Raven (disambiguation)

Raven may refer to:

Birds

*Raven, a large black bird in the crow family ("Corvidae")
*Raven, often used in the Northern Hemisphere as a synonym for the Common Raven ("Corvus corax")
*Raven (mythology), a bird in mythology
*Cultural depictions of ravens

People

*Alexander Raven Thomson, a British fascist politician
*Raven Chacon, Navajo composer and artist
*Raven Grimassi, author
*Raven-Symoné, an American actress and singer
*Raven (actress), stage name of American pornographic actress Rachel Vickers
*Raven Riley, an American pornographic actress
*Robert Raven Kraft, an American athlete and runner based in South Beach, Miami, Florida
*Scott Levy, an American professional wrestler who wrestles under the name Raven.
*Peter H. Raven, a professor at Missouri Botanical Gardens & Washington University
*Paul Raven, a British bassist mostly known for his work with the punk/rock band Killing Joke
*Matthias Corvinus, the most famous king of Hungary

port

*Baltimore Ravens, a team in the National Football League
*Carleton Ravens, the men's basketball team at Carleton University
*Raven, ring name of Scott Levy (wrestler) (b 1964), an American professional wrestler

US Military

*USS Raven, several U.S.A. warships have been named "Raven"
*EF-111A Raven, a U.S. Air Force electronic warfare aircraft derived from the F-111 Aardvark tactical bomber
*RQ-11 Raven, a short-range UAV used by the U.S. military
* Raven, a United States Air Force Electronic Warfare Officer

Television

*Raven (UK TV series), a British TV series (1977)
*Raven (U.S. TV series), an American TV series (1992-1993)
*Raven (game show), a BBC Scotland children's game show; also the two spin-offs, and
*That's So Raven, an American sitcom television series broadcast on the Disney Channel

Fictional characters

*Matthew Joseph Cable a superhero in the DC Comics universe who died and became a Raven in The Sandman
*Raven (comics), a superheroine from the "Teen Titans" series in the DC Comics universe
*Raven Darkholme, a Marvel Comics character also known as Mystique
*Raven (novel), a character - swordmistress and bearer of destiny - in a fantasy novel series by Richard Kirk
*Raven Baxter, title character of the American sitcom television series "That's So Raven"
*Sir Raven, a fictional character from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
*Mr. Raven, an allegorical figure in George Macdonald's fantasy novel "Lilith"
* Dmitri "Raven" Ravinoff, an Aleut character in the Neal Stephenson book "Snow Crash"
*Raven, the lead character in Demonology 101
*Raven (Zoids), an antagonist from Zoids: Chaotic Century/Zoids: Guardian Force
*Vulcan Raven, a character from the "Metal Gear Solid" videogame
*Duchess Raven Waves, a character from the animated series Lady Lovely Locks
*Raven McCoy, the name of Mia Wallace(Uma Thurman) in the tv series pilot Fox Force Five in Pulp Fiction (film)
*Marion Ravenwood, a character form Raiders of the Lost Ark and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
* Raven, a character portrayed by Angela Featherstone in the suspense/thriller film Soul Survivors

Computer games

*Raven Software, a computer game developer
*, a 2006 computer game
*Raven (Tekken), a character from the Tekken fighting game series (starting from "Tekken 5")
* Raven, the driver of the car shadow in the video game
* Raven, the pseudonym of the fictional character April Ryan in the videogame Dreamfall
* Raven, a character in the game
* Raven, a mercenary AC pilot in the Armored Core series of mecha combat games
* Raven, The Caldari State tier I battleship in EVE Online
* Raven, A legendary warrior in the computer game The Witcher (video game)
* , a 2003 computer game (English release in 2005)
* Blood Raven, an undead rogue in Diablo II
* Ravenhill, a ghost town in Duskwood in the MMORPG World of Warcraft
* Scarlet Raven Tavern, an inn in Duskwood in the MMORPG World of Warcraft

Other

*The Raven (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana
*Raven (mythology), a trickster in Native American mythology of the Pacific Northwest
*Raven Clothing, a brand name UK Gothic clothing business
*Raven's Progressive Matrices, a psychological test to measure intelligence
*Raven, a hair color, specifically black
*Raven class, (1874 - 1892), a class of South Devon Railway 0-4-0 locomotives, steam locomotives
*Raven Society, a student society at the University of Virginia
*"Ravens", an alternative name for the Eucleian Society, a secret student society originally at New York University, founded in 1832
* Raven or "corvus", a device used by the Romans in the First Punic War
* Raven paradox, also known as "Hempel's paradox" reveals the problem of induction in logic
* Raven, a city in Virginia at 37.09415 degrees N, 81.86202 degrees W
* Raven's Claw, the second ship of Kyle Katarn
* The_Raven, a player on the popular game site TheNinja_RPG.com
* Raven (book), a book by Tim Reiterman detailing the history of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
* Raven Arms MP-25, a pocket pistol in .25 ACP.

Music

Songs
*Raven, a song by an alternative metal Canadian band, Kittie
*Raven, a song by a Japanese band, Do As Infinity
*Raven, a song by The Four Seasons
*Raven, a song by Lisa Marie Presley
*"Ravens", a song by Patti Smith from her album "Gone Again"
*"Raven," a song by Dave Matthews Band from their album Busted Stuff and also featured on the unreleased Lillywhite Sessions.
* "The Three Ravens", traditional ballad

Bands
*Raven (band), a British heavy metal band
*The Ravens, an R&B group
*The Ravyns, a rock band

Record labels
*Raven Records, an Australian record label
*Raven Recording, an American record label
*Ravenous Records, an American record label

ee also

* The Raven (disambiguation)
* The Raven, a narrative poem by the American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe
* Ravenmaster, the Yeoman Warder (or Beefeater) with responsibility for the welfare of Ravens at the Tower of London
*Ravenclaw, one of the houses of Hogwarts in the "Harry Potter" series called "Hogwarts Houses"
* "Mr. Raven", a song by MC Lars from The Laptop EP, based on Poe's poem
* "Le Corbeau" (French for "The Raven"), a 1943 French film.