Gotham may refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

* Gotham, Dorset, a hamlet near

Verwood Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged Cr ...

, Dorset, England *

Gotham, Nottinghamshire Gotham ( ) is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, measured at 1,563 in the 2011 census, and marginally increasing to 1,567 at the 2021 census. It is in the borough of Rushcliffe, and has a parish council. The name Goth ...

, England

United States

* New York City; see

Nicknames of New York City During its four-century history, New York City has been known by a variety of alternative names and euphemisms, both officially and unofficially. Frequently shortened to simply "New York", "NY", or "NYC", New York City is also known as "The City" ...

* Gotham, Wisconsin

Media and entertainment

Film, television and video games

* ''Gotham'' (film), a 1988 thriller *

Gotham Awards The Gotham Awards () are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City, the city first nicknamed "Gotham" by native son Washington Irving, in an issue of ''Salmagundi'', published on ...

, given for cinema achievement *

Gotham Games Gotham Games, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in New York City. Founded in July 2002 and headed by Jamie Leece, the company was shut down in December 2003. History Gotham Games was launched as a publishing label and subsidiar ...

, a video game publisher * ''Gotham'' (TV series), a 2014–19 prequel of the Batman franchise

Books, magazines and print

Gotham City Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his List ...

, fictional home of DC Comics' Batman * ''Gotham'' (magazine), targeted at affluent New Yorkers *'' Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'', a 1998 book by American historians Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace * Gotham Academy, fictional school *

Gotham Books Avery Publishing is a book publishing imprint of the Penguin Group, founded as an independent publisher in 1976 by Rudy Shur and partners, and purchased by Penguin in 1999. The current president is veteran publisher William Shinker. Their offices ...

, an imprint of Penguin Books *''

Gotham Gazette The ''Gotham Gazette'' is an online publication of the Citizens Union Foundation of the City of New York, a government watchdog group focusing on issues confronting New York City. Its purpose is fourfold: it reports daily on New York City news, ...

'', a journal in New York City *"Gotham", a poem by Charles Churchill *

Gotham (character) G.I. Robot G'nort Walker Gabriel Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe Galactic Golem The Galactic Golem is a solar-powered creature created by Lex Luthor who is an enemy of Superman. Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I needed ...

, fictional superhero from DC Comics

Music

* ''Gotham'' (album), 1999 album by Bauhaus * ''

'', 1981 album by Dexter Gordon * '' Gotham!'', 2002 album by the band Radio 4 * Gotham Chamber Opera, opera company in New York City *

Gotham Records Gotham Records was an American record label formed by Sam Goode (Goody) and Ivin Ballen in New York City in 1946. In January 1948 Ballen acquired the interest of Goode and became the sole owner. He then moved the company to Philadelphia, Pennsylvani ...

, an American rhythm and blues label

Organizations

Gotham Bar and Grill Gotham Bar and Grill was a New American restaurant located at 12 East 12th Street (between Fifth Avenue and University Place), in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, in New York City. It opened in 1984. It closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pande ...

, a New American restaurant in New York City *

Gotham Book Mart The Gotham Book Mart was a famous Midtown Manhattan bookstore and cultural landmark that operated from 1920 to 2007. The business was located first in a small basement space on West 45th Street near the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater Distric ...

, a bookstore and literary salon in Manhattan *

Gotham Entertainment Group Gotham Entertainment Group LLC was an American company established in 1997 to establish a leadership position in the Indian comic magazine and children's book market. The company was established by executives in the industry including the former ...

, a South Asian publishing company *

Gotham Writers' Workshop Gotham Writers Workshop is an adult-education program for aspiring writers based in New York City. Established in 1993, it offers courses in-person and online, and has been recognized for its classes in science fiction and mystery writing. In ...

, an adult writing academy *

Gotham Comedy Club Gotham Comedy Club is a venue for stand-up comedy in New York City. The comedy club is located on 208 West 23rd Street (Manhattan), 23rd Street between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eighth avenues in Chelsea, M ...

, a venue for stand-up comedy in New York City

People

Gotham Chopra Gotham Chopra (born Gautam Chopra on February 23, 1975) is an American sports documentarian, media entrepreneur, producer, podcast host, director, journalist, and author. He is a co-founder of Religion of Sports, Liquid Comics, Chopra Media, and ...

(born 1975), American media entrepreneur and film/TV documentary director, son of author Deepak Chopra *

Nic Gotham Nicholas Ivor Gotham, known as Nic Gotham, (27 September 1959 – 25 July 2013) was a Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer. His 1992 chamber opera, '' Nigredo Hotel'', won two Dora Awards and was nominated for the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play ...

(1959–2013), Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer *

Rich Gotham Richard Ernest Gotham (born August 31, 1964)"Richard Ernest Gotham." ''Marquis Who's Who Biographies.'' Accessed November 9, 2014 via LexisNexis. is an American business executive who is the president of the Boston Celtics of the National Basket ...

(born 1964), president of the Boston Celtics *

GothamChess Levy Rozman (born December 5, 1995), known online as GothamChess, is an American chess International Master, content creator, commentator, and author. Often referred to as "The Internet's Chess Teacher", he produces content on the online platfo ...

, username of American chess YouTuber IM Levy Rozman (born 1995)

Railways

* Gotham, a train operated by Amtrak as part of the '' Clocker'' service between Philadelphia and New York City * Gotham Curve, until 1967 the sharpest curve on a standard gauge railway line in the UK

Sports teams

Gotham FC Gotham Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sk ...

, a professional women's soccer club, known as Sky Blue FC prior to 2021 and NJ/NY Gotham FC from 2021–2024 *

New York Gothams The New York Giants were a Major League Baseball team in the National League that began play in the season as the New York Gothams and became known as the Giants in . They continued as the New York Giants until the team moved to San Francisc ...

and Brooklyn Gothams, a team in the American Basketball League *

, the original name of baseball's New York/San Francisco Giants * Gotham Roller Derby, a flat track roller derby league based in New York City * Gotham Bowl, a short-lived college football bowl game held in New York City

Other uses

Gotham (typeface) Gotham is a geometric sans-serif typeface family designed in 2000 by American type designer Tobias Frere-Jones with Jesse Ragan and released through the Hoefler & Frere-Jones foundry in 2002. Gotham's letterforms were inspired by examples of arc ...

, by designer Tobias Frere-Jones * Palantir Gotham, a data-mining platform by Palantir Technologies