Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to:

People

Grandmaster Flash Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by el ...

, Joseph Saddler (born 1958), hip-hop musician and disc jockey *

Grandmaster Melle Mel Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel or simply Melle Mel (), is an American rapper who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Career Glover began per ...

, Melvin Glover (born 1961), hip-hop musician * "Grandmaster Sexay", nickname for professional wrestler

Brian Christopher Brian Christopher Lawler (January 10, 1972 – July 29, 2018) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best remembered for his career in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), where he performed as "Too Sexy" Brian ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Grand Master (Jedi), also known as "Jedi Grand Master", or formally "Grand Master of the Jedi Order"—Order of the Jedi in ''Star Wars'' *

Grandmaster (DC Comics) The Manhunters are a fictional race of extraterrestrial robots that appear in titles published by DC Comics. Publication history The broader history behind the alien robot species covered in this article was introduced in ''Justice League of Ame ...

, a DC Comics character *

Grandmaster (Marvel Comics) The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #69. The Grandmaster is one of the ageless Elders of the Universe and has maste ...

, a Marvel Comics character * "Grandmaster B", a nickname used by Bud Bundy from the TV sitcom '' Married... with Children'' *Grand Master of Witches, a fictional character from the anime ''

Tweeny Witches is a Japanese anime television and original video animation series. Produced by Studio 4°C, the series is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino and written by Shinji Obara. Inspired by '' Through the Looking-Glass'', the story follows a young huma ...

Films

* ''Grandmaster'' (1972 film), a Soviet drama film by Sergey Mikaelyan * ''Grandmaster'' (2012 film), an Indian film by B. Unnikrishnan * ''The Grandmaster'' (film), a 2013 Hong Kong film by Wong Kar-wai

Music

* ''Grandmasters'' (album), an album by DJ Muggs and GZA

Positions

Grand Master (ancient China) Grand Preceptor, also referred to as Grand Master, Section Cp2:192 C was the seniormost of the Three Ducal Ministers or Excellencies, the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. The other two were Grand Tutor and Grand Pro ...

Grand Master (order) Grand Master (; ; ; ; ) is a title of the supreme head of various orders, including chivalric orders such as military orders and dynastic orders of knighthood. The title also occurs in modern civil fraternal orders such as the Freemasons, t ...

, the head of various orders **

Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller This is a list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1798. It also includes unrecognized "anti-grand masters" and lieutenants or stewards during vacancies. In lists ...

Grand Master of the Knights Templar The grand master of the Knights Templar was the supreme commander of the holy order, starting with founder Hugues de Payens. Some held the office for life while others resigned the office to pass the rest of their life in monasteries or diploma ...

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order The grand master of the Teutonic Order (; ) is the supreme head of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the Grand master (order), grand master of other Military order (religious society), military orders and the superior general in non-milit ...

Grand Master (Masonic) A Grand Master is a title of honour as well as an office in Freemasonry Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. Freemasonry is the oldest ...

* Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture,

Francisco Macías Nguema Francisco Macías Nguema (born Mez-m Ngueme, later Africanisation, Africanised to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often referred to as Macías Nguema or simply Macías, was an Equatoguinean politician w ...

(1924–1979), the first president of Equatorial Guinea

Ranks / titles

Grand master

* Grand Master, a rank in competitive shooting within the USPSA and IPSC * Grand Master, the highest skill ranking in the '' Tetris: The Grand Master'' video game series *

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is a lifetime honor presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a living writer of fantasy or science fiction. It was first awarded in 1975, to Robert Heinlein. ...

, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America *

Grand Master of Memory Grand Master of Memory (GMM) is a title previously awarded by thWorld Memory Sports Councilto people who are able to successfully negotiate the following three memory feats: *Memorise 1,400 random digits in an hour *Memorise the order of 14 decks o ...

, awarded by the World Memory Sports Council

Grandmaster

Grandmaster (chess) Grandmaster (GM) is a Chess title, title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Chess Championship, World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is hel ...

Grandmaster (martial arts) Grandmaster and Master are titles used to describe or address some senior or experienced martial artists. Typically these titles are honorary in nature, meaning that they do not confer rank, but rather distinguish the individual as very highly r ...

* Grandmaster or

Master craftsman Historically, a master craftsman or master tradesman (sometimes called only master or grandmaster) was a member of a guild. The title survives as the highest professional qualification in craft industries. In the European guild#organization, gui ...

, a member of a guild * Grandmaster, the highest skill ranking in the ''Overwatch'' video game *

MWA Grand Master Award Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is a professional organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday. It presents th ...

, awarded by the Mystery Writers of America *

Spectrum Award for Grand Master The Spectrum Award for Grand Master was awarded annually from 1995 to 2019 by the Spectrum Fantastic Art Advisory Board, which now appears to be defunct. A Grand Master, as Arnie Fenner (SFA Advisory Board member) has explained, is an artist who ...

awarded by Spectrum Fantastic Art * World Grand Master (bridge), maintained by the

World Bridge Federation The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigio ...

* World Horror Convention Grand Master Award, voted by participants in the annual World Horror Convention

Other uses

* Grand Master (custom car), winner of the 2002

Ridler Award The Detroit Autorama, also known as America's Greatest Hot Rod Show, is a showcase of custom cars and hot rods held each year at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, in either late February or early March. It is promoted by Championship Auto S ...

* ''Grandmaster'', the source for the time reference in

Precision Time Protocol The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a protocol for clock synchronization throughout a computer network with relatively high precision and therefore ''potentially'' high accuracy. In a local area network (LAN), accuracy can be sub-microsecon ...