Places
* Guardian, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community in Webster County * Guardian Nunatak, a landform on Antarctica's Dufek Coast * Guardian Rock, an islet off the Antarctic Peninsula in Bigourdan Fjord * Guardian telephone exchange, Manchester, England * Wonder Mountain's Guardian, a roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, OntarioPeople
* GuardiaN (Ladislav Kovács; born 1991), Slovak professional video-game player * Angel Guardian (born 1998), Filipina actress and singer * Don Guardian (born 1953), mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesArts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
* Guardian (comics), characters from various comics * Guardian (DC Comics), a DC Comics superhero * Guardian (Highlander), Guardian (''Highlander''), a character in the film ''Highlander: The Source'' (2007) * Guardian, a supercomputer in American science fiction thriller film ''Colossus: The Forbin Project'' (1970) * Guardians, player characters in ''Destiny (video game), Destiny'', a 2014 first-person shooter video game * Guardians, a playable class in the game ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' * Philosopher kings, also called Guardians, a rôle hypothesised in Plato's ''Republic'' * The Guardian, the main and player character of ''The Guardian Legend'', a 1988 video game * The Guardian, an List of Ultima characters#The Guardian, alien being in the ''Ultima'' series of role-playing video games * The Guardians, a group of characters in the 1984 TV series ''Challenge of the GoBots'' * Guardians, police officers in The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (TV series)Films
* ''Guardian'', a 2001 film directed by John Terlesky * The Guardian (1917 film), ''The Guardian'' (1917 film), a silent film starring Montagu Love and June Elvidge * The Guardian (1990 film), ''The Guardian'' (1990 film), a horror film directed by William Friedkin * ''The Guardian'', a 1997 television film starring Stephanie Niznik * The Guardian (2006 film), ''The Guardian'' (2006 film), a drama starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher * Guardians (2012 film), ''Guardians'' (2012 film), a German action film * Guardians (2017 film), ''Guardians'' (2017 film), a Russian superhero film * The Guardians (2017 film), ''The Guardians'' (2017 film), a French film directed by Xavier Beauvois * Guardian (2021 film), ''Guardian'' (2021 film), a Malayalam film directed by Satheesh PaulGames
* Guardian (1986 video game), ''Guardian'' (1986 video game), a 1986 beat 'em up for arcades * Guardians (card game), ''Guardians'' (card game), a collectible card game published in 1995/96 * Guardian (video game), ''Guardian'' (video game), a 1994 3D shoot 'em up for the Amiga CD32 games console * Guardians (video game), ''Guardians'' (video game), a 1995 coin-operated arcade gameLiterature
* Guardians (play), ''Guardians'' (play), a 2005 off-Broadway stage play by Peter Morris * The Guardian (novel), ''The Guardian'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Nicholas Sparks * The Guardian (play), ''The Guardian'' (play), a 1633 Caroline era stage play by Philip Massinger, reworked 1642 by A. Cowley * The Guardians (Christopher novel), ''The Guardians'' (Christopher novel), a 1970 novel by John Christopher * The Guardians (Abbey novel), ''The Guardians'' (Abbey novel), a 1982 novel by Lynn Abbe * ''The Guardians'', a series of military science fiction novels by Victor Milán, Richard Austin * ''The Guardians'', a novel by Ana CastilloMusic
* Guardian (band), an American Christian hard rock/metal band * Guardians (The Crimson Armada album), ''Guardians'' (The Crimson Armada album), 2009 * Guardians (August Burns Red album), ''Guardians'' (August Burns Red album), 2020 * Guardian (song), "Guardian" (song), a 2012 song by Alanis Morissette from her album ''Havoc and Bright Lights'' * Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corp from Dallas, TexasNews and periodicals
Australia
* Daily Guardian (Sydney), ''Daily Guardian'' (Sydney), a former newspaper in Sydney, Australia * ''The Guardian'', a bulletin of the Communist Party of Australia (1971)Canada
* ''Brampton Guardian'', a free, weekly community newspaper in Ontario * ''Etobicoke Guardian'', a weekly suburban newspaper in Toronto * The Guardian (Charlottetown), ''The Guardian'' (Charlottetown), a daily newspaper on Prince Edward IslandUnited Kingdom
* Guardian Media Group, owners of ''The Guardian'' , ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'' ** ''The Guardian'', formerly ''Manchester Guardian'' ** theGuardian.com, online resource of ''The Guardian'' * ''Cornish Guardian'', a local weekly newspaper in Cornwall, England * ''Farmers Guardian'', a weekly newspaper aimed at the British farming industry * ''Glasgow University Guardian'', the student newspaper of the University of Glasgow * ''Neath Guardian'' (published 1925–2009), a local weekly newspaper in Neath, Wales * ''South Wales Guardian'', a local newspaper in Ammanford, Wales * The Guardian (1713), ''The Guardian'' (1713), a London newspaper founded in 1713 and running only briefly * The Guardian (Anglican newspaper), ''The Guardian'' (Anglican newspaper), an Anglican newspaper founded in 1846 and running until 1951 * List of newspapers published by Newsquest, Local and regional newspapers published by NewsquestUnited States
* ''Boston Guardian'' (published 1901–1950), an African-American newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts * ''National Guardian'', a New York weekly newspaper founded in 1948, renamed ''The Guardian'' in 1967 and running until 1992 * ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California * ''UCSD Guardian'', the student newspaper at the University of California, San DiegoElsewhere
* ''Ashburton Guardian'', a daily, later tri-weekly, newspaper in Ashburton, New Zealand * The Guardian (Belize), ''The Guardian'' (Belize), the official print organ of the United Democratic Party * Daily Guardian (Iloilo), ''Daily Guardian'' (Iloilo), an English-language newspaper in Iloilo City, Philippines * The Guardian (Nigeria), ''The Guardian'' (Nigeria), an independent daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria * ''The Sunday Guardian'', a weekly newspaper based in New Delhi, India * ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'', a daily newspaper in Trinidad and TobagoTelevision and web series
Series
* Guardian (web series), ''Guardian'' (web series), a Chinese web drama released in 2018 * ''Guardians Evolution'', a 2014 claymation series on APTN Kids * The Guardian (TV series), ''The Guardian'' (TV series), a CBS series that first aired in 2001 starring Simon Baker * The Guardians (South Korean TV series), ''The Guardians'' (South Korean TV series), South Korea * ''Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'', South Korea * The Guardians (British TV series), ''The Guardians'' (British TV series), a 1971 UK television drama seriesEpisodes
* Guardians (The Walking Dead), "Guardians" (''The Walking Dead''), an episode of the television series ''The Walking Dead'' * The Guardian (Sliders), "The Guardian" (''Sliders''), an episode of the television series ''Sliders''Visual arts
* Guardian (sculpture), ''Guardian'' (sculpture), a statue in Abertillery, Wales, UK * The Guardian (sculpture), ''The Guardian'' (sculpture), a public artwork in Redwood City, California, USA * ''Guardians'', artworks by American artist Kris Neely * ''Guardians of Traffic'', a set of statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, USA * Wächter (Anatol), ''Wächter'' (Anatol) (''Guardian''), several monumental outdoor sculpture by Anatol HerzfeldBusinesses and organizations
Financial institutions
* Guardian Bank, Kenya * Guardian Building Society, United Kingdom * Guardian Capital Group, a publicly traded asset management company * The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a mutual life insurance company domiciled in New YorkOther businesses and organizations
* Guardian Angels, an international volunteer organization for unarmed crime prevention * Guardian Industries, a manufacturer of glass, automotive and building products headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan * Mannings, known as ''Guardian'' in Malaysia and Singapore, a health care retailerMilitary
Military vehicles
* Boeing AH-64 Apache#AH-64E, Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian, a variant of the AH-64 Apache * Dassault Falcon 20, Dassault HU-25 Guardian, a modified Falcon 20 business jet formerly used by the U.S. Coast Guard * Grumman AF Guardian, a warplane of the U.S. Navy * HMS Guardian, HMS ''Guardian'', three ships of the Royal Navy * USS Guardian, USS ''Guardian'', three ships of the U.S. NavyOther military uses
* Northrop Grumman Guardian, an anti-missile system for commercial airliners * Space professionals of the United States Space Force * Weishi Rockets (), a family of Chinese multiple rocket launcher systemsReligion
* Custos (Franciscans) or Guardian, the term used in place of Religious Superior among Franciscans * Guardian (Baháʼí Faith), a now defunct hereditary office of the Bahá'í Faith * Guardian angel, assigned to protect and guide a particular person or group * Guardian deity, a spirit who protects a particular place, person, culture or occupation * Medusa (meaning "Guardian" or "Protectress"), one of the Gorgons of Greek mythologySports
Asia
* Fubon Guardians, a team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan * Galle Guardians, a provincial T20 cricket team in Sri LankaUnited States
* Cleveland Guardians, a team in Major League Baseball (MLB) known as the Cleveland Indians from 1915 through 2021 * Dallas Beer Guardians, an independent supporters group of FC Dallas of Major League Soccer (MLS) * Golden Guardians, an esports organization * New York Guardians, an American-football team in the XFL * San Diego Guardians, a team in The Basketball League (TBL)Technology
* Guardian (database), an intel reporting system the FBI use to track threats * Guardian (polymer), a substrate used in the production of polymer banknotes * Galaxy (spacecraft), ''Galaxy'' (spacecraft), previously ''Guardian'', a cancelled prototype space habitatOther uses
* Guardian (fireboat), ''Guardian'' (fireboat), a fireboat operated in the San Francisco Bay since 1990 in reserve status * Guardian of Scotland, the ''de facto'' head of state of Scotland during the interregnums of 1290–1292 and 1296–1306 * Guardian stones, standing stones at the corners of enclosures around a dolmen * Guardian temperament, one of the four temperaments according to the Keirsey Temperament SorterSee also
* * * Defender (disambiguation) * Guard (disambiguation) * Guarda (disambiguation) * Guardia (disambiguation) * La Guardia (disambiguation) * The Guard (disambiguation) * The Guardian (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, surname, geo