Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization. Captain or the Captain may also refer to:

Rank

Captain (armed forces) The army rank of captain (from the French ) is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces, but usually refers to a more senior offi ...

, a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers *

Captain (naval) Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navy, navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The rank is equal to the army rank of colonel and air force rank of group captain. Equivalent ranks worldwide in ...

, rank corresponding to command of the largest ships in English-speaking navies *

Captain (Canadian army and air force) Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

Captain (D) In the Royal Navy, a Captain (D) or Captain Destroyers is a commander responsible for the administration of ships and other vessels of either a destroyer flotilla or squadron. See also * Captain (D) afloat Captain (Capt.) is a senior office ...

or Captain Destroyers, a shore-based commander in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom **

Captain (D) afloat Captain (Capt.) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in ...

, a related rank *

Group captain Group captain (Gp Capt or G/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many Commonwealth of Nations, countries that have historical British influence. Group cap ...

, senior commissioned rank in the air forces of many countries *

Sea captain A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, inc ...

, high grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel *''

Kapitän Kapitän () is the German word for Captain. It is also a shortened version of several ranks in the German navy, ranging from Korvettenkapitän (; ) is the lowest ranking Field officer, senior officer in the German navy. Germany Korvettenk ...

'', shortened version of several ranks in the German navy *

Pilot in command The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard an aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would be the captain in a typical two- or three- pilot aircrew, or "pilot" if there is only ...

, the lead pilot on an aircraft

Film and television

* ''Captain'' (1994 film), a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film * ''Captain'' (1999 film), a Malayalam film * ''Captain'' (2018 film), a Malayalam film * ''Captain'' (2019 film), a Nepalese film * ''Captain'' (2022 film), a Tamil-language film * ''The Captain'' (1946 film), a French film * ''The Captain'' (1971 film), a German film * ''The Captain'' (2017 film), a German film * ''The Captain'' (2019 film), a Chinese film * ''The Captain'' (miniseries), a 2022 American television miniseries * '' Welcome to The Captain'', previously known as The Captain, an American sitcom * ''The Captains'' (film), a 2011 documentary about captains in the ''Star Trek'' series * Captain, a non-rail vehicle in ''Thomas & Friends'' * The Captain, a minor character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * The Captain, the main character in ''

Captain Kangaroo ''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program ...

'' *

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

or Captain, Indian actor

Literature

* ''The Captain'' (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher * ''The Captain'' (novel), a 1967 novel by Jan de Hartog * ''The Captain'' (magazine), a British magazine for boys

Comics and manga

Captain (Hellsing) ''Hellsing'' is a manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, also adapted as the anime series ''Hellsing (TV series), Hellsing'', the OVA ''Hellsing Ultimate''. It tells the story of a powerful vampire named Alucard (Hellsing), Alucar ...

, a character from the Hellsing manga and OVA * ''Captain'' (manga), a 1972 baseball manga series by Akio Chiba *

Captain (comics) ''Nextwave'' is a comedy comic book ongoing series, series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. ''Nextwave'' consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satire, satirizes ...

, a satiric superhero from the comic book ''Nextwave'' * The Captain, an alias adopted by Steve Rogers in the storyline '' Captain America: The Captain''.

Music

Artists and composers

* Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band *

Daryl Dragon Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his wife, Toni Tennille. Early life Born into a musical family, Dragon was the son of Elo ...

or Captain, part of Captain & Tennille *

Carl Fontana Carl Charles Fontana (July 18, 1928 – October 9, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. After working in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Kenton, he devoted most of his career to playing music in Las Vegas. Career Font ...

or the Captain, American jazz trombonist * Markus Kaarlonen or Captain, Finnish musician *

Sergey Kuryokhin Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin (16 June 19549 July 1996, nicknamed The Captain) was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an influential fig ...

or the Captain, Russian composer *

Saki Shimizu is a Japanese former singer. Her career began in 2002 when she passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project. She continued to sing in that group and became a part of two smaller groups compos ...

or Captain, J-pop singer

Albums

* ''Captain'' (album), a 1998 album by Idlewild * ''The Captain'' (album), the 1999 album by Kasey Chambers

Songs

* "The Captain" (Kasey Chambers song) (1999) * "The Captain" (Biffy Clyro song) (2009) * "The Captain" (Leonard Cohen song) (1984) * "The Captain" (Guster song) (2006) * "The Captain" (The Knife song) (2006) *"Captain", by Wiz Khalifa; see Wiz Khalifa discography *"Captain", by Ween from their 2003 album ''

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

Ships

* HMS ''Captain'' (1678), a 70-gun third rate * HMS ''Captain'' (1743), a 70-gun third rate * HMS ''Captain'' (1787), a 74-gun third rate * HMS ''Carnatic'' (1783), a 72-gun third rate renamed ''Captain'' in 1815 * HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' (1786), a 100-gun first rate renamed ''Captain'' in 1825 * HMS ''Agincourt '' (1865), an iron screw ship that was to have been named ''Captain'' * HMS ''Captain'' (1869), a masted turret ship * Captain-class frigates, a class of Royal Navy frigates

Sports

Captain (sports) In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In eithe ...

, the leader of an athletic team **

Captain (association football) The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player t ...

, a member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team **

Captain (Australian rules football) A captain of an Australian rules football team, sometimes known as a ''skipper'', is a player who, during the course of a match and off the field, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player. As ...

, a player who has several additional roles and responsibilities **

Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced ...

, the appointed leader of a team **

Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice. At most levels of play each team must designate one captai ...

, the player authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations **

Captain (baseball) In baseball, a Captain (sports), captain is an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership. In the early days of baseball, a captain was a player who was responsible for many of the functions now assumed by ...

, an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership * Captains, the sports teams of

Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a public university in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, an extension school of the College of William and Mary for mid-career working professiona ...

* "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player

Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman ( ; born May 9, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player currently serving as executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he spent all 22 seasons of his NHL playing ...

* "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player

Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974), nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) caree ...

Other uses

* Captain (videotex), a Japanese videotex system, operational from 1983 to 2002 * Marion 6360, a power shovel known as "the Captain" * "The Captain", a nickname for the fascist Iron Guard leader

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu Corneliu Zelea Codreanu (; 13 September 1899 – 30 November 1938), born Corneliu Zelinski and commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu, was a far-right Romanian politician, the founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard or ''The Legion of ...

* Captain (restaurant), responsible for interacting with guests and directing waiters * "Captain", a nickname for Captain Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab