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'''[[Captain]]''' is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization.

'''Captain''' or '''the Captain''' may also refer to:
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==Rank==
*[[Captain (armed forces)]], a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to the command of a company of soldiers
*[[Captain (naval)]], rank corresponding to command of the largest ships in English-speaking navies
*[[Captain (Canadian army and air force)]]
*[[Captain (D)]] or Captain Destroyers, a shore-based commander in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
**[[Captain (D) afloat]], a related rank
*[[Group captain]], senior commissioned rank in the air forces of many countries
*[[Sea captain]], high grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel
*''[[Kapitän]]'', shortened version of several ranks in the German navy
*[[Pilot in command]], the lead pilot on an aircraft

==Film and television==
* [[Captain (1994 film)|''Captain'' (1994 film)]], a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film
* [[Captain (1999 film)|''Captain'' (1999 film)]], a Malayalam film
* [[Captain (2018 film)|''Captain'' (2018 film)]], a Malayalam film
* [[Captain (2019 film)|''Captain'' (2019 film)]], a Nepalese film
* [[Captain (2022 film)|''Captain'' (2022 film)]], a Tamil-language film
* [[The Captain (1946 film)|''The Captain'' (1946 film)]], a French film
* [[The Captain (1971 film)|''The Captain'' (1971 film)]], a German film
* [[The Captain (2017 film)|''The Captain'' (2017 film)]], a German film
* [[The Captain (2019 film)|''The Captain'' (2019 film)]], a Chinese film
* [[The Captain (miniseries)|''The Captain'' (miniseries)]], a 2022 American television miniseries
* ''[[Welcome to The Captain]]'', previously known as The Captain, an American sitcom
* [[The Captains (film)|''The Captains'' (film)]], a 2011 documentary about captains in the ''Star Trek'' series
* Captain, a [[Non-rail vehicles (Thomas & Friends)#Captain|non-rail vehicle in ''Thomas & Friends'']]
* The Captain, a [[List of minor The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters#Captain|minor character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'']]
* The Captain, the main character in ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]''
* [[Vijayakanth]] or Captain, Indian actor

==Literature==
* [[The Captain (play)|''The Captain'' (play)]], a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
* [[The Captain (novel)|''The Captain'' (novel)]], a 1967 novel by Jan de Hartog
* [[The Captain (magazine)|''The Captain'' (magazine)]], a British magazine for boys

===Comics and manga===
* [[Captain (Hellsing)]], a character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
* [[Captain (manga)|''Captain'' (manga)]], a 1972 baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
* [[Captain (comics)]], a satiric superhero from the comic book ''Nextwave''
* The Captain, an alias adopted by Steve Rogers in the storyline ''[[Captain America: The Captain]]''.

==Music==
===Artists and composers===
* [[Captain (band)]], a London-based alternative rock band
* [[Daryl Dragon]] or Captain, part of Captain & Tennille
* [[Carl Fontana]] or the Captain, American jazz trombonist
* [[Markus Kaarlonen]] or Captain, Finnish musician 
* [[Sergey Kuryokhin]] or the Captain, Russian composer
* [[Saki Shimizu]] or Captain, J-pop singer

===Albums===
* [[Captain (album)|''Captain'' (album)]], a 1998 album by Idlewild
* [[The Captain (album)|''The Captain'' (album)]], the 1999 album by Kasey Chambers

===Songs===
*[[The Captain (Kasey Chambers song)|"The Captain" (Kasey Chambers song)]] (1999)
*[[The Captain (Biffy Clyro song)|"The Captain" (Biffy Clyro song)]] (2009)
*[[The Captain (Leonard Cohen song)|"The Captain" (Leonard Cohen song)]] (1984)
*[[The Captain (Guster song)|"The Captain" (Guster song)]] (2006)
*[[The Captain (The Knife song)|"The Captain" (The Knife song)]] (2006)
*"Captain", by Wiz Khalifa; see [[Wiz Khalifa discography]]
*"Captain", by Ween from their 2003 album ''[[Quebec (album)|Quebec]]''

==Ships==
* [[HMS Captain (1678)|HMS ''Captain'' (1678)]], a 70-gun third rate
* [[HMS Captain (1743)|HMS ''Captain'' (1743)]], a 70-gun third rate
* [[HMS Captain (1787)|HMS ''Captain'' (1787)]], a 74-gun third rate
* [[HMS Carnatic (1783)|HMS ''Carnatic'' (1783)]], a 72-gun third rate renamed ''Captain'' in 1815
* [[HMS Royal Sovereign (1786)|HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' (1786)]], a 100-gun first rate renamed ''Captain'' in 1825
* [[HMS Agincourt (1865)|HMS ''Agincourt '' (1865)]], an iron screw ship that was to have been named ''Captain''
* [[HMS Captain (1869)|HMS ''Captain'' (1869)]], a masted turret ship
* [[Captain-class frigate]]s, a class of Royal Navy frigates

==Sports==
* [[Captain (sports)]], the leader of an athletic team
** [[Captain (association football)]], a member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team
** [[Captain (Australian rules football)]], a player who has several additional roles and responsibilities
** [[Captain (cricket)]], the appointed leader of a team
** [[Captain (ice hockey)]], the player authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations
** [[Captain (baseball)]], an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership
* Captains, the sports teams of [[Christopher Newport University]]
* "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player [[Steve Yzerman]]
* "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player [[Derek Jeter]]

==Other uses==
* [[Captain (videotex)]], a Japanese videotex system, operational from 1983 to 2002
* [[Marion 6360]], a power shovel known as "the Captain"
* "The Captain", a nickname for the fascist Iron Guard leader [[Corneliu Zelea Codreanu]]
* [[Captain (restaurant)]], responsible for interacting with guests and directing waiters
* "Captain", a nickname for [[Captain Amarinder Singh]], former Chief Minister of Punjab

==See also==
* [[Capitaine (disambiguation)]]
* [[Capitan (disambiguation)]]
* [[Chieftain (disambiguation)]]
* [[El Capitan (disambiguation)]], Spanish for "the Captain"
* [[Il Capitano]], a masked character from the ''commedia dell'arte''
* [[CAPT (disambiguation)]]
* [[CPT (disambiguation)]]
* [[First Captain (disambiguation)]]
* [[HMS Captain|HMS ''Captain'']], a list of Royal Navy ships
* [[Kapitan (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kaptan (disambiguation)]]
* [[Second Captain (disambiguation)]]

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