Black Pearl or Black Pearls may refer to:

Biology

Ennerdale black pearl The Ennerdale black pearl is a rare black pearl formed in freshwater pearl mussels found on stretches of the Ehen and Irt rivers in the English county of Cumbria. The pearls were probably known as far back as Roman times. Both Tacitus and Bede me ...

, a black pearl formed in freshwater mussels found on stretches of the Ehen and Irt rivers in Cumbria, UK * Tahitian black pearl, a black pearl formed in the black lip oyster and primarily cultivated around Tahiti and surrounding islands

Films

* ''Black Pearls'' (1919 film), a German silent film * ''Black Pearls'' (1991 film), a martial arts film * ''The Black Pearl'', a 1928 American silent film starring Thomas A. Curran * ''Black Pearl'' (1934 film), a Polish romantic crime drama * ''The Black Pearl'', a 1977 American film based on the 1967 Scott O'Dell novel * ''

Black Pearl The ''Black Pearl'' (formerly known as the merchant ship '' Wicked Wench'') is a fictional ship in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captain ...

'', a fictional ship in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series

Literature

* ''The Black Pearl'' (comics), a 1996 series published by Dark Horse Comics * ''The Black Pearl'' (Scott O'Dell), a 1967 young adult novel * ''The Black Pearl'' (play), an 1862 comedy in three acts * The Black Pearl of the Borgias, a gem in the 1904 Sherlock Holmes story "

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as '' The Return of Sherlock Holmes''. It was first published in ''Collier's'' in t ...

Music

* Black Pearl (American band), a San-Francisco-based band *

Black Pearl (South Korean group) Black Pearl () was a South Korean girl group that debuted in 2007. Their debut lineup consisted of Nami, Hwieun, Youngjoo, and Mika. In 2009, Mika left for personal reasons, and was replaced by new member Jungmin. When the group debuted in 2007, t ...

, a South Korean girl group * "Black Pearl" (Checkmates, Ltd. song), 1969 * "Black Pearl", a song on the 2013 Exo album ''

XOXO Hugs and kisses, abbreviated in the Anglosphere as XO or XOXO, is an informal term used for expressing sincerity, faith, love, or good friendship at the end of a written letter, email or text message. Origins The earliest attestation of the u ...

'' * Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. adagio, known as "the black pearl" of Bach's ''Goldberg Variations''

Albums

* ''Black Pearl'' (Yo-Yo album), 1992 * ''Black Pearl'' (Jimmy McGriff album), 1971 * ''Black Pearl'' (Harrison/Blanchard album), 1988 * ''Black Pearl'', a 1982 album by

Pat Travers Patrick Henry Travers (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who began his recording career in the mid-1970s. Early life Travers was born and raised in Toronto. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, h ...

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Black Pearls ''Black Pearls'' is a studio album by American jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1964 on Prestige Records. It was recorded at a single recording session on May 23, 1958, at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey. On that ...

'', a 1964 album by John Coltrane * ''Black Pearl'', a 2022 album by

50 Foot Wave 50 Foot Wave (often stylized as 50FOOTWAVE) is an American alternative rock band, formed in 2003. The band is fronted by Kristin Hersh, who writes the group's songs with collaborative efforts from the other group members in composing and arrangi ...

People

José Leandro Andrade José Leandro Andrade Quiroz (22 November 1901 – 5 October 1957) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a wing-half. He was nicknamed "the Black Marvel" (''maravilla negra''). During his prime he was regarded as one of the fin ...

(1901–1957), Uruguayan footballer * Reno Anoaʻi (active from 2002), member of the American wrestling

Anoaʻi family The Anoai family ( ) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from the Samoan Islands. Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions, most notably WWE. Famous members of the family include Roma ...

Josephine Baker Freda Josephine Baker (; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to s ...

(1906–1975), American dancer, singer, and actress *

Larbi Benbarek Larbi Benbarek; also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, ; 16 June 1917 – 16 September 1992) was a Moroccan football player. He represented the France national football team 17 times. He earned the sobriquet of "Black Pearl" and is considered one of th ...

(1914–1992), Moroccan-French footballer *

Eusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Stri ...

(1942–2014), Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer *

Harris Martin Harris Martin (April 2, 1865 – April 26, 1903) was an American boxer known as "The Black Pearl". He declared himself the first colored middleweight champion of the world after a fight with "Black Frank" Taylor in Minneapolis in 1887. Harris' ...

(1865–1903), African American boxer * Paul McGrath (born 1959), Irish footballer *

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...

(1940–2022), Brazilian footballer *

Everage Richardson Everage Lee Richardson (born December 23, 1985) is an American and Icelandic basketball player for the Úrvalsdeild karla club Haukar. A high scoring guard, he has played professionally in Germany, Luxembourg and Iceland. College career After g ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Wilma Rudolph Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her succes ...

(1940–1994), American sprinter *

Roger Shah Roger Shah (; born on 29 November 1972), also known as DJ Shah and Sunlounger, is a German electronic music composer and producer. Biography History Roger Shah was born in Esslingen, West Germany, to a German mother and a Pakistani father. H ...

(born 1972), German electronic music composer and producer

Other uses

Black Pearl (yacht) ''Black Pearl'' is a sailing yacht launched in 2016, which is in length. It has three DynaRig masts supporting a sail area of . The yacht was known during its build process originally as ''Oceanco Y712'' and thereafter as "Project Solar". The ...

, a sailing yacht launched in 2016 *

Black Pearl, New Orleans Black Pearl is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/ Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Carrollton Avenue and St. Charles Avenue to the north, Lo ...

, a neighborhood in Louisiana, US * Black Pearl, a community art installation at

New Brighton, Merseyside New Brighton is a seaside resort and suburb of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea and mouth of the Mersey, and t ...

, England * Black Pearl, subname of

Louis XIII (cognac) Louis XIII () is a cognac produced by Rémy Martin, a company headquartered in Cognac, France, and owned by the Rémy Cointreau Group. The name was chosen as a tribute to King Louis XIII of France, the reigning monarch when the Rémy Martin family ...

* ''Black Pearl'', a brigantine once owned by Barclay H. Warburton III, and the restaurant named after it