Hero (disambiguation)

See also: Heroes (disambiguation)

A hero (male) or heroine (female) is a person of great bravery who performs extraordinary and praiseworthy deeds.

Hero or HERO may also refer to:

People

• Hero of Alexandria, ancient mathematician
• Chris Hero, an American professional wrestler
• Justin "Hero" Cassell, a Montserratian Calypsonian
• Hero the younger, ancient Greek physicist
• Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, in the myth of Hero and Leander.
• HERO! or Darkness HERO! (also known as HARASHIMA), a Japanese wrestler for DDT Pro

Literature

• Superhero, a hero with extraordinary powers, usually starring in a comic book, television series, or film
• Anti-hero
• Hero and Leander, a Greek legend
• Hero, of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
• Hero, the horse of The (21st) Phantom
• Hero, of the web comic RPG World
• Hero Brown, in the comic book series Y: The Last Man
• Captain Hero, a character on the Drawn Together animated television series
• Hero (novel), a novel about a teenage superhero by Perry Moore

National decorations

• Hero (title)
• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Hero of Socialist Labor
• Hero of Belarus
• Hero of the Russian Federation
• Hero of Ukraine
• Hero of Israel

Media

Film

• Hero (2007 film), a Japanese film based on a TV series of the same name
• The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, a 2003 film from Bollywood, starring Sunny Deol.
• Hero (2002 film), (Chinese: 英雄; Pinyin: Yīngxióng) a Chinese film starring Jet Li
• Hero (1995 film), a Hong Kong film starring Jessica Hsuan
• Hero (1992 film), an American film starring Dustin Hoffman
• Hero (Urdu film), a Pakistani film starring Rangeela
• Hero (1986 film), official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico
• Hero (1983 film), a Bollywood film starring Jackie Shroff
• Heroism (film), a 1958 Polish film

Television

• The Greatest American Hero, an American television series.
• Hero (TV channel), an anime cable channel in the Philippines
• Hero (TV series), a 2001 Japanese drama
• Hero, an Indian television show for kids shown on Hungama TV

Episodes

• Hero (Angel episode), an episode of Angel
• Hero (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica

Music

• !Hero, a rock opera based on the story of Jesus
• Hero (album), a gospel album by singer Kirk Franklin
• Heroine (album), by post-hardcore band From First to Last
• HEROINE (album), by J-pop singer Minori Chihara.

Songs

• "Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne from his 1988 album No Rest for the Wicked
• "Hero" (Chad Kroeger song), a single from the film Spider-Man by the lead singer of the band Nickelback
• "Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)
• "Hero" (Mariah Carey song)
• "Hero" (song), a song on the 2007 self-titled debut album The Bogrolls
• "Hero", a song by the Swedish Metal band Machinae Supremacy
• "Hero", a song by David Crosby and Phil Collins from Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads
• "Hero" (Superchick song)
• "Hero", a song by the Australian singer/songwriter Darren Hayes
• "Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon
• "Hero", a bubblegum dance song by Miss Papaya
• "Hero/Heroine", a song by Boys Like Girls
• "Hero", a song by industrial band Ministry, featured in "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2"

Comics

• H.E.R.O. (comics), a short-lived comic book series of the early 2000s, loosely based on Dial H for Hero

Gaming

• H.E.R.O. (Helicopter Equipped Rescue Operation), a 1983 computer and video game
• Hero (computer game), an Angband inspired roguelike game written by Brad Miller
• No More Heroes, a video game originally known simply as Heroes
• Hero (Warcraft), a special type of unit in Warcraft III
• Hero System, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games
• Hero online, a MMORPG made by Netgames
• Heroism (computer game)[1], a massively-multiplayer real-time strategy made by ZoopTEK.

Musical Theatre

• Hero is one of the main protagonists in the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
• Hero was portrayed by Michael Crawford in the film version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Other

• Hero, the name used for the strong safety position by the Penn State Nittany Lions football team
• HERO'S, a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan
• H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK) - official gateway website to the UK higher education system
• H.E.R.O. (Highway Emergency Response Operator) - the name of the Georgia State Dept. of Transportation Highway Emergency Response Units.
• HERO (Health & Education Relief Organization) - a nonprofit to facilitate humanitarian construction projects in Haiti
• HERO (robot), a series of hobby robots formerly sold by Heathkit
• Heroic (horse), champion Australian racehorse and sire of the 1930s
• The Hero Initiative (formerly known as ACTOR), a comic-book-based charity to help creators in need
• Hero Parade, a gay Pride Parade in New Zealand
• Hero sandwich, or submarine sandwich
• Heroes (confectionery), a popular brand of chocolates sold in the UK and Australia (where they are known as Cadbury Favourites)
• Hero (1860 – 1887), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives
• Hero (helio), a wireless mobile device manufactured by Pantech Curitel and sold by Helio
• Hero group, A Swiss manufactuer of food products - primarily jams and fruit juices
• Hero, a supermarket chain primarily in Indonesia

See also

• List of literary works with eponymous heroines
• Heroin (disambiguation)
• The Hero
• HMS Hero, the name of six historical ships of the British Royal Navy