at the 2010 census, making it one of the smallest incorporated towns in Minnesota, though it is included on most major maps. Nimrod was incorporated as a city in ...

Nimrod, Montana Nimrod is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. A post office called Nimrod was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1962. The community was named after Nimrod Ni ...

Nimrod, Oregon Nimrod is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River. It is located along Oregon Route 126, between Vida and Blue River, east of Eugene, in the Willamette National Forest. As of 2003, its popula ...

* Nimrod, Texas

Science and technology

Nimrod (computer) The Nimrod, built in the United Kingdom by Ferranti for the 1951 Festival of Britain, was an early computer custom-built to play Nim, inspired by the earlier Nimatron. The twelve-by-nine-by-five-foot (3.7-by-2.7-by-1.5-meter) computer, design ...

, an early computer to play Nim * Nimrod (distributed computing), a tool for distributed parametric modelling *

Nimrod (synchrotron) Nimrod (National Institute Machine Radiating on Downs, "the Mighty Hunter" Nimrod; name attributed to W. Galbraith) was a 7 GeV proton synchrotron operating in the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the United Kingdom between 1964 and 1978. Nimrod ...

, a proton synchrotron which operated at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory until 1978 * Nimrod (programming language), former name of Nim *

Project NIMROD Project NIMROD (Northern Illinois Meteorological Research On Downburst) was a meteorological field study of severe thunderstorms and their damaging winds conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). It took place in the Greate ...

, a meteorological field study

Vehicles

List of ships named Nimrod __NOTOC__ Numerous ships have been named ''Nimrod'' for the biblical character Nimrod. * ''Nimrod'' was a sloop of 40 tons ( bm) launched on the Thames in 1776. She entered ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1787 as "Nimrdo" with master J. Barrett, owner Ja ...

** ''Nimrod'' (ship), the ship used by Ernest Shackleton during his 1908 Antarctic expedition ***

Nimrod Expedition The ''Nimrod'' Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three successful expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second expedition to the Antarctic. Its main target, ...

, to the Antarctic * Nimrod Racing Automobiles, a British racing constructor and team formed through a partnership with Aston Martin **

Nimrod NRA/C2 The Nimrod NRA/C2 was the only Group C racing car ever built by Nimrod Racing Automobiles in partnership with Aston Martin. It ran initially in 1982 in the World Endurance Championship before also joining the IMSA GT Championship. The final NRA ...

, a racing car built by Nimrod Racing Automobiles

Other uses

* '' Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry'', a literary journal published by the University of Tulsa * ''Nimrods'', a mascot for Watersmeet Township, Michigan's schools * ''Nimrod'', a dramatic poem by

Robert William Jameson Robert William Jameson, WS (27 September 1805 – 10 December 1868), was a Scottish Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, Town Councillor, newspaper editor, poet and playwright. He was the father of Sir Leander Starr Jameson, South African state ...