highwayman A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers. This type of thief usually travelled and robbed by horse as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot; mounted highwaymen were widely considered to be socially superior to footp ...

was a criminal who robbed travelers on the road. Highwayman, highwaymen, or highway men may also refer to:

People

The Highwaymen (country supergroup) The Highwaymen were an American country music supergroup, composed of four of country music's biggest artists who pioneered the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. Between 1985 and 1995, ...

, a 1985–1995 country music supergroup *

The Highwaymen (folk band) The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of "Michael Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a ''Billboard'' #1 hit in September ...

, a 1960s collegiate folk band *

The Highwaymen (landscape artists) The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Two of the original artists, Harold Newton, and Alfred Hair, received training from Alfred “Beanie” Backus. It is b ...

, a group of 20th-century African-American landscape painters from Florida

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Highwaymen'' (film), a 2004 film * ''The Highwayman'' (1951 film), a 1951 film * ''The Highwaymen'' (film), a 2019 film

Literature

* ''The Highway Men'' (MacLeod novel), a 2006 novella by Ken MacLeod * "The Highwayman" (poem), a 1906 poem by Alfred Noyes * "The Highwayman", a short story by

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. Over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays appeared in his lifetime.Lanham, M ...

later made into a short film *''The Highwayman'', a 1962 novel by Sylvia Thorpe *''The Highwayman'', a 1955 novel by

Noel Gerson Noel Bertram Gerson (1913-1988) was an American author who wrote 325 books, including several best sellers, among them two screenplay novelizations penned under the pseudonym Samuel Edwards, ''The Naked Maja'', and ''55 Days at Peking''. Peacock, ...

*''The Highwayman'', a 1955 novel by

Frank Gruber (writer) Frank Gruber (born February 2, 1904, Elmer, Minnesota, died December 9, 1969, Santa Monica, California) was an American writer. He was a writer of stories for pulp fiction magazines. He also wrote dozens of novels, mostly Westerns and detecti ...

*''The Highwayman'', a 1996 novel by

Madeline Harper Madeline Harper may be the best-known joint pen name of the American writing team Madeline Porter and Shannon Harper. They wrote together from 1977, when their first book, a Gothic romance, was published as by Elizabeth Habersham, to 1997. They ...

* ''The Highwayman'' (novel), a 2004 novel by R. A. Salvatore

Comics

*''The Highwayman'', a comic book adaptation of Salvatore's novel by

Matthew Hansen Matthew Hansen is a Canadian screenwriter, author and editor. A former competitive cyclist, Hansen lives in Toronto, Ontario. He began his publishing career as a cycling journalist. Following that, Hansen worked as an editor for Dreamwave Producti ...

* ''The Highwaymen'', a limited series comic book by

Lee Garbett Lee Garbett is a British comic book artist born in the West Midlands. He has worked on British comics. As of February 2011, he is working freelance after a period of exclusivity with DC Comics. Career He created the 4-issue mini-series ''Dark M ...

Music

Albums

* ''Highwayman'' (The Highwaymen album) (aka ''Highwayman 1''), 1985, from the country music supergroup; including a cover of the Jimmy Webb song * ''

Highwayman 2 ''Highwayman 2'' is the second studio album released by American country supergroup The Highwaymen. This album was released in 1990 on the Columbia Records label. Johnny Cash had left Columbia several years earlier, making this a "homecoming", ...

'' (The Highwaymen album), 1990; from the country music supergroup * ''Highwayman'' (Glen Campbell album), including a cover of the Jimmy Webb song * ''The Highwayman'' (The Highwayman album), 1960, from the folk music group

Songs

* "Highway Man", a song by

Hoffmaestro & Chraa Hoffmaestro & Chraa is a Swedish ska, electronic and alternative pop band. Their music is a mix of Ska with reggae, Techno, New Orleans-funk and Country. Hoffmaestro is an example of the band that has built its reputation and a large fan base th ...

* "Highwayman" (song), a song by Jimmy Webb * "Highwayman", a song by Brotherhood of Man from ''

Images An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

'' *''The Highwayman'', an operetta by

Reginald De Koven Henry Louis Reginald De Koven (April 3, 1859January 16, 1920) was an American music critic and prolific composer, particularly of comic operas. Biography De Koven was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and moved to Europe in 1870, where he receive ...

and Harry B. Smith * "The Highwayman", a song by Loreena McKennitt from ''

The Book of Secrets ''The Book of Secrets'' is the sixth studio album by Loreena McKennitt, released in 1997. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200. Its single "The Mummers' Dance," remixed by DNA, was released during the winter of 1997–98, and peaked at #18 on t ...

'', based on the Noyes poem (see above) * "The Highwayman", a song by Phil Ochs from ''

I Ain't Marching Anymore ''I Ain't Marching Any More'' is Phil Ochs' second LP, released on Elektra Records in 1965. History Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes' " The Highwayman" set to music (much as Poe's "The Bells" had ...

'', based on the Noyes poem * "The Highwayman", a song by Stevie Nicks from '' Bella Donna'' * "The Highwayman", a song by The White Buffalo from The Highwayman Single

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Highwayman, a vehicle in the video game ''

Fallout 2 ''Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game'' is a 1998 role-playing video game developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Productions. It is a sequel to ''Fallout (video game), Fallout'' (1997), featuring similar graphics and ...

'' * ''The Highwayman'' (musical), an Australian musical comedy by Edmond Samuels * ''The Highwayman'' (TV series), a short-lived (1987–1988) American action-adventure series starring Sam J. Jones

Other uses

B5470 road The B5470 is a road in England, running from Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, to Macclesfield, Cheshire, via Whaley Bridge. The hilly and winding section between Whaley Bridge and Macclesfield is often called 'The Highwayman' after a prominent ...

, in Cheshire, England; referred to as ''The Highwayman'' after a roadside pub *

Highwaymen Motorcycle Club The Highwaymen Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club. The club was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1954. The club has undergone a number of large-scale police and FBI investigations, most notably in 1973, 1987 and 2007. In the ...

, an American motorcycle club *

Highwayman's hitch The Highwayman’s hitch is a quick-release draw hitch used for temporarily securing a load that will need to be released easily and cleanly. The hitch can be untied with a tug of the working end, even when under tension. The highwayman's hitch ...

, a type of quick-release knot