Ginger (disambiguation)

Ginger commonly refers to a plant commonly used as a spice in cooking. However, there are a number of other potential meanings.

Plants

* Myoga, a Japanese plant also used in foods such as miso soup
* "Boesenbergia rotunda", a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia
* "Etlingera eliator" , also called Torch Ginger, a species of herbaceous perennial plant
* "Alpinia purpurata", also called Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume or Pink Cone Ginger
* Wild ginger, any species from the "Asarum" genus of herbaceous plants

People

Musicians

* Ginger (singer) (born 1964), member of the Wildhearts
* Ginger Baker (born 1939), member of the band Cream
* Ginger Fish (born 1965), member of the band Marilyn Manson
* Ginger Reyes (born 1980), member of Smashing Pumpkins
* Geri Halliwell (born 1972), also called "Ginger Spice," member of the Spice Girls

Actors

* Ginger Lynn (born 1962), a B-movie actress and porn star
* Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress and dancer best known for movie pairings with Fred Astaire

Others

* Ginger (mummy), the oldest known Egyptian mummy
* Albert "Ginger" Goodwin (1887–1918), labour activist

Fictional characters

* Ginger Hebblethwaite, a main character in the Biggles series of books by W.E. Johns
* Ginger (comics), a character in the British children's comic "The Topper"
* Ginger, a character in the TV series "The West Wing"
* Ginger Foutley, a character in the TV series "As Told By Ginger"
* Ginger Grant, a character in the TV series "Gilligan's Island"
* Ginger Meggs, a character in the Australian comic of the same name
* A character in the film "Chicken Run"

Media and entertainment

* "Ginger" (album), an album by Speedy J
* Ginger (band), a Canadian music group
* "Ginger" (book)
* "Ginger" (1971 film), a 1971 exploitation film
* Ginger Snaps, a Canadian werewolf film directed by John Fawcett
* Ginger Productions, a television production company
* An album by the Figgs
* As Told by Ginger, an American emmy nominated animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon in October 2000.
* Ginger Kids, a South Park episode

Food & beverage

* Ginger ale
* Ginger beer
* Ginger wine
* Gingersnaps
* Ginger milk curd
* Gari, a type of tsukemono (pickled vegetable)

Other meanings

* Hurricane Ginger (1971)
* Segway PT, a transportation device
* A person with red hair and freckles
* Ginger Group a faction of radical Canadian Progressive and Labour Members of Parliament who advocated socialism.