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Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
(or Countess) is a title of nobility. Count or The Count may also refer to:


People

''Used as a nickname, not denoting nobility''


Music

* The Count, a performance name for English deejay Hervé *
Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...
(1904–1984), American jazz musician *
Count Bass D Dwight Conroy Farrell (born August 25, 1973), better known by his stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist who resides in Millheim, Pennsylvania. His production style is characterised by layers ...
(born 1973), American rapper * Count Lasher (c. 1921 – 1977), Jamaican singer and songwriter *
Count Matchuki Winston Cooper (–1995), better known as Count Matchuki or Count Machuki, was a Jamaican deejay. Biography Cooper was born in Kingston, Jamaica,Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, ...
(c. 1929 – 1995), Jamaican deejay * Count Ossie (1926–1976), Jamaican Rastafari drummer and band leader * Count Prince Miller (1934–2018), Jamaican-born British actor and musician


Sports

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Michael Bisping Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping (; born 28 February 1979) is an English former mixed martial artist, sports commentator, analyst, and actor. He competed in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( ...
(born 1979), English mixed martial arts fighter * Count Campau (1863–1938), American baseball player *
Count Dante Count Juan Raphael Dante (born John Timothy Keehan; February 2, 1939 – May 25, 1975) was an American martial artist figure during the 1960s and 1970s who claimed he could do extraordinary feats such as Dim Mak. Early career Keehan was born in ...
(1939–1975), American martial artist figure * Count Gedney (1849–1922), American baseball player * Count Grog (born 1961), American professional wrestling manager *
Ted Hankey Edward Hankey (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional darts player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "The Count", he won the BDO World Darts Championship in 2000 and 2009 and was runner-up in 2001. He moved to the Professi ...
(born 1968), English darts player * John Montefusco (born 1950), American baseball player *
Count Sensenderfer John Phillips Jenkins "Count" Sensenderfer (December 28, 1847 – May 3, 1903) was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1866 to 1874. Early life John Phillip Jenkins Sensenderfer was born on December 28, ...
(1847–1903), American baseball player


Other

* Count Cutelli (1889–1944), Italian-American sound effects specialist * Count Gibson (1921–2002), American physician *
Count Suckle Wilbert Augustus Campbell (12 August 1931 – 19 May 2014),George Ruddock"Jamaican Club Legend Count Suckle Died From 'Heart Attack'" ''The Voice'', 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 known as Count Suckle, was a Jamaica-born sound system op ...
(1931–2014), Jamaica-born sound system operator and club owner * Count Yogi (1915–1990), American author and golf performer * Pertti Ylermi Lindgren, a Finnish confidence man known as Kreivi, the Finnish word for Count


Fictional characters

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Count Binface Count Binface is a satirical novelty candidate created by the British comedian Jonathan David Harvey in 2018. He stood as a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against the then prime minister, Bori ...
, a British satirical political candidate *
Count Chocula Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
, title character of an American children's breakfast cereal *
Count Dracula Count Dracula () is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. He is considered the prototypical and archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. Aspects of the character are believed by some to have been i ...
, title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel *
Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's television series, children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films, Cosgrove Hall Productions and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off of ''Dang ...
, title character of a British children's television series *
Count Floyd Count Floyd is a fictional character featured in television and played by comic actor Joe Flaherty. He is a fictional horror host in the tradition of TV movie hosts on local television in both the United States and Canada. The Count Floyd characte ...
, a fictional horror host who originated on the Canadian sketch show ''SCTV'' *
Count Jim Moriarty Count Jim Moriarty (also called Count Jim Moriarty of the House of Roland) is a character from the 1950s BBC Radio comedy ''The Goon Show''. He was voiced by Spike Milligan. In the episode "The Macreekie Rising of '74", Harry Secombe filled-in fo ...
, a character from the 1950s BBC Radio comedy ''The Goon Show'' *
Count Nefaria Count Luchino Nefaria is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #13 (February 1965). Count Nefaria is a socialite and crime ...
, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics *
Count Paris Count Paris () or County Paris is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. He is a suitor of Juliet. He is handsome, wealthy, and a kinsman to Prince Escalus. His name comes from the Prince of Troy, Paris, in Homer ...
, a fictional character in William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' *
Count Vertigo Count Vertigo (Werner Zytle) is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary, Batman and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe. Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal f ...
, a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe *
Count von Count Count von Count (known simply as the Count) is a Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street.'' He is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's vampiric character, Count Dracula. His first appearance on the show was in the 4 ...
, a character in the American television series ''Sesame Street'', known simply as The Count


Animals

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Count Fleet Count Fleet (March 24, 1940 – December 3, 1973) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the sixth winner of the American Triple Crown. He won the Belmont Stakes by a then record margin of twenty-five lengths. After an undefeated ...
(1940–1973), American Thoroughbred racehorse and American Triple Crown winner * Count Noble (1879–1891), English Setter hunting dog * Count Pahlen (horse) (1979 – after 1987), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Count Ricardo (foaled 2001), Australian Thoroughbred racehorse * Count Turf (1948–1966), American Thoroughbred racehorse and Kentucky Derby winner


Entertainment media

*'' The Count!'', a Count Basie album recorded in 1952 and released in 1955 * The Counts, an American doo wop group of the 1950s * "Count", a song by Jesus Jones from their album ''Culture Vulture'' (album) * ''The Count'' (film), a 1916 film starring Charlie Chaplin * ''Count'' (2023 film), a South Korean film directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae * ''The Count'' (computer game), a 1979 text adventure computer game


Other uses

* Count, the result of
counting Counting is the process of determining the number of elements of a finite set of objects; that is, determining the size of a set. The traditional way of counting consists of continually increasing a (mental or spoken) counter by a unit for ever ...
* Count, an offence charged in an
indictment An indictment ( ) is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that use the concept of felonies, the most serious criminal offense is a felony; jurisdictions that do not use that concept often use that of an ind ...
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Count (baseball) In baseball and softball, the count is the number of Strike zone, balls and strikes the Batting (baseball), batter has. If the count reaches three strikes, the batter strikeout, strikes out; if the count reaches four balls, the batter earns a ba ...
, a baseball term regarding balls and strikes *
Mandatory eight count The mandatory eight count, also called a compulsory eight count, is a rule in boxing and kickboxing requiring the referee to give any fighter a count of eight seconds once they have been knocked down by their opponent, and before the fight is all ...
, a rule in boxing and kickboxing * Count (SQL), an SQL statement * Count butterfly, a species of the brush-footed butterfly genus ''
Tanaecia ''Tanaecia'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. Species The genus includes the following species:"''Tanaecia'' Butler,
'' * Count data">869]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Tanaecia amisa'' Grose-Smith, 1 ...
'' * Count data, a statistical data type * Count key data, a data recording format


See also

* Count Dracula (disambiguation) * Count Me In (disambiguation) * Count Me Out (disambiguation) * Count On Me (disambiguation) * The Count of Monte Cristo (disambiguation) * * * Counter (disambiguation) *
Graf (disambiguation) Graf is a German comital title, which is part of many compound titles. Graf may also refer to: * Graf (surname) * Graf, Iowa, an American city * Graf Ignatievo, a Bulgarian village ** Graf Ignatievo Air Base * Graf, slang term for a paragraph ...
, a German title akin to Count {{Disambiguation