The tiger ''(Panthera tigris)'' is the largest cat species. Tiger or tigers may also refer to:

Other animals

* '' Smilodon'', commonly known as the saber-tooth tiger, an extinct genus * '' Thylacine'', commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, an extinct marsupial * '' Danaini'', sometimes known as tiger butterflies * ''Arctiinae'' (moth), commonly known as tiger moths

Arts, entertainment and media

Characters

Tiger (comics) Tiger is the name of several fictional characters in comics. Characters include: * Tiger (Image Comics), an Image Comics character who has appeared in ''Savage Dragon'' * Tiger (Wildstorm), a Wildstorm character who has appeared in ''Gen¹³'' * Br ...

, the name of several characters *

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, animal actor in the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' and the film ''A Boy and His Dog'' *

Tiger Jackson is a video game character from the ''Tekken'' series by Namco Bandai Games. The character is a Brazilian capoeira fighter. Introduced in ''Tekken 3'' in 1997, Eddy has since appeared in every game thereafter (albeit he is not a participant in th ...

, from the video game series ''Tekken'' * Tiger Ow, in the Jackie Chan film ''Project A Part II'' * Satoru Tojo or Tiger, from the ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' Japanese TV series * Tiger, from '' An American Tail'' films * Tiger, from Ibn-e-Safi's ''Imran'' series * Tiger, played by Salman Khan in the films ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) * Tiger Gleeson, from Australian series '' Round the Twist'' * Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond in the film '' You Only Live Twice'' * The Tiger, a villain in ''

Meet the Tiger ''Meet the Tiger'' is an action-adventure novel written by Leslie Charteris. In England it was first published by Ward Lock in September 1928; in the United States it was first published by Doubleday's The Crime Club imprint in March 1929 with ...

'' by Leslie Charteris * The Tigers, a group of bullies from the '' Encyclopedia Brown'' books

Films

* ''The Tiger'' (1978 film), a Yugoslav film * ''Tiger'' (1979 film), a Telugu film * ''The Tigers'' (film), a 1991 Hong Kong action film * ''Tiger'', a 1997 film by

Serge Rodnunsky Serge Rodnunsky is a film-maker who has directed almost 50 feature films as part of Rojak Films and now Interlight Entertainment . He started his career as a dancer and choreographer and worked in American Ballet Theater He also studied Physics a ...

* ''Tiger'' (2007 film), a Bengali film * ''Tigers'' (2014 film), an Indian film * ''Tiger'' (2015 film), a 2015 Telugu film * '' The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale'', 2015 South Korean film * ''Tiger'' (2017 film), 2017 Indian Kannada film * ''Tiger'' (2018 film), an American film starring Mickey Rourke * ''Tigers'' (2020 film), a Swedish-Italian-Danish sports drama film

Music

* ''The Tigers'' (opera), by Havergal Brian

Bands

Tiger (1970s band) Crushed Butler were a British proto-punk/hard rock band that existed between 1969 and 1971. According to 2008's ''Pretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk'', the band "was, in many ways, Britain's first proto-punk band." Band members went on to f ...

, formerly Crushed Butler, 1970s proto-punk band *

Tiger (band) Tiger were an English indie rock band from Princes Risborough and London, England, who were formed in 1996.Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, Tiger quickly got British press attention after their ...

, late-1990s indie rock band *

The Tigers (Japanese band) The Tigers were a popular Japanese band during the Group Sounds era in the late 1960s. The group featured Kenji Sawada as their lead singer, and were signed by Watanabe Productions. The group was first named "Funnys", and was formed in 1966. T ...

, 1960s Japanese rock band *

The Tigers (New Zealand band) The Tigers was a four-piece rock band from Wellington, New Zealand. The band was formed in 1980, and secured performance slots including the Sweetwaters Music Festival Sweetwaters Music Festival was a series of events held between 1980 and 19 ...

, 1980s New Zealand band * Tiger Band (disambiguation), several university marching bands

Albums

* ''Tiger'' (Frank Buck album), 1950 children's record * ''Tiger'' (Superette album), 1996 * ''Tigers'' (album), by The Dance Party, 2009 * ส (''Tiger''), by Thaiboy Digital, 2014

Songs

* "Tiger" (ABBA song), 1976 * "Tiger" (Fabian song), 1959 * "Tiger" (Steve Angello song), 2015 * "Tiger", a song by Mike McGear from the 1972 album '' Woman'' * "Tiger", a song by Neil Cicierega from the album '' Mouth Moods''

In print

* ''Tiger'' (comic strip) (1965–2003), an American comic * ''Tiger'' (Fleetway) (1954–1985), a British comic * ''The Tiger'', a 2010 book by

John Vaillant John Vaillant (born June 4, 1962) is an American-Canadian writer and journalist whose work has appeared in ''The New Yorker, The Atlantic, National Geographic'', and '' Outside''. He has written both non-fiction and fiction books. Personal life ...

Publications

* ''Tiger'' (magazine) (1956–1990s), an American men's magazine * ''The Tiger'' (political magazine), a Chinese publication * ''The Tiger'' (newspaper), an American student newspaper

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''Tiger'' (franchise), an Indian media franchise of two Bollywood films and a graphic novel series *

Tiger (guitar) Tiger was Jerry Garcia's main guitar from 1979 to 1989. It was designed and built by Sonoma County luthier Doug Irwin. The instrument was commissioned by Garcia in 1973 following delivery of Wolf, his first major Irwin-built guitar. Upon commi ...

, used by Jerry Garcia * ''Tiger'' (TV series), a 1990s Indian detective soap opera * ''Tiger'' (video game) or ''Destiny'', a multiplayer first-person shooter video game released in 2014

Business

* Tiger Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer *

Tiger Airways Tiger Airways Singapore Pte Ltd, operating as Tigerair, was a budget airline headquartered in Singapore. It operated services to regional destinations in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, China and India from its main base at Singapore Changi ...

, or Tigerair, a regional airline based in Singapore * Tiger Aspect Productions, also Tiger Television, a British TV production company * Tiger Beer, a brand of Heineken Asia Pacific *

Tiger Brands Tiger Brands Limited () is a South African packaged goods company. In addition to the company's South African operations, Tiger Brands has direct and indirect interests in international food businesses in Chile, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ke ...

, a South African packaged goods company * Tiger Corporation, a Japanese small appliance maker * Tiger Electronics, an American toy manufacturer *

Tiger Inn Tiger Inn (or "T.I." as it is colloquially known) is one of the eleven active eating clubs at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. Tiger Inn was founded in 1890 and is one of the "Big Four" eating clubs at Princeton (the others are T ...

, a Princeton University club *

Tiger Line Woottens Luxury Travel was a coach operating company based in Buckinghamshire, England. It was formed in 1999 by Michael Wootten, and between 2008 and 2011 operated local bus services under the name Tiger Line. The company became part of the Bow ...

, a British local bus service *

Tiger Resources Tiger Resources Limited is an Australia-based mining company with two active copper extraction projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The company was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in May 1997. As of 2011 the company's ma ...

, an Australia-based mining company *

Tiger Telematics Tiger Telematics, or Tiger, was a Swedish electronics company, best known for the failed Gizmondo handheld game console. History In 2000, Carl Freer formed Eagle Eye Scandinavian, a small electronics distribution business in Sweden. In 2002 th ...

, a Swedish electronics company * Flying Tiger Copenhagen, formerly Tiger, a Danish variety store * Tigers, part of

Cub Scouting Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 7 and 12, depending on the organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'P ...

Military

* Operation Tiger (disambiguation)

Aircraft

Eurocopter Tiger The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective he ...

, a European attack helicopter *

Grumman F-11 Tiger The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, i ...

, a U.S. Navy fighter of the 1950s and 1960s * Northrop F-5 Tiger II, an American supersonic light fighter

Land vehicles

* Tiger I, a German World War II heavy tank * Tiger II, the successor of the Tiger I *

VK 45.01 (P) The VK 45.01 (P), also informally known as Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, was a gasoline-electric drive heavy tank prototype designed by Porsche in Germany. Losing to its Henschel competitor on trials, it was not selected for mass production and ...

, also informally known as the Tiger (P) or Porsche Tiger, the losing design for the Tiger I *

Geschützwagen Tiger The ''Geschützwagen Tiger'' (''G.W. Tiger'') was a German self-propelled gun carrier of World War II that never saw service. It would have been able to carry either the 17cm ''Kanone'' K72 (Sf) or the short barrelled 21cm ''Mörser'' 18/1 wh ...

, a German self-propelled gun carrier of World War II that never saw service

Ships

* * ''Tiger''-class cruiser, the last cruiser class of the Royal Navy * ''Tiger''-class fast attack craft, a post-World War II class of ''Bundesmarine'' (German Federal Navy) fast attack craft * , a Type 24 torpedo boat launched in 1928 and sunk in a collision in 1939 * , the Norwegian destroyer HNoMS ''Tor'' captured by Germany in 1940 and renamed ''Tiger'' * SMS ''Tiger'' (1887), a torpedo ram cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy

Units

* Tiger Division (disambiguation) * Tiger Force (disambiguation) * Tigers Militia, the military wing of the National Liberal Party during the Lebanese Civil War *

Tiger Squad The Tiger Squad ( ar, فرقة النمر, '), officially called the Rapid Intervention Force (Arabic: قوة التدخل السريع, ''Quat al-Tadakhul al-Sarie''), is a ''de jure'' protective security unit under the Crown Prince of Saudi Ara ...

, a Saudi Arabian death squad implicated consisting of police and military personnel * Flying Tigers, the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force * Tigers, nickname of 3rd Division * Tigers, nickname of the

152d Fighter Squadron The 152nd Fighter Squadron (152 FS) is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing located at Tucson Air National Guard Base, Arizona, United States. The 152nd is equipped with the F-16 Fighting Falcon. History Origins In 1956, ...

, Arizona Air National Guard * Tigers, nickname of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, a British Army infantry regiment * Tigers, nickname of the

Serb Volunteer Guard The Serb Volunteer Guard ( sr, Српска добровољачка гарда, СДГ / ''Srpska dobrovoljačka garda'', SDG), also known as Arkan's Tigers (or only Tigers; sr, Арканови тигрови, links=no / ''arkanovi tigrovi'', ...

, a paramilitary organisation *

Tiger Forces The 25th Special Mission Forces Division, mostly known by their former name Tiger Forces or Quwwat al-Nimr ( ar, قُوَّات النِّمْر), is an elite formation (special forces unit) of the Syrian Arab Army which functions primarily as ...

, a Syrian Arab Army special forces unit * The Tigers, aerobatic display team of

No. 74 Squadron RAF Number 74 Squadron, also known as "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger-head motif, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s, and then trainers until its disbandment in 2000. It was the Royal Air Forc ...

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

, or Tamil Tigers, in Sri Lanka

People

* Tiger (surname), a list of people with the surname * Tiger (nickname), a list of people *

Tiger Palpatja Tiger Palpatja ( - 16 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal artist from the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands. Life Tiger was born around 1920 (though the exact year is not known). He was born in the bush, at a rockhole called P ...

(c. 1920–2012), Australian Aboriginal artist * Tiger Varadachariar (1876–1950), Carnatic music vocalist *

Big Tiger Big Tiger was Principal Chief of the council of a dissident group of Cherokee (1824–1828) who followed the teachings of Whitepath (or ''Nunnahitsunega''), a full-blood traditionalist leader and member of the Cherokee National Council who liv ...

, Principal Chief of the council of a dissident group of Cherokee, 1824–1828 *

Tiger (musician) Norman Washington Jackson (born 6 June 1960), better known as Tiger, is a Jamaican dancehall musician active since the late 1970s. He is known for his growling style of Deejay (Jamaican), deejaying, often imitated by other dancehall deejays sinc ...

, Jamaican dancehall musician Norman Washington Jackson (born 1960) * Tiger (wrestler), a ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler (born 1987) * Tiger Ali Singh and Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr., ring names of Indo-Canadian professional wrestler Gurjit Singh Hans (born 1971) * Tiger Jeet Singh (born 1944), ring name of an Indo-Canadian wrestler and father of Tiger Ali Singh

Places

* Tiger, Arizona, U.S., a ghost town * Tiger, Colorado, U.S., a ghost town * Tiger, Georgia, U.S., a town *

Tiger, Washington Tiger is an unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. Named for early settler George Tiger, Tiger is located near Washington State Route 31 south of Ione. Tiger had its start in 1899 when George Tiger establish ...

, U.S., an unincorporated community * Tiger Cave (disambiguation) * Tiger Creek (disambiguation) * Tiger Lake (disambiguation) * Tiger Mountain (disambiguation)

Science, technology and mathematics

* Mac OS X Tiger, an Apple operating system * Tiger (hash function), in cryptography *

Tiger (security software) Tiger is a security software for Unix-like computer operating systems. It can be used both as a security audit tool and a host-based intrusion detection system and supports multiple UNIX platforms. Tiger is free under the GPL license and unlike ...

, a Unix security tool * Tiger, a 2004 version of the Java Platform, Standard Edition * Tiger, a line of automatic test equipment produced by Teradyne

Sports

Tigers (sports teams) Tigers may refer to one of several sports teams: AustraliaRichmond Water Polo Club a Victorian based Water Polo Club *Richmond Football Club, a Victorian based Australian rules football team *Wests Tigers (2000-), a south western Sydney-based rugby ...

, various sports teams *

Tiger Cup The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

, an association football tournament now known as the AFF Championship * The Tiger (mascot), of the athletic teams of Clemson University, South Carolina, U.S.

Transportation

Land

Leyland Tiger (front-engined) The Leyland Tiger was a heavyweight half-cab single-decker bus and coach chassis built by Leyland Motors between 1927 and 1968, except the period of World War II. The Tiger was always very closely related to the Titan of its time, sharing a l ...

, a bus and coach chassis (1927–1968) * Leyland Tiger, a bus and coach chassis (1981–1992) * Sunbeam Tiger, a high-performance car (1964–1967) * Sunbeam Tiger (1925), a racing car * Tiger (automobile), a 1914 cycle-car built in Detroit, Michigan *

Tiger Truck The Tiger Truck is a light utility truck sub-brand from Chinese manufacturer Chang'an. It belongs to a class of vehicles known as “mini-trucks,” “micro trucks,” “K trucks,” and "kei trucks”. The K is short for ''kei jidosha'', Jap ...

, a Chinese light utility truck *

Triumph Tiger Triumph Tiger is a name used by a number of former motorcycles historically made by the British company Triumph Engineering and more-recent models by its modern successor, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. Current models: * Triumph Tiger Sport 660, produ ...

, various motorcycles * Tiger, a South Devon Railway ''Eagle'' class locomotive * Tiger, a GWR Firefly Class locomotive

Sea

* List of ships named ''Tiger'' * Tiger 25, a British sailboat design

Air

Siddeley Tiger The Siddeley Tiger was an unsuccessful British aero engine developed shortly after the end of World War I by Siddeley-Deasy. Problems encountered during flight testing caused the project to be cancelled. Design and development Developed usi ...

, an unsuccessful post-First World War British aero engine * Tiger, two models of the

Grumman American AA-5 The Grumman American AA-5 series is a family of American all-metal, four-seat, light aircraft used for touring and training. The line includes the original American Aviation AA-5 Traveler, the Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, AA-5A Cheetah, an ...

light aircraft * Toyota Tiger, version of sixth generation Toyota Hilux light commercial vehicles

Other uses

* Tiger (zodiac), one of the animals in the Chinese zodiac * Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER), a federal stimulus program in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 * Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER), a mapping format used by the U.S. Census Bureau *

NATO Tiger Association The NATO Tiger Association or the Association of Tiger Squadrons was established in 1961. Promoted by French Defence minister Pierre Messmer, its role is to promote solidarity between NATO air forces. It is not, though, part of the formal NA ...

, whose goal is to promote solidarity between NATO air forces *

Tiger (organisation) Tiger (Russian language, Russian ТИГР, short for Товарищество Инициативных Граждан России, Fellowship of Proactive Citizens of Russia) is a Russian-based opposition pressure group formed in 2008 in order to r ...

, a Russian-based opposition pressure group * The Tigers, 1966 toys by

Topper Toys Topper Corporation was a United States toy and board game manufacturer based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company, founded and run by Henry Orenstein, a holocaust survivor, produced toys under several brand names including: Johnny Lightning (scal ...