Professor (disambiguation)

A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. It may also refer to:

Books or movies:
* "The Professor" (novel), by Charlotte Brontë
* "The Professor", a 1938 novel by Rex Warner
* "Professor" (film), a 1962 Hindi film starring Shammi Kapoor
* "The Professor" (film), an uncompleted, unreleased 1919 short film by Charlie Chaplin
* "The Professor" ("My Name Is Earl"), a television episode
* "The Professor" (1986 film), a film based on the life of Italian mafia boss Raffaele Cutolo (also see real persons, below)

Fictional characters:
* The Professor (stock character), a common generic name for fictional characters who fill the role of doctors, scientists, or mad scientists
* Professor ("Spyro" character), a character from "Spyro the Dragon"
* The Professor ("Gilligan's Island"), from the TV show "Gilligan's Island"
* Professor Hubert Farnsworth, a fictional character from the animated sci-fi comedy series "Futurama"
* (The) Professor, a nickname for The Doctor from the TV series "Doctor Who", used by one of his companions, "Ace"
* The Professor, nemesis of Felix the Cat

Real persons:
* Roy Bittan, a keyboardist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band nicknamed "The Professor"
* Grayson Boucher, an American street basketball player nicknamed "The Professor"
* John Clayton (sportscaster), often introduced by fellow ESPN sportscasters as "The Professor"
* Raffaele Cutolo, an Italian mafia boss nicknamed "Il professore"
* Howard Lederer, a professional poker player nicknamed "The Professor"
* Greg Maddux, an American baseball player nicknamed "The Professor"
* Alain Prost, four-times F1 world champion nicknamed "The Professor"
* Dai Vernon, sleight of hand magician nicknamed "The Professor"

See also

* List of fictional professors