Prodigy, Prodigies or The Prodigy may refer to: *

Child prodigy A child prodigy is defined in psychology research literature as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to young people who are extraor ...

, a child who produces meaningful output to the level of an adult expert performer ** Chess prodigy, a child who can beat experienced adult players at chess

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Prodigy, a persona of Spider-Man in the '' Spider-Man: Identity Crisis'' storyline * Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore), a Marvel Comics superhero * Prodigy (David Alleyne), a Marvel Comics superhero commonly associated with the X-Men * Franziska von Karma, an ''Ace Attorney'' character also known as "The Prodigy"

Film

* ''The Prodigies'' (film), a 2011 French-British film * ''The Prodigy'' (film), a 2019 American horror thriller film

Television

* "Prodigy", a 2000 episode of ''Dark Angel'' * "Prodigy", a 2001 episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' (season 4) * ''The Prodigy'' (TV series), a proposed 2007 reality TV show that never aired * '' Star Trek: Prodigy'' (TV series), a 2021 children's science fiction TV series

Literature

* ''Prodigy'' (comics), a comic book series * ''Prodigy'' (novel), a 2013 novel by Marie Lu * '' Beneath the Wheel'' or ''The Prodigy'', a 1906 novel by Hermann Hesse * '' Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Prodigy'', a 1988 novel by Arthur Byron Cover * "

The Prodigies "The Prodigies" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in ''Home Monthly'' in July 1897. Plot summary The Mackenzies are invited to the Masseys' at four in the afternoon to hear their children, Hermann and Ad, sing. Later, Mr. ...

", an 1897 short story by Willa Cather

Music

* Fender Prodigy, an electric guitar produced from 1991 to 1993 * Moog Prodigy, a synthesiser *

The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...

, a British electronic music group, named after the Moog Prodigy synthesizer

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Prodigy'' (video game), a tactical role-playing game * ''The Prodigy'' (newspaper), the University of California, Merced student newspaper

People

Prodigy (rapper) Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was an American rapper. With Havoc, he was one half of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Early life Prodigy was born on November 2, 1974, in Hempstead, ...

, Albert Johnson (1974–2017), American rapper and member of Mobb Deep * Prodigy, Craig Crippen, a member of Mindless Behavior * Tommaso Ciampa (born 1985), ring name Prodigy, American professional wrestler *

B.J. Penn Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was the first American Go ...

(born 1978), known as The Prodigy, an American mixed martial artist

Science and technology

Prodigy (online service) Prodigy Communications Corporation (Prodigy Services Corp., Prodigy Services Co., Trintex) was an online service from 1984 to 2001 that offered its subscribers access to a broad range of networked services, including news, weather, shopping, bulle ...

, an early online service provider * Ford Prodigy, a low emission vehicle concept car * HTC Wizard or HTC Prodigy, a smartphone

Other uses

* Prodigy Finance, a financial company lending to students