Whistler may refer to: * Someone who

whistles Whistling without the use of an artificial whistle is achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips, usually after applying moisture (licking one's lips or placing water upon them) and then blowing or sucking air through the space. The a ...

Places

Canada

Whistler, British Columbia Whistler ( Lillooet/Ucwalmícwts: Cwitima, ; Squamish/Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Sḵwiḵw, ) is a resort municipality in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mounta ...

, a resort town **

Whistler railway station Whistler station is a railway station located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, along the BC Rail line. The operations of the line are now run by Canadian National via a long-term lease between CN & BC Rail. Rocky Mountaineer runs a sin ...

Whistler Secondary School Whistler Secondary (or WSS) is a public high school in Whistler, British Columbia, and is part of School District 48 Sea to Sky. It is located opposite the subdivision of Alpine Meadows, north of the Whistler townsite adjacent to the Sea to Sky H ...

Whistler Blackcomb Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between ...

, a ski resort in British Columbia * Whistler Mountain, British Columbia *

The Whistlers (Alberta) The Whistlers is a mountain summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The municipality of Jasper is situated 7 kilometres to the northeast. Its nearest higher peak is Indian Peak, ...

, a mountain in Alberta

United States

Whistler, Alabama Whistler was an unincorporated community in Mobile County, until the 1950s when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard. The founding of Whistler, in the 1850s, coincided with construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The M & O, an early lan ...

, an unincorporated town until the 1950s, when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard *

Whistler Geyser Whistler Geyser is a series of small steaming holes in the Joseph's Coat Springs Thermal Area on the western edge of the Mirror Plateau at the head of Broad Creek in Yellowstone National Park. The Joseph's Coat Springs Thermal Area is an isolated ...

, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming * Whistler Mountain (Washington), a mountain summit in Washington state *

Whistler Range The Whistler Range is a mountain range in Eureka County, Nevada, Eureka County, Nevada. References

Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Eureka County, Nevada {{EurekaCountyNV-geo-stub ...

, Nevada, a mountain range

Elsewhere

* Whistler Nunatak, Palmer Land, Antarctica *

Whistler River The Whistler River is a river of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally southeast from the Puketeraki Range to reach the Ashley River / Rakahuri north of Oxford. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This i ...

, New Zealand

People with the surname

Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler Major-General Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler, (30 December 1909 – 30 September 1993) was a British Army officer who served chiefly with the Royal Corps of Signals (abbreviated R Sigs), spending many years in India and Germany. During the Secon ...

(1909–1993), British Army general * Anna McNeill Whistler (1804–1881), James Abbott McNeill Whistler's mother *

Arthur Whistler Wayne Arthur Whistler (October 12, 1944 – April 2, 2020) was an American ethnobotanist, academic and writer. Whistler, an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii's Department of Botany, was an expert on tropical flora of the Pacific Isla ...

(1944–2020), American ethnobotanist * Catherine Whistler is a British art historian and curator * Charles Whistler (1856–1913), British writer * George Washington Whistler (1800–1849), American civil engineer and railroad builder * Hugh Whistler (1889–1943), English police officer and ornithologist * James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), American-born British painter, famous for '' Whistler's Mother'' * General Sir Lashmer Whistler (1898–1963), soldier * Laurence Whistler (1912–2000), British glass engraver and poet * Rex Whistler (1905–1944), British painter * William McNeill Whistler (1836–1900), physician, brother of James Abbott McNeill Whistler

People with the middle name

* Kenneth Whistler Street, (1890–1972), Australian Chief Justice, son of Philip Whistler Street * Laurence Whistler Street, (1926–2018), Australian Chief Justice, son of Kenneth Whistler Street *

Philip Whistler Street Sir Philip Whistler Street, (9 August 1863 – 11 September 1938) was the 8th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the first member of the Street family to attain these vicer ...

(1863–1938), Australian Chief Justice

Animals

* Whistler (bird), a group of passerine birds in the family Pachycephalidae * Goldeneye (bird), a Northern Hemisphere seaduck in the genus ''Bucephala'' * Groundhog, American species of marmot *

Hoary marmot The hoary marmot (''Marmota caligata'') is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. Hoary marmots live near the tree line on slopes with grasses and forbs to eat and rocky areas for cover. It is the largest Nor ...

, American species of marmot

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Whistler (Buffyverse) This article lists the major and recurring fictional characters created by Joss Whedon for the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. For detailed descriptions, see individual character pages. Cast Main cast The following characters ...

, a character in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *

Abraham Whistler Abraham Whistler is a fictional character appearing in the ''Blade'' film and television series. Developing the 1998 film ''Blade'', screenwriter David S. Goyer created the character, and named him after Abraham van Helsing, the nemesis of Count ...

, mentor to the Marvel Comics character Blade in film and animated continuity * Coach Whistler, a mascot of The Land of Play in Pajanimals * Erwin "Whistler" Emory, a character in the film ''

Sneakers Sneakers (also called trainers, athletic shoes, tennis shoes, gym shoes, kicks, sport shoes, flats, running shoes, or runners) are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, but which are now also widely used fo ...

'' * James Whistler (''Prison Break'' character), mysterious inmate in the television series ''Prison Break''s third season

Music

Whistler (band) Whistler were a British indie band who released two albums on the Wiiija label. Formed by Ian Dench after leaving EMF, the band consisted of Dench, Kerry Shaw (who had previously released a dance single through EMI called "Could This Be Love") ...

, a UK indie band * "The Whistler" (song), a 1977 single by the British rock group Jethro Tull * "The Whistler", Fourplay's instrumental song on its 2008 album ''

Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...

Television

* ''Whistler'' (TV series), set in Whistler, British Columbia * ''The Whistler'' (TV series), television show of the 1950s

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

CKEE-FM CKEE-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 101.5 FM in Whistler, British Columbia, British Columbia with a modern adult contemporary/classic rock format branded on-air as ''101.5 Whistler FM''. History Owned by Four Senses Entertainment ...

, identified on air and in print as "101.5 Whistler FM", a radio station in Whistler, British Columbia * ''The Whistler'' (novel), a 2016 novel by John Grisham * ''The Whistler'' (radio series), a mystery drama radio show and film noir series ** ''The Whistler'' (1944 film), the first of eight films in the series

Other uses

* Whistler (radio), a very low frequency radio phenomenon caused by lightning * Whistler, the development codename for the Microsoft

Windows XP Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct upgrade to its predecessors, Windows 2000 for high-end and ...

computer operating system *

Whistler Group The Whistler Group is an electronics company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, and is best known for its radar detectors. Whistler also manufactures power inverters, GPS navigation devices, inspection cameras, LED flashlights, vehicle dashboard ...

, a company specializing in electronics and automotive laser/radar detection systems * , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919