Headhunter or head hunter may refer to: *

Headhunting Headhunting is the practice of hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing the victim, although sometimes more portable body parts (such as ear, nose or scalp) are taken instead as trophies. Headhunting was practiced in hi ...

, hunting a human and collecting the severed head after killing them *

Executive search Executive search (informally called headhunting) is a specialized recruitment service which organizations pay to seek out and recruit highly qualified candidates for senior-level and executive jobs across the public and private sectors, as well ...

, informally called headhunting, a specialized recruitment service

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Headhunter'' (2009 film), a Danish thriller * ''Headhunters'' (film), a 2011 Norwegian film * ''Head Hunters'' (game show), a British TV show from 2019 * "Headhunters" (''Gravity Falls''), an episode of the animated TV series * '' The Head Hunter'', a 1982 Hong Kong action film * ''The Head Hunter'' (2018 film), an American fantasy horror film

Literature

* ''Headhunter'' (novel), by Timothy Findley, 1993 * ''Headhunters'' (novel), by John Kin, 1997 * ''Headhunter'', a 1984 novel by

Michael Slade Michael Slade (born 1947, in Lethbridge, Alberta) is the pen name of Canadian novelist Jay Clarke, a lawyer who has participated in more than 100 criminal cases and who specializes in criminal insanity. Background Before Clarke entered law schoo ...

* ''Headhunters'' (''Hodejegerne''), a 2008 novel by

Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated ...

Music

The Headhunters The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music. History (and name) Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with a st ...

, a jazz fusion band founded by Herbie Hancock ** ''

Head Hunters ''Head Hunters'' is the twelfth studio album by American pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, released October 26, 1973, on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in the evening at Wally Heider Studios and Different Fur T ...

'', a 1973 album by Herbie Hancock * ''Headhunter'' (album), by Krokus, 1983, and its title track "Headhunter" * ''

The Head Hunters ''The Head Hunters'' is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Solid State label.Payne, D.Solid State Records discographyaccessed June 30, 2015 Reception The Allmu ...

'', a 1969 album by Chico Hamilton, and the title track "Head Hunters" * "Headhunter" (song), by Front 242, 1988 * "Head Hunter" (song), by Dance Gavin Dance, 2019 * "Headhunters", a song by 808 State from the 1988 album '' Newbuild''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Headhunter (DC Comics) Hackett Hackett is a former pilot of the Royal Air Force who later became a henchman of the heroin manufacturer China White. China conducted her business from an island volcano in Fiji, and communicated her orders to Hackett from there. Decade ...

, a fictional character * ''Headhunter'' (video game), 2001 ** ''

Headhunter Redemption ''Headhunter Redemption'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Amuze and published by Sega for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to ''Headhunter''. Plot Set twenty years after the Bloody Mary Virus (released in the original ''H ...

'', the 2003 sequel * Z-95 Headhunter, a class of starfighter in ''Star Wars''

Businesses, organizations and groups

* Head Hunters Motorcycle Club, in New Zealand *

80th Fighter Squadron The 80th Fighter Squadron (traditionally nicknamed the "Headhunters", and since 1971 also the "Juvats") is a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 8th Operations Group of th ...

, USAF, nicknamed Headhunters *

9th Cavalry Regiment (United States) The 9th Cavalry Regiment is a parent cavalry regiment of the United States Army. It is not related to the 9th Kansas Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army. Historically, it was one of the Army's four segregated African-American regiments and was p ...

, formerly known as Headhunters in Vietnam *

Headhunter Records Headhunter Records is an American rock music record label distributed by Cargo Music.Hustwit, Gary (1995)Hard Work and Non-Hype Characterize The Bands And Labels In A Super-Active Underground, ''Billboard'', February 25, 1995, p. 82,86, retrieved ...

, a record label

People

Jade Jones (taekwondo) Jade Louise Jones (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh taekwondo athlete. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category, and the 2019 World champion, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and 2015 European Ga ...

(born 1993), British taekwondo fighter nicknamed "The Headhunter" * Headhunter, three character wrestlers from the

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

* Headhunter, a former performing name of electronic music artist

Addison Groove Tony Williams, better known as Addison Groove (and formerly known as Headhunter), is an electronic music artist from Bristol, United Kingdom. Noted for his fusion of styles such as Techno, Jungle, Soul, Juke and Dubstep, he released his first alb ...

(Tony Williams, born 1942) *

Headhunterz Willem Rebergen (born 12 September 1985), better known by his stage name ''Headhunterz'', is a Dutch DJ and music producer. Rebergen is also a voice actor. He has done dubbing for several movies and TV series. He started his career in 2005 work ...

(Willem Rebergen, born 1985), Dutch DJ and music producer

Sports

* Headhunter (baseball), a baseball pitcher who aims at a player's head *

The Headhunters (professional wrestling) The Headhunters were a professional wrestling tag team that consists of American twin brothers Manuel and Victor Santiago (born August 11, 1968, in New York, New York, USA), best known by the respective ring names, Headhunter A and Headhunter B, ...

, a professional wrestling tag team of Headhunter A and Headhunter B *

Chelsea Headhunters The Chelsea Headhunters are a notorious English football hooligan firm linked to the London football club Chelsea. Background There is widespread racism amongst the gang and links to various white supremacist organisations, such as Combat 18 ...

, a British football hooligan firm * Mississippi Headhunters, formerly Columbus Wardogs, an American arena football team