Golden Boy or The Golden Boy may refer to:

Artwork

* ''Golden Boy'' (Anikushin), a 1975 sculpture by Mikhail Anikushin * ''Golden Boy'' (AT&T) or ''Spirit of Communication'', a 1914 statue and symbol of AT&T * ''Golden Boy'' (Manitoba), a 1918 statue on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building * The

Golden Boy of Pye Corner The Golden Boy of Pye Corner is a small late-17th-century monument located on the corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane in Smithfield, central London. It marks the spot where the 1666 Great Fire of London was stopped, whereas the Monument ...

, a 17th-century sculpture in London * Golden Boy or Standing Shiva (?), an ancient Khmer sculpture repatriated to Thailand from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Books and comics

* ''Golden Boy'' (manga), a 1992 series adapted into a 1995 anime and 2010 spinoff manga * ''Golden Boy'' (novel), a 2013 novel by Abigail Tarttelin * Golden Boy (''Wild Cards''), a superhero from the ''Wild Cards'' book series *

Golden Boy (DC Comics) The Justice League of Earth are fictional characters, a supervillain team of the 31st century in the DC Comics universe. They were created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank and first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #859 (January 2008) as enemies of the ...

, a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe *

Sandy Hawkins Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins, formerly known as Sandy the Golden Boy, Sands, Sand and currently known as Sandman, is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Mort Weisinger and artist Paul Norris, he first ap ...

, or Sandy the Golden Boy, a character in the DC Comics Universe

Film, theatre, and television

* ''Golden Boy'' (1925 film), a German silent film * ''Golden Boy'' (play), a 1937 play by Clifford Odets ** ''Golden Boy'' (1939 film), a film adaptation of Odets' play ** ''Golden Boy'' (musical), a 1964 musical version of Odets' play * "Golden Boy", a T-shirt in the 1994 ''Seinfeld episode '' "

The Marine Biologist "The Marine Biologist" is the 78th episode of the American sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fifth season. It was originally broadcast on NBC on February 10, 1994. In the episode, George pretends to be a marine biologist in ...

" * ''Golden Boy'' (American TV series), a 2013 crime drama * '' A Golden Boy'', a 2014 Italian film * ''Golden Boy'' (New Zealand TV series), a 2019 comedy series * ''Golden Boy'' (South Korean TV series), a 2024 romantic comedy series * "Golden Boy", a 2007/2008 episode of ''All Grown Up!'' * "Golden Boy", an episode of ''Power Rangers: Dino Thunder'' * ''

Yalı Çapkını ''Yalı çapkını'' (English: ''The Golden Boy'', also called ''Kingfisher'') is a Turkish romance drama television series based on story created by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu. The series revolves around a forced marriage with plenty of intrigue ...

'', a 2022 Turkish drama series

Music

Golden Boy (electronic musician) Stefan Altenburger (Zürich, 1968) is a Swiss visual artist who is best known as musician Golden Boy for his collaborations with Miss Kittin such as the club hit "Rippin Kittin." Career A resident of Zurich, Switzerland, Altenburger first found ...

(born 1968), musician/artist who played with Miss Kittin

Albums

* ''Golden Boy'' (Art Blakey album), 1963 * ''Golden Boy'' (Quincy Jones album), or the title song, 1964 * ''Golden Boy'' (Sin with Sebastian album), or the title song (see below), 1995 * ''Golden Boy'', by

Kojo Funds Errol Kojo Bellot, known professionally as Kojo Funds ( ; born 30 March 1995), is an English singer, rapper and songwriter. His music blends West African and Caribbean sounds with road rap, dancehall and pop. Kojo Funds featured on Yxng Bane ...

Songs

* "Golden Boy" (Kylie Minogue song), 2014 * "Golden Boy" (Nadav Guedj song), 2015 * "Golden Boy" (Sin with Sebastian song), 1995 * " The Golden Boy", by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé, 1988 * "Golden Boy", by Godley & Creme from '' The History Mix Volume 1'', 1985 * "Golden Boy," by Greg Dulli from ''

Amber Headlights ''Amber Headlights'' is an album by Greg Dulli, released in 2005. Production In 2001, Dulli started to work on the follow-up to The Twilight Singers' debut album '' Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers''. However, the death of his clos ...

'', 2005 * "Golden Boy", by the Mountain Goats from ''

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

'', 1999 * "Golden Boy", by Natalie Merchant from ''

Motherland A homeland is a place where a national or ethnic identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic natio ...

'', 2001 * "Golden Boy", by Primus from ''

Brown Album ''Brown Album'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Primus. It was released on July 8, 1997, by Prawn Song and Interscope Records. It was the band's first album with new drummer Brain, who replaced former drummer Tim Alexander. ...

'', 1997 * "Golden Boy", written by

Sam Spence Samuel Lloyd Spence (March 29, 1927February 6, 2016) was an American soundtrack composer best known for his work with NFL Films. His music has also been in the EA Sports ''Madden NFL'' football video games and many football-related commercials. H ...

People with the nickname

Ivor Allchurch Ivor John Allchurch (16 October 1929 – 10 July 1997) was a Welsh professional association football, footballer who played as an inside forward. Known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football", Allchurch began his career playing for his hometown ...

(1929–1997), Welsh football player *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born February 4, 1973) is an American Promoter (entertainment), boxing promoter and former professional boxing, professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 list of boxing sextuple ch ...

(born 1973), boxer *

Badr Hari Badr Hari (Arabic: بدر هاري; born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. Born in Amsterdam, Hari made his professional kickboxing debut in 2000, and quickly rose to fame with his aggressive and ...

(born 1984), Moroccan-Dutch K-1 kickboxer *

Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current Sports commentator, commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, ag ...

(born 1969), Scottish professional snooker player *

Paul Hornung Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966 ...

(1935–2020), American football player *

Donny Lalonde Donny Lalonde (born March 12, 1960) is a retired professional boxer. His nickname is "Golden Boy," after the Golden Boy statue atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in his boxing home town of Winnipeg. Lalonde held the WBC Light Heavyweight Ch ...

(born 1960), retired boxer *

Fred Lorenzen Frederick Lorenzen Jr. (December 30, 1934 – December 18, 2024), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", "Fast Freddie", "the Elmhurst Express" and "Fearless Freddy", was an American NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won ...

(born 1934), NASCAR driver *

Wilf Mannion Wilfrid James Mannion (16 May 1918 – 14 April 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward, making over 350 senior appearances for Middlesbrough. He also played international football for England. With his blonde ...

(1918–2000), England and Middlesbrough F. C. footballer 1930s to 1950s *

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two ...

(1960–2020), Argentine footballer *

Gianni Rivera Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera (; born 18 August 1943) is an Italian politician and former association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Dubbed Italy's "Golden Boy" by the media, he played the majority of his club career wi ...

(born 1943), Italian footballer, 1969 European Footballer of the Year (Ballon D'Or) *

Arnold Skaaland Arnold Skaaland (January 21, 1925 – March 13, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. Following a stint in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Skaaland began wrestling in 1946 under his ...

(1925–2007), American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager *

Francesco Totti Francesco Totti (; born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played solely for AS Roma, Roma and the Italy national football team, Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creati ...

(born 1976), Italian footballer

Other uses

Golden Boy (award) The Golden Boy is an award established by Tuttosport that is given by sports journalists to a young male Association football, footballer playing in Europe perceived to have been the most impressive during a calendar year (two halves to two sepa ...

, a European football award *

Golden Boy Promotions Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. is an American boxing promotional firm based in Los Angeles, California. The company was established in 2002 by eight-time world champion (in six divisions) Oscar De La Hoya, borrowing his nickname "Golden Boy." Hist ...

, a boxing and martial arts promotion company founded by Oscar De La Hoya * Golden Boy, a rimfire rifle from

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