Commodore may refer to:

Ranks

Commodore (rank) Commodore is a senior military rank, naval rank used in many navy, navies which is equivalent to brigadier or brigadier general and air commodore. It is superior to a navy Captain (Navy), captain, but below a rear admiral. It is either regarded ...

, a naval rank **

Commodore (Royal Navy) Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain (Royal Navy), captain and below Rear admiral (Royal Navy), rear admiral. It has a NATO ranking code of OF-6. The rank is equivalent to Brigadier (United Kingdom), brigadier in the Briti ...

, in the United Kingdom ** Commodore (India), in India **

Commodore (United States) Commodore was an early title and later a rank in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard and the Confederate States Navy, and also has been a rank in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Ocean ...

Commodore (Canada) Commodore (Cmdre; ) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Royal Canadian Navy. Brigadier-general is the equivalent rank in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force. It is the lowest general/flag officer rank, ...

** Commodore (Finland) ** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore'' *

Air commodore Air commodore (Air Cdre or Air Cmde) is an air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

, a rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces * Commodore (yacht club), an officer of a yacht club * Commodore (Sea Scouts), a position in the Boy Scouts of America's Sea Scout program * Convoy commodore, a civilian in charge of a shipping convoy during the Second World War

Fiction

* '' The Commodore'', a Horatio Hornblower novel by C. S. Forester * ''The Commodore'' (book), a novel in the Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian

Music and music venues

* Commodore Ballroom, a nightclub and music venue in Vancouver, British Columbia *

Commodore Records Commodore Records was an American independent record label known for producing Dixieland jazz and Swing music, swing. It is also remembered for releasing Billie Holiday's hit "Strange Fruit". History Commodore Records was founded in the spring o ...

, a jazz and swing music record label *

Commodores Commodores, often billed as The Commodores, are an American funk and Soul music, soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. The members of the group met as m ...

, an American soul/funk band

People

* "The Commodore", the nickname of American entrepreneur

Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into lead ...

(1794–1877) * "Commodore Kuehnle", the nickname of American entrepreneur and politician Louis Kuehnle (1857–1934) * Aaron Commodore (1819/20 – 1892), African American politician * Mike Commodore (born 1979), a Canadian ice hockey player * Commodore P. Vedder (1838–1910), New York politician

Places

* Commodore, Pennsylvania, United States * Commodore Island, a Canadian island in Hudson Bay * Phoenix Park Hotel, hotel built in Washington, D.C., in 1922, known originally as "The Commodore"

Vehicles

Automobiles

* Hudson Commodore, an automobile produced from 1941 to 1952 in the US by Hudson Motor Car Company *

Opel Commodore The Opel Commodore is an executive car (E-segment) produced by Opel from 1967 to 1986. It is the six-cylinder variant of the Opel Rekord, Rekord with styling differences. The Commodore nameplate was used by Opel from 1967 to 1982 in Europe and t ...

, an automobile produced from 1967 to 1982 in Germany by Adam Opel AG *

Holden Commodore The Holden Commodore is a series of automobiles that were sold by now-defunct Australian manufacturer Holden from 1978 until 2020. They were manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in Australia and from 1979 to 1990 in New Zealand, with production of ...

, an automobile produced from 1978 to 2017 in Australia by the Holden division of General Motors

Ships and boats

* ''Commodore'' (shipwreck), an American steamboat shipwrecked off the coast of Florida * Commodore 17, an American sailboat design * USS ''Commodore'', the name of various United States Navy ships

Aircraft

* Consolidated Commodore, a flying boat used for passenger travel in the 1930s

Computers

Commodore International Commodore International Corporation was a home computer and electronics manufacturer with its head office in The Bahamas and its executive office in the United States founded in 1976 by Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould. It was the successor compan ...

(also named ''Commodore Business Machines''), a computer company that operated from 1954 to 1994 **

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in ...

, an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International * Commodore USA, a computer company that operated from 2010 to 2013 after purchasing the classic brand name

Other uses

* Several genera or species of brush-footed butterflies, in particular: ** '' Precis'' ** '' Auzakia danava'' ** '' Junonia artaxia'' * Vanderbilt Commodores, intercollegiate athletics teams for Vanderbilt University {{disambiguation, geo, surname