Hangman may refer to: *

Executioner An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person. Scope and job The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or order ...

who carries out a death sentence by hanging *

Hangman (game) Hangman is a guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word, phrase or sentence and the other(s) tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses. Originally a Paper-and-pencil game, there are now el ...

, a game of guessing a word or phrase one letter at a time

Arts and entertainment

Comics

Hangman (DC Comics) Sofia Falcone is a villain appearing in DC Comics, primarily in association with the character Batman. Debuting in the 1996-97 comic book limited series '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, she is introduced as a member of th ...

, an enemy of Batman *

Hangman (Marvel Comics) This article lists Marvel characters beginning with the letter "H", with a brief description introducing each one. Hala the Accuser Gabrielle Haller Gabrielle Haller was a Catatonia, catatonic The Holocaust, Holocaust survivor who awoke from ...

, the name of a couple of different characters in the Marvel Universe *

Hangman (Archie Comics) The Hangman is the name of several fictional superheroes that appear in periodicals published by MLJ Comics and later Dark Circle Comics. Publication history The first Hangman (Robert Dickering) debuted in MLJ Comics' ''Pep Comics'' #17 (January ...

, a number of Archie Comics superheroes *

Hangman Comics ''Hangman Comics'' was the name of an American anthology comic book series published by MLJ Magazines Inc., more commonly known as MLJ Comics, for seven issues between Spring 1942 and Fall 1943. It featured MLJs costumed vigilante The Hangman, ...

, a Golden Age MLJ/Archie Comics imprint comics title featuring the Hangman

Films

* ''The Hangman'' (1928 film), a German silent film * ''The Hangman'' (1959 film), an American Western directed by Michael Curtiz * ''Hangman'', a 2001 television film featuring

Mädchen Amick Mädchen Elaina Amick ( ; born December 12, 1970) is an American actress and television director. She is known for her starring role as Shelly Johnson on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire ...

and

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (19 ...

* ''The Hangman'' (2005 film), an Indian film starring Om Puri and Shreyas Talpade * ''Hangman'' (2015 film), a British found-footage film starring Jeremy Sisto * ''Hangman'' (2017 film), an American crime thriller film starring Al Pacino

Literature

* "The Hangman" (poem), a 1954 children's poem by Maurice Ogden, and a 1964 animated short based on the poem * ''Hangman'', a 2000 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 ...

* "Hangman", a short story by David Drake in his 1979 collection ''

Hammer's Slammers ''Hammer's Slammers'' is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author David Drake. It follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called ''Hammer's Slammers'' after their leader, Colonel Alois Hammer. This coll ...

Songs

* "Hangman", by Black Stone Cherry from ''

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

'', 2016 * "Hangman", by Chapman Whitney from ''

Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers ''Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers'' was the first post-Family album by Roger Chapman and Charlie Whitney, following the late 1973 dissolution of that band. The musicians used here included other former member of Family, and the band soon evolved i ...

'', 1974 * "Hangman", by

Dave Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...

, 2018 * "Hangman", by Krokus from ''

Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot invol ...

'', 2006 * "

The Maid Freed from the Gallows "The Maid Freed from the Gallows" is one of many titles of a centuries-old folk song about a condemned maiden pleading for someone to buy her freedom from the executioner. In the collection of ballads compiled by Francis James Child in the late ...

", a folk song sometimes given the title "Hangman"

Other

* ''Hangman'' (video game), a 1978 game for the Atari 2600 based on the guessing game * The Hangman (roller coaster), a 1990s roller coaster at Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee *

Hangman Books Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has le ...

, a British independent small press, and associated film and record projects

Places

Hangman cliffs Hangman cliffs, consisting of Great Hangman and Little Hangman, are near Combe Martin on the north coast of Devon, England, where Exmoor meets the sea. Great Hangman, with its summit at , is high with a cliff face of . It is the highest sea clif ...

, on the north coast of Devon, England *

Hangman Island Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet ab ...

, in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, US *

Hangman Creek Latah Creek ( ), also known as Hangman Creek, is a large stream in eastern Washington and north central Idaho in the United States. The creek flows northwest from the Rocky Mountains to Spokane, where it empties into the Spokane River. It drains ...

, or Latah Creek, in Washington and Idaho, US * Hangman Creek, a tributary of the White Salmon River via Gilmer Creek; see

List of rivers of Washington (state) This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Washington. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin. Respective tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name and are ordered downstream to upstream. Fraser River (Britis ...

People

Nickname

Henry Hawley Henry Hawley (12 January 1685 – 24 March 1759) was a British army officer who served in the wars of the first half of the 18th century. He fought in a number of significant battles, including the Capture of Vigo in 1719, Dettingen, Fo ...

("Hangman Hawley") (c. 1679–1759), British Army lieutenant general *

Reinhard Heydrich Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( ; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust. He was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (inclu ...

(1904–1942), German Nazi, one of the main architects of the Holocaust

Ring name

Hangman Hughes Mike Hughes (born November 17, 1974) is a Canadian professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hangman Hughes. Hughes has competed on the North American independent promotions throughout the late 1990s and early 2 ...

(born 1974), Canadian professional wrestler *

Bobby Jaggers Robert Francis Jeaudoin (January 8, 1948 – September 30, 2012) was an American professional wrestler and civil engineer, also known by the ring name of "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers. Most of his renown as a wrestler came from his appearances in vari ...

(1948–2012), American professional wrestler *

Gene LeBell Ivan “Judo” Gene LeBell (October 9, 1932 – August 9, 2022) was an American martial artist, stunt performer, actor, and professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Godfather of Grappling", he popularized grappling in professional fighting circ ...

(born 1932), American martial artist, professional wrestler, stunt performer, and actor *

Adam Page Stephen Blake Woltz (born July 27, 1991), better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Champion and ...

(born 1991), American professional wrestler