Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

(1769–1821) was a French military leader and emperor. Napoleon, Napoléon, Napoleón, Napoleone, or Napoleonic may also refer to: * Napoleon (given name), a given name, including list of people and characters with the name * Napoleone, an Italian masculine given name

Fictional characters

* Napoleon (''Animal Farm''), the main antagonist of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' * Napoleon, a bloodhound in ''

The Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American Animated film, animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. It is directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and written by Ken Anderson (animator), Ken Ander ...

'' * Napoleon, a character in '' My Uncle Napoleon'' * Napoleon, a nickname given to

Captain Mainwaring Captain George Mainwaring () is a fictional Home Guard captain, first portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. In the 2016 film he is played by Toby Jones and in the 2019 remake of three missing episodes he is pla ...

by Chief ARP Warden Hodges in ''Dad's Army''

Film, stage, and television

* ''Napoléon'' (1927 film), a French silent film by Abel Gance * ''Napoleon'' (1951 film), an Italian film by Carlo Borghesio * ''Napoléon'' (1955 film), a French historical epic by Sacha Guitry * ''Napoleon'' (1995 film), an Australian film by Mario Andreacchio * ''Napoleon'' (''Heroes and Villains'' episode), an episode of 2007 British drama-documentary series, ''Heroes and Villains''. * ''Napoleon'' (2023 film), a film by Ridley Scott * ''Napoleon'' (1991 TV series), a French-Polish historical miniseries * ''Napoléon'' (miniseries), a 2002 historical miniseries * ''Napoleon'' (musical) *''Napoleon'', an unrealized project of Stanley Kubrick

Games

Board games

* ''Napoleon'' (board game), a 1974 board game about the Waterloo campaign * Napoleon Gambit, a variation of the Scotch Game chess opening *

Napoleon Opening The Napoleon Opening is an irregular chess opening starting with the moves: :1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4, e4 b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5, e5 :2. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qf3, Qf3 As with the similar Danvers Opening (2.Q ...

, a chess opening

Card games

Napoleon (card game) Napoleon or Nap is a straightforward trick-taking game in which players receive five cards each and whoever bids the highest number of tricks chooses Trump (card games), trumps and tries to win at least that number of tricks. It is often describe ...

, a trick-taking card game *

Napoleon at St Helena Napoleon at St Helena is a 2-deck patience or solitaire card game for one player. It is quite difficult to win, and luck-of-the-draw is a significant factor. The emperor Napoleon often played patience during his final exile to the island of St ...

, a two-deck patience or solitaire * Napoleon, a single-deck patience or solitaire more commonly known as

Freecell FreeCell is a solitaire card game played using the standard 52-card deck. It is fundamentally different from most solitaire games in that very few deals are unsolvable, and all cards are dealt face-up from the beginning of the game. Microsoft h ...

Napoleon's Square Napoleon's Square is a patience or solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards. First described in a revised edition of ''Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Patience or Solitaire'' in the early 1900s (as Le Carré Napoleon), it is ...

, a patience or solitaire

Video or PC games

* ''Napoleon'' (video game), a 2001 Game Boy Advance game * '' Napoleon: Total War'', a strategy game for the PC * ''Napoleon'', a

real-time strategy game Real-time strategy (RTS) is a subgenre of strategy video games that does not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time." By contrast, in turn-based strategy (TBS) games, players take turns to pl ...

for Windows * ''Napoleon'', a video game published by Enix

Music

Napoleon (band) Napoleon was an English metalcore band from Exeter, England formed in 2011. On 3 February 2019, the band announced their decision to part ways as band with one final two week European tour. "Today we come with some news. After 9 years as a ban ...

, a British metalcore band * "Napoleon", a song by Ani DiFranco from ''

Dilate Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Physiology or medicine * Cervical dilation, the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc. * Coronary dilation, or coronary reflex * Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surg ...

'' *

Napoleon XIV Jerrold Laurence Samuels (May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent agent. Under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV, he achieved one-hit wonder status with the #3 hit novelty song "They're Coming to ...

, stage name of singer Jerry Samuels *

José María Napoleón José María Napoleón Ruiz Narváez (born August 18, 1948) is a Mexican singer and composer. Life He arrived from Aguascalientes to Mexico City in 1966. He competed in the national Méxican OTI Festival, the National final to select the Mexi ...

, Mexican singer and composer

People

Napoleon II Napoleon II (Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte; 20 March 181122 July 1832) was the disputed Emperor of the French for a few weeks in 1815. He was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Marie Louise, d ...

(1811–1832), son of Napoleon I *

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

(1808–1873), last monarch and first president of France, son of Napoleon I's brother Louis * Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856–1879), the only child of Emperor Napoleon III *

Prince Napoléon Bonaparte A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The fe ...

(1822-1891), son of Napoleon I's brother Jérôme * Napoléon, comte Daru (1807–1890), French soldier and politician, godson of Napoléon * Napoleon Cybulski (1854–1919), Polish physiologist, discoverer of adrenaline * Napoleon A. L'Herault (1882-1932), American lawyer and politician *

Napoleon (actor) Kumaresan Duraisamy (born 2 December 1963), known professionally by his stage name Napoleon, is an American Indian actor, entrepreneur and former Indian politician. He was the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Minister of Stat ...

(born 1963), Tamil film actor *

Napoleon (rapper) Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale (born October 7, 1977), better known as Napoleon, is an American former rapper of Tupac's rap group Outlawz. He has since converted to Islam and is now a motivational speaker.Mona Moussly (2009)Hip hop don't stop as i ...

(born 1977), American rapper * Napoleon Bonaparte (police officer) (born 1965), Indonesian police officer *

Napoleon Lemay Napoleon Lemay (November 2, 1865 – January 21, 1946) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and ter ...

(1865–1946), Canadian politician from Quebec

Places

Australia

* Napoleons, Victoria

Poland

* Napoleon, Silesian Voivodeship

United States

* Napoleon, Arkansas *

Napoleon, Indiana Napoleon is a town in Jackson Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. History Napoleon was laid out in 1820. The town was named in honor of Napoleon (1769–1821), a French General and E ...

* Napoleon, Kentucky *

Napoleon, Michigan Napoleon is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Michigan, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 1,258 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 ce ...

* Napoleon, Mississippi *

Napoleon, Missouri Napoleon is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. It is located approximately east of Kansas City. The population was 222 at the 2010 census. History Napoleon was laid ou ...

Napoleon, North Dakota Napoleon is a city in Logan County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Logan County. The population was 749 at the 2020 census. History Napoleon was founded in 1886 and named for Napoleon Goodsill, a realtor from Steele w ...

Napoleon, Ohio Napoleon is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River southwest of Toledo. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,862. History The area around the town was once known as "t ...

* Napoleon Township (disambiguation)

Ships

* ''Napoléon''-class ship of the line, a class of ship of the French Navy * French ship ''Napoléon'', a French Navy ship name * French battleship ''Napoléon'', a French ship of the line commissioned in 1850 * MV ''Napoleon'', a British ship * ''Corse'' (ship) or ''Napoléon'', a French schooner ship

Other uses

Napoléon (coin) The Napoléon is the colloquial term for a former French gold coin. The coins were minted (at various times) in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, and 100 francs. This article focuses on the 20 franc coins issued during the reign of Napoléon B ...

* Napoleon (gun), a cannon * Napoleon, a grade of cognac * Napoleon (pastry) or Mille-feuille, a French pastry *

Napoleonka Napoleonka (; colloquially ''kremówka'' (), is a Polish type of cream pie. It is made of two layers of puff pastry, filled with whipped cream, ''crème pâtissière'' (according to Polish gastronomy textbooks made from whole eggs; some versions ...

or kremówka, a Polish variation of the French pastry * Napoleon sweets, small Belgian sweet *

Humphead wrasse The humphead wrasse (''Cheilinus undulatus'') is a large species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, ''so mei'' 蘇眉 (Cantonese), ''mameng'' (F ...

or Napoleon fish * ''Napoleone'', a comics series published by

Sergio Bonelli Editore Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM and other names) is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Giulio Chio (2015–present). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of G ...

* Napoleonic

collar Collar may refer to: Human neckwear *Clerical collar (informally ''dog collar''), a distinctive collar used by the clergy of some Christian religious denominations *Collar (clothing), the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck ...

, a kind of turnover collar * Napoleon (company), a manufacturer of fireplaces and grills * Napoleonic (Fabergé egg)