Ancestor (disambiguation)

An ancestor is a progenitor from which individuals or groups are descended.

Ancestor, ancestors, or ancestry may also refer to:

Film, TV, and games

 * The Ancestor, a 1936 Italian film
 * Ancestors (TV series), a public television mini-series on family history
 * The Ancestors (Stargate)
 * Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, a video game developed by Panache Digital Games

Music

 * Ancestors (band), a metal band from Los Angeles, California
 * Ancestors (Renee Rosnes album), 1995
 * Ancestors (Mario Pavone album), 2008
 * Ancestors (Wadada Leo Smith album), 2012
 * Ancestors (EP), a 1997 EP by Edith Frost
 * The Ancestors, an album by Tim Berne
 * "Ancestress" (song), a 2022 song by Björk

Other uses

 * Ancestor (sculpture), a 1965 public sculpture in Madison, Wisconsin
 * Ancestor (novel), a 2006 novel by Scott Sigler