Hangman may refer to: *

Executioner An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who effects a sentence of capital punishment on a condemned person. Scope and job The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorizing or ordering him to ...

who carries out a death sentence by hanging *

Hangman (game) Hangman is a guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word, phrase, or sentence and the other(s) tries to guess it by suggesting letters or numbers within a certain number of guesses. Originally a paper-and-pencil game, the ...

, a game of guessing a word or phrase one letter at a time

Arts and entertainment

Comics

Hangman (DC Comics) Sofia Falcone, also known as Sofia Gigante, is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in DC Comics, primarily in association with the character Batman. Debuting in the 1996–97 comic book Limited series (comics), limited series ''Batm ...

, an enemy of Batman * Hangman (Marvel Comics), the name of a couple of different characters in the Marvel Universe * Hangman (Archie Comics), a number of Archie Comics superheroes * Hangman Comics, a Golden Age MLJ/Archie Comics imprint comics title featuring the Hangman

Films

* ''The Hangman'' (1928 film), a German silent film * ''The Hangman'' (1959 film), an American Western directed by Michael Curtiz * ''Hangman'', a 2001 television film featuring

Mädchen Amick Mädchen Amick ( ; born December 12, 1970) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk wi ...

and

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For his performance as Angel ...

* ''The Hangman'' (2005 film), an Indian film starring Om Puri and Shreyas Talpade * ''Hangman'' (2015 film), a British found-footage film starring Jeremy Sisto * ''Hangman'' (2017 film), an American crime thriller film starring Al Pacino

Literature

* "The Hangman" (poem), a 1954 children's poem by Maurice Ogden, and a 1964 animated short based on the poem * ''Hangman'', a 2000 novel by Michael Slade * "Hangman", a short story by David Drake in his 1979 collection ''

Hammer's Slammers ''Hammer's Slammers'' is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author David Drake. It follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called ''Hammer's Slammers'' after their leader, Colonel Alois Hammer. This coll ...

Songs

* "Hangman", by Black Stone Cherry from ''

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

'', 2016 * "Hangman", by Chapman Whitney from ''

Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers ''Streetwalkers'' is an album recorded by Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney released in 1974, following the dissolution of their band Family in 1973. The musicians credited on this album include other former members of Family and evolved into the ...

'', 1974 * "Hangman", by

Dave Dave may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * ...

, 2018 * "Hangman", by Krokus from ''

Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart'', the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the ...

'', 2006 * "

The Maid Freed from the Gallows "The Maid Freed from the Gallows" is one of many titles of a centuries-old folk song about a condemned maiden pleading for someone to buy her freedom from the executioner. Other variants and/or titles include "The Gallows Pole", "The Gallis Pol ...

", a folk song sometimes given the title "Hangman"

Other

* ''Hangman'' (video game), a 1978 game for the Atari 2600 based on the guessing game *

The Hangman (roller coaster) Kong is an inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Vallejo, California. The Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) model was manufactured by Vekoma and first opened to the public as Hangman at Opryland USA on Ma ...

, a 1990s roller coaster at Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee *

Hangman Books Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper; 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing, and visual art. He has ...

, a British independent small press, and associated film and record projects

Places

Hangman cliffs Hangman cliffs, consisting of Great Hangman and Little Hangman, are near Combe Martin on the north coast of Devon, England, where Exmoor meets the sea. Great Hangman, with its summit at , is high with a cliff face of . It is the highest sea clif ...

, on the north coast of Devon, England *

Hangman Island Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet ab ...

, in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, US *

Hangman Creek Latah Creek ( ), also known as Hangman Creek, is a large stream in Eastern Washington, eastern Washington (state), Washington and North Central Idaho, north central Idaho in the United States. The creek flows northwest from the Rocky Mountains t ...

, or Latah Creek, in Washington and Idaho, US * Hangman Creek, a tributary of the White Salmon River via Gilmer Creek; see

List of rivers of Washington (state) This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream. Strait of Georgia ...

People

Nickname

Henry Hawley Henry Hawley (12 January 1685 – 24 March 1759) was a British army officer who served in the wars of the first half of the 18th century. He fought in a number of significant battles, including the Capture of Vigo in 1719, Dettingen, Fo ...

("Hangman Hawley") (c. 1679–1759), British Army lieutenant general *

Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( , ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a German high-ranking SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He held the rank of SS-. Many historians regard Heydrich ...

(1904–1942), German Nazi, one of the main architects of the Holocaust

Ring name

* Hangman Hughes (born 1974), Canadian professional wrestler *

Bobby Jaggers Robert Francis Jeaudoin (January 8, 1948 – September 30, 2012) was an American professional wrestler and civil engineer, also known by the ring name of "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers. Most of his renown as a wrestler came from his appearances in var ...

(1948–2012), American professional wrestler *

Gene LeBell Ivan Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) was an American actor, judoka, stuntman and professional wrestler. Nicknamed "Judo Gene" and "The Godfather of Grappling", he is credited with popularizing grappling in professional fighti ...

(1932–2022), American martial artist, professional wrestler, stunt performer, and actor *

Adam Page Stephen Blake Woltz (born July 27, 1991), better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a former AEW World Champion and AEW ...

(born 1991), American professional wrestler