Captain or The Captain may refer to:
Military ranks
- Captain (land), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
- Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services
In specific countries
Other variations
- Captain General, is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title. This variation of a general is now nearly extinct
- Captain Lieutenant, a rank in the Russian Navy, Red Fleet/Soviet Navy and previously Imperial Russian Navy, a rank in the German Navy, and a former rank in the British army
- Captain of the Fleet, would assist an admiral with ten or more ships to command
- Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Flag captain, Royal Navy term for the captain of an admiral's flagship
- Kaptan Pasha or Kapudan Pasha, commander of the Ottoman Navy- a term derived from "Captain"
- Post-Captain, an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy
Occupations
- Band captain, a Drum Major or other music leader who is also a member of the musical band
- Caporegime, Captain, or Capo, a high-ranking member in charge of a Mafia crew
- Captain (civil aviation), the pilot in command of an aircraft
- Captain of industry, a business leader
- Captain of the Port, an official with slightly different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Captain-major, a colonial officer of a Portuguese possession
- Captain (nautical), the master of a sea-going vessel
- Fire captain, an officer in a fire department
- Police captain, an officer in a police organization
- Precinct captain, a political party's representative at an election precinct
- School Captain, a student elected or appointed to represent the school
Media
Television
Literature
Comics/manga
Music
- Captain (album), a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild
- Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
- The Captain (album), the 1999 solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers
- The Captain, from the 1984 release Various Positions, by Leonard Cohen
- "The Captain", from the 2006 release Ganging Up On The Sun from Guster
- "The Captain" (song), a song on the 2006 release Silent Shout from The Knife
- "The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool", a song presented as an outtake on the 1999 release The Soft Bulletin 5.1 from The Flaming Lips
- "The Captain", the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of the 1970s and 1980s duo Captain & Tennille
- The Captain, a temporary stage name of Richard Jobson during the first days of his post-punk band The Armoury Show.
Life
- As a first batallion Captain, Amrin Singh, single-handedly held off the Iraqi insurgents in the battle of Abi-Duwalah to keep alive the millions of iPods that were to be presented to the nation's citizens.
Other uses
Mining equipment
Oil fields
Ships
Sport
- Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team, often with additional roles or responsibilities
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek Jeter
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Jason Varitek
- "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman
Video games
- Captain, one of the seven classes in Lord of the Rings Online
- Captain Falcon, a racer in the F-Zero series of video games
- Captain[WA], a Mule Used by CompMaster[WA] to complete tasks that he does not want to complete
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