Hero (disambiguation)

A hero is a person who performs extraordinary deeds for the benefit of others.

Hero may also refer to:

Heroic figures

* Superhero, a hero with extraordinary powers
* Hero (title), a title presented by governments to their citizens for great achievements
* A demigod worshipped in the Greek hero cult

Given name

* Hero and Leander, a Greek legend
* Hero of Alexandria, ancient mathematician
* Hero the younger, ancient Greek physicist

Film

* "Hero" (2007 film), a Japanese film based on the TV series of the same name
* "Hero" (2002 film), a Chinese martial arts film
* "Hero" (1992 film), an American comedic drama
* "Hero" (1987 film), a documentary about the 1986 FIFA World Cup
* "Hero" (1985 film), a Pakistani action film
* "Hero" (1983 film), a Bollywood film
* "", a 2003 Bollywood action-adventure
* "Heroism" (film), a 1958 Polish war drama

Music

Album

* "Hero" (album), by Kirk Franklin
* "Hero" (van Canto album), by van Canto
* "Heroine" (album), by From First to Last
* "HEROINE" (Minori Chihara album)

ong

* "Hero" (Mariah Carey song)
* "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song), featured in the film "Spider-Man"
* "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)
* "Hero" (Nas song)
* "Hero" (Superchick song)
* "Hero" (Charlotte Perrelli song)
* "Hero" (Europe song)
* "Hero/Heroine", a song by Boys Like Girls
* "Hero", a song by David Crosby on the album "Thousand Roads"
* "Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon on the album ""
* "Hero", a song by Darren Hayes on the album "The Tension and the Spark"
* "Hero", a song by Ministry, featured in the game "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2"
* "Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne on the album "No Rest for the Wicked"
* "Hero", a song by Linnéa Handberg Lund
* "Hero", a song by Machinae Supremacy
* "Heroine", a song by Nami Tamaki on the album "Make Progress"

Other

* "!Hero", a rock opera
* Justin Cassell, a calypso musician
* A character in the Sondheim musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

Television

* Hero (TV channel)
* "Hero" (TV series)
* "Hero" ("Angel"), a 1999 episode of "Angel"
* "Hero" ("Battlestar Galactica"), a 2006 episode of "Battlestar Galactica"
* Captain Hero, a character on the TV series "Drawn Together"

Comics

* "H.E.R.O." (comics), a comic book series
* Hero, the horse of comics character The Phantom
* Hero, a character in the web comic "RPG World"
* Hero Brown, a character in the comic book series ""

Literature

* "Hero" (novel)
* A character in the Shakespeare play "Much Ado About Nothing"

Gaming

* "H.E.R.O.", a 1984 computer and video game
* "Hero Online", an online roleplaying game
* Hero System, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games
* "No More Heroes", a video game for the Wii console, originally titled "Heroes"

Technology

* Hero (helio), a wireless mobile device
* HERO (robot), a series of educational robots

ports

* HERO'S, a mixed martial arts organization
* Chris Hero, American professional wrestler

Manufacturing companies

* Hero Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer
* Hero Honda, a motorcycle manufacturer
* Hero Group, a fruit product manufacturer

Other meanings

* Hero sandwich
* Hero Parade, a gay pride parade in New Zealand
* HMS "Hero", the name of six ships of the British Royal Navy
* H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK), a website of the United Kingdom educational system
* H.E.R.O. (Highway Emergency Response Operator), a program of the Georgia Department of Transportation
* Heroic (horse), an Australian racehorse
* A locomotive of the South Devon Railway Dido class

ee also

* Hero ("Dragon Ball") or Shen, a character in "Dragon Ball" media
* Heros
* Heroes
* Heroin (disambiguation)
* The Hero
* Anti-hero