Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

(1769–1821) also known as Napoleon Bonaparte or Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor. Napoleon, Napoléon, Napoleón, Napoleone, or Napoleonic may also refer to: * Napoleon (given name), a given name, including list of people and characters with the name * Napoleone, an Italian masculine given name

Fictional characters

* Napoleon (''Animal Farm''), the main antagonist of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' * Napoleon, a bloodhound in '' The Aristocats'' * Napoleon, a character in '' My Uncle Napoleon'' * Napoleon, a nickname given to Captain Mainwaring by Chief ARP Warden Hodges in ''Dad's Army''

Film, stage, and television

* ''Napoléon'' (1927 film), a French silent film by Abel Gance * ''Napoleon'' (1951 film), an Italian film by Carlo Borghesio * ''Napoléon'' (1955 film), a French historical epic by Sacha Guitry * ''Napoleon'' (1995 film), an Australian film by Mario Andreacchio * ''Napoleon'' (2007 film), a British made-for-TV film * ''Napoleon'' (2023 film), an American film by Ridley Scott * ''Napoléon'' (miniseries), a 2002 historical miniseries * ''Napoleon'' (musical) *''Napoleon'', an unrealized project of Stanley Kubrick

Games

Board games

* ''Napoleon'' (board game), a 1974 board game about the Waterloo campaign *

Napoleon Gambit The Scotch Game, or Scotch Opening, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 Nc6 :3. d4 Ercole del Rio, in his 1750 treatise ''Sopra il giuoco degli Scacchi, Osservazioni pratiche d’anonimo Autore Modenese'' ("On t ...

, a variation of the Scotch Game chess opening *

Napoleon Opening The Napoleon Opening is an irregular chess opening starting with the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Qf3 As with the similar Danvers Opening (2.Qh5), White hopes for the Scholar's mate (2...Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qxf7), but Black can easily avoid the attack. ...

, a chess opening

Card games

* Napoleon (card game), a trick-taking card game * Napoleon at St Helena, a two-deck patience or solitaire * Napoleon, a single-deck patience or solitaire more commonly known as Freecell * Napoleon's Square, a patience or solitaire

Video or PC games

* ''Napoleon'' (video game), a 2001 Game Boy Advance game * '' Napoleon: Total War'', a strategy game for the PC * ''Napoleon'', a real-time strategy game for Windows * ''Napoleon'', a video game published by Enix

Music

* Napoleon (band), a British metalcore band * ''Napoleonic'' (EP), an EP by The Four Hundred * "Napoleon", a song by Ani DiFranco from '' Dilate'' * Napoleon XIV, stage name of singer Jerry Samuels * José María Napoleón, Mexican singer and composer

People

Napoleon II , house = Bonaparte , father = Napoleon I, Emperor of the French , mother = Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma , birth_date = , birth_place = Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire ...

(1811–1832), son of Napoleon I * Napoleon III (1808–1873), last monarch and first president of France, son of Napoleon I's brother Louis * Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856–1879), the only child of Emperor Napoleon III * Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822-1891), son of Napoleon I's brother Jérôme *

Napoléon, comte Daru Napoléon, comte Daru (11 June 1807 – 20 February 1890), was a French soldier and politician. Career Napoléon Daru was born on 12 June 1807 in Paris. He was the son of Pierre Daru and godson of Napoleon and Joséphine de Beauharnais, Josép ...

(1807–1890), French soldier and politician, godson of Napoléon *

Napoleon A. L'Herault Napoleon Alexander L'Herault (May 29, 1882 – March 18, 1932) was an American politician and lawyer. L'Herault was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and moved with his parents in 1882 to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He went to the Minneapolis pa ...

(1882-1932), American lawyer and politician *

Napoleon (actor) Kumaresan Duraisamy (born 2 December 1963), known professionally by his stage name Napoleon, is an Indian actor, politician and entrepreneur. He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Sin ...

(born 1963), Tamil film actor * Napoleon (rapper) (born 1977), American rapper *

Napoleon Bonaparte (police officer) Napoleon Bonaparte (born 26 October 1965) is an Indonesian police officer who last served as the Head of the International Division of the Indonesian National Police. Following his involvement in the Djoko Tjandra scandal, he was removed from ...

(born 1965), Indonesian police officer

Places

Australia

* Napoleons, Victoria

Poland

Napoleon, Silesian Voivodeship Napoleon is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipie, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Lipie, north-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice. Re ...

United States

* Napoleon, Arkansas * Napoleon, Indiana * Napoleon, Kentucky * Napoleon, Michigan *

Napoleon, Mississippi Napoleon is an unincorporated community located on the Pearl River in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. A post office operated under the name Napoleon from 1847 to 1905. After the post office closed, mail was routed to the post office i ...

* Napoleon, Missouri * Napoleon, North Dakota * Napoleon, Ohio * Napoleon Township (disambiguation)

Ships

* ''Napoléon''-class ship of the line, a class of ship of the French Navy * French ship ''Napoléon'', a French Navy ship name * French battleship ''Napoléon'', a French ship of the line commissioned in 1850 * MV ''Napoleon'', a British ship * ''Corse'' (ship) or ''Napoléon'', a French schooner ship

Other uses

* Napoléon (coin) * Napoleon (gun), a cannon * Napoleon, a grade of cognac *

Napoleon (pastry) Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

or Mille-feuille, a French pastry * Napoleon sweets, small Belgian sweet * Humphead wrasse or Napoleon fish * ''Napoleone'', a comics series published by Sergio Bonelli Editore * Napoleonic collar, a kind of turnover collar *

Napoleon (company) Wolf Steel Ltd., better known as Napoleon, is the largest Privately held company, privately-owned manufacturer of Fireplace, fireplaces, Grilling, grills, and gas Furnace (house heating), furnaces in North America. Based in Barrie, Ontario, Napo ...

, a manufacturer of fireplaces and grills *

Napoleonic (Fabergé egg) The Napoleonic egg, sometimes referred to as the Imperial Napoleonic egg, is a Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-two jewelled eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé. It was created in 1912 for the last Tsar of Russia Nich ...