Griffin (disambiguation)

Griffin (disambiguation)

Griffin may refer to:
* Griffin, a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

People

* Griffin (surname), a surname
* The House of Griffins (see House of Pomerania), a dynasty of Pomeranian dukes
* W. E. B. Griffin, a writer
* Jimmy Griffin, singer/songwriter/1970 Oscar for 'Song of the Year' winner
*Michael Griffin, a common name

Business and technology

* Griffin Technology, a computer peripheral manufacturer based out of Nashville, Tennessee, known for their iPod accessories
* Griffin Investigations, a private investigation firm to help casinos track cheaters
* Griffin's Foods, a New Zealand-based consumer foods company
*Griffin (processor), an internal project codename by AMD to describe the next generation processors solely for mobile computing, as laptops

Entertainment

* Griffin (band), a Norwegian heavy metal band
* Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney, Australia
* The Griffins are the main characters in the television show "Family Guy"

Military

* CH-146 Griffon, a helicopter operated by the Canadian Military
* Heinkel He 177 "Greif", the only World War II German heavy bomber design to see active service
* Bell Griffin HAR2, a helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force
* JAS 39 Gripen, the Saab JAS-39 "Gripen" (Griffin), a fighter aircraft from Sweden
* Griffin (missile) An air-to-surface missile for UAVs.

Places

* Griffin, Georgia, a city in the United States
* Griffin, Indiana, a town in the United States
* Griffin, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia

ports

* Grand Rapids Griffins, a hockey team from Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

ee also

* Griff
* Griffon (disambiguation)
* Gryphon


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