A rebel is a participant in a

rebellion Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

. Rebel or rebels may also refer to:

People

* Rebel (given name) * Rebel (surname) *

Patriot (American Revolution) Patriots (also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs) were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control and governance during the colonial era and supported and helped launch the Ame ...

, during the American Revolution * American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; see

Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is List of regions of the United States, census regions defined by the United States Cens ...

* DJ Rebel (born 1984), or simply Rebel, Belgian DJ *

Johnny Reb Johnny Reb is the national personification of the common soldier of the Confederacy. During the American Civil War and afterwards, Johnny Reb and his Union counterpart Billy Yank were used in speech and literature to symbolize the common sol ...

, or Johnny Rebel, the national personification of the Southern states of the United States * In professional wrestling: **

Rebel (wrestler) Tanea Brooks (born September 8, 1978), better known by the ring name Rebel, is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, Model (person), model, actress, dancer, and cosmetologist. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling. S ...

, American professional wrestler **

Rockin' Rebel Charles Williams (January 13, 1966 – June 1, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Ch ...

, American professional wrestler ** The Rebel, a nickname for American professional wrestler

Dick Slater Richard Van Slater (May 19, 1951 – October 18, 2018) better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Champ ...

Organizations and brands

Rebel (company) Rebel (formerly Rebel Sport), stylised as rebɘl, is an Australian sport equipment and related apparel chain. It is a subsidiary of Super Retail Group. The company has 159 stores across Australia and over 6,000 employees. History Original ...

, a sport equipment retailer in Australia and New Zealand *

Rebel (entertainment complex) Rebel (commonly stylized as REBEL) (originally the Docks Nightclub & Concert Theater and then Sound Academy) is a nightclub and concert venue located on the Polson Pier in Toronto, Canada. Relaunched in October 2016 as Rebel Night Club, the comple ...

, an entertainment complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Rebel (Denmark), a Danish youth organization *

Murphy Rebel The Murphy Rebel is a two- or three-seat, strut braced, high wing, taildragger monoplane which is sold in kit form by Murphy Aircraft in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, ...

, an airplane model by Murphy Aircraft *

REBEL (chess) REBEL is a world champion chess program developed by Ed Schröder. Development of REBEL started in 1980 on a TRS-80, and it was ported many times to dedicated hardware and the fastest microprocessors of the day: *1980s – Running on a TRS-80, A ...

, a chess program *

Rebel (train) The Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad ''Rebels'' were lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric trains built by American Car and Foundry. The first two trains, purchased in 1935, provided service over the roughly between New Orleans, Louisi ...

, a type of train * Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies, a New Jersey anti-tobacco program *

Rebels Motorcycle Club The Rebels Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club. At its peak in Australia, it had around 70 chapters and over 1,000 members and associates nationwide, making it the largest club in the country at the time. It was founded by Clint Jacks ...

, Australia, New Zealand *

Rebels Motorcycle Club (Canada) The Rebels Motorcycle Club was an outlaw motorcycle club based in Western Canada that was founded in Red Deer, Alberta in 1968. It was one of the three dominant motorcycle clubs in the province of Alberta during the 1970s-1990s Along with the G ...

* Rebel, a beer brand produced by Havlíčkobrodsko brewery in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic * Rebel, a brand name of camera; see

Canon EOS Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 135 film, 35 mm photographic film, film unti ...

Vehicles

Rambler Rebel The Rambler Rebel is a series of automobiles manufactured by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) of Kenosha, Wisconsin, across two distinct periods: from 1957 through 1960 and again for the 1966 and 1967 model years. Beyond its production ...

automobiles *

AMC Rebel The AMC Rebel (known as the Rambler Rebel#Fifth generation, Rambler Rebel in 1967) is a mid-size car, midsized car produced by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from the 1967 until the 1970 model year. It replaced the Rambler Classic. A similar ...

automobiles *

Reliant Rebel The Reliant Rebel is a small four-wheeled economy car that was produced by Reliant Motors, Reliant between 1964 and 1974. It was designed by Reliant to be a market test to push Reliant into other parts of the market instead of just 3-wheeler ...

automobiles *

Honda CM series The Honda CM series is a designation of Cruiser (motorcycle), cruiser-style motorcycles produced by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda, as listed below sorted by model name: 1978-2016 * CM185T (1978–1979) * Honda CM 200T, CM200 (Twinstar: 1 ...

motorcycles

Sports team names

Berlin Rebels The Berlin Rebels are an American football team from Berlin, Germany. The team is playing in the German Football League, the highest level of American football in Germany. In the most recent seasons the Rebels managed to qualify for the play-off ...

, an American football team from Berlin, Germany *

Dublin Rebels The Dublin Rebels are an American football team based in Dublin, Ireland. As of 2025, the team competes in the Premier Division of American Football Ireland (AFI). They are the most successful team in the top flight of AFI, having won the Sha ...

, an American Football team from Dublin, Ireland *

Franklin High School (Tennessee) Franklin High School is a public high school located in Franklin, Tennessee, United States. The school serves the north central section of Williamson County for students in grades 9–12. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of ...

Melbourne Rebels The Melbourne Rebels were an Australian professional rugby union team based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria that competed in the Super Rugby competition. The Rebels made their debut in SANZAAR, SANZAR's Super Rugby tournament in 2011. T ...

, a rugby union team *

Melbourne Rebels (ARC) The Melbourne Rising was an Australian rugby union team based in Melbourne that competed in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team represented the rugby community in Victoria, Australia, Victoria and was organised and managed by Rugby V ...

, a former rugby union team *

Ole Miss Rebels The Ole Miss Rebels are the 18 men's and women's College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that are funded by and represent the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford, Mississippi, Oxford. The first was the Ole ...

, University of Mississippi * Port Perry High School, Ontario, Canada *

Saint Louis Priory School The Saint Louis Priory School is a Catholic secondary day school for boys on a 150-acre campus in Creve Coeur, Missouri, within the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The school is run by the Benedictine monks of Saint Louis Abbey. History The school ...

, Creve Coeur, Missouri *

Somerset Rebels The Somerset Rebels were a British motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset, Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tr ...

, the British Speedway Premier league team based in Somerset *

South High School (Bakersfield, California) South High School is located in the Kern County District of Bakersfield, California. The school has approximately 2,150 students. History The official South High School website states that the school was originally founded in 1957 and was surro ...

South Burlington High School South Burlington High School (SBHS) is a public secondary school in the suburban municipality of South Burlington, Vermont, United States. The school colors are blue and grey and the nickname is the Wolves. Enrollment in 2022 was 887. History ...

, Vermont *

UNLV Rebels The UNLV Rebels are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Footb ...

, University of Nevada, Las Vegas *

Utah Tech University Utah Tech University (UT), formerly named Dixie State University (DSU), is a polytechnic four-year public university in St. George, Utah, in southwest Utah (also known by the longtime nickname of " Utah's Dixie" region). UT offers doctoral degre ...

in St George, Utah, formerly called their athletic teams the Rebels, when known as ''Dixie State University'' and similar names

Books

* ''Rebel'' (novel), a 1969 novel by Bediako Asare * '' Rebel Magazine'', a British fashion and lifestyle magazine * ''Rebel'', a 1986 graphic novel by Pepe Moreno * ''Rebel'', the first book of The Starbuck Chronicles, a series by Bernard Cornwell *

R.E.B.E.L.S. Revolutionary Elite Brigade to Eradicate L.E.G.I.O.N. Supremacy (R.E.B.E.L.S.) is the name of two separate revolutionary groups in the DC Comics DC Universe, Universe. Both incarnations have been L.E.G.I.O.N. adversaries and are led by Vril Dox. P ...

, two separate fictional revolutionary paramilitary groups in the DC Comics Universe * ''Rebel'', a 2019 novel by Marie Lu

Film and television

* ''Rebel'' (1985 film), starring Matt Dillon * ''Rebel'' (2012 film), an Indian Telugu-language action film by Raghava Lawrence, starring Prabhas (the actor also nicknamed "Rebel") * ''Rebel'' (2014 film), a Canadian short documentary film by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers * ''Rebel'' (2015 film), an Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu * ''Rebel'' (2022 film), a Belgian film by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah *

Rebel (2024 film) ''Rebel'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film directed by debutante Nikesh RS and produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, under Studio Green. It stars G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role, alongside Mamitha Baiju (in her Tami ...

, an Indian Tamil-language film * ''Rebel'' (2017 TV series), a 2017 Black Entertainment Television police drama * ''Rebel'' (2021 TV series), a 2021 ABC drama inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich * ''Rebel'' (Iranian TV series), an Iranian TV series made for Filimo's home show service * ''

Rebelové ''Rebelové'' (international title: ''Rebels'') is a 2001 Czech musical film. Plot The story, set in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion, features a planned escape to the West and the arrest of one of its central charact ...

'' (''Rebels''), a 2001 Czech musical film * "Rebels" (''Law & Order''), a 1995 episode of ''Law & Order'' * Micah Sanders, also known as Rebel, a character in the TV series ''Heroes'' * ''

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place 14 years after '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005 ...

'', a 2014 animated TV series set in the ''Star Wars'' universe ** a member of the

Rebel Alliance The Rebel Alliance (known formally Universe of Star Wars, in-universe as the Alliance to Restore the Republic) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the Star Wars, ''Star Wars'' franchise. The Alliance is portrayed as a state ...

in the ''Star Wars'' universe

Music

Rebel Records Rebel Records is an independent American record label based in Charlottesville, Virginia that specializes in bluegrass and old time music. The label was founded in Mount Rainier, Maryland in 1959 by Dick Freeland, Bill Carroll and Sonny Compto ...

, an American record label

Albums

* ''Rebel'' (John Miles album) or the title song, 1976 * ''Rebel'' (Lecrae album), 2008 * ''Rebel'' (Lynch Mob album), 2015 * ''Rebel'' (Anne Wilson album), 2024 * ''Rebel'' (soundtrack), by Matt Dillon and Debbie Byrne, from the 1985 film * ''Rebel'', by Buzy, 1989 * ''Rebel'', by

Kourosh Yaghmaei Kourosh Yaghmaei (; also spelled as Kourosh Yaghmaee; born 3 December 1946) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer, who started his career in the early 1970s. Regarded as one of the greatest Persian langua ...

, 2024 * ''Rebels'' (album), by RBD, 2006 * ''Rebels'' (EP), by Black Veil Brides, 2011

Songs

* "Rebel", by Bryan Adams from '' Into the Fire'', 1987 * "Rebel", by Five for Fighting from ''

Bookmarks A bookmark is used to keep one's place in a printed work. It can also refer to: * Bookmark (digital), a pointer in a web browser and other software * ''Bookmarks'' (album), 2013 album by Five for Fighting * ''Bookmarks'' (magazine), an American ...

'', 2013 * "Rebel", by Roger Daltrey from '' Under a Raging Moon'', 1985 * "

Rebel A rebel is a participant in a rebellion. Rebel or rebels may also refer to: People * Rebel (given name) * Rebel (surname) * Patriot (American Revolution), during the American Revolution * American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; ...

", by TVXQ from '' 20&2'', 2023 * "Rebels" (song), by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1985 * "Rebels", by Matchbox Twenty from ''

Where the Light Goes ''Where the Light Goes'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on May 26, 2023, by Atlantic Records. On March 17, 2023, the band released the first single from the album, " Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)". ...

'', 2023

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Books

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Music

Albums

Songs

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