Dragon (disambiguation)

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with reptile-like traits.

Dragon may also refer to:

Characters and fictional entities

 * Chinese dragon
 * Dave Dragon, character played by Hulk Hogan in the 1998 American martial arts movie 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
 * Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons), a monstrous creature
 * Dragon (Middle-earth), a type of fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's books
 * Dragon (Shrek), a character in Shrek
 * The Dragon, a title for the world's champion against the forces of darkness in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series
 * Dragon, a member of Gen13
 * Dragon, the leading character in the Image Comics title Savage Dragon
 * Dragons (Dragon Prince), mythical beasts
 * Dragons (Pern), by Anne McCaffrey
 * The Dragon (Beowulf)
 * Richard Dragon, a DC Comics character
 * Dragon Shiryū, a Saint Seiya character
 * Dragon (One Piece)

Films

 * The Dragon, a 1916 film directed by Harry A. Pollard
 * Dragon (2006 film), an action/fantasy film
 * Dragon (2011 film), a Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts thriller
 * Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a 1993 biographical film
 * Dragons 3D, a 2013 IMAX film starring Max von Sydow
 * Dragons: Fire and Ice (2004 film), animated Mega-Blocks film
 * Dragon (upcoming film), upcoming Indian comedy film

Gaming

 * Dragon, a version of the video game Mega Man Star Force
 * Dragon tiles, a type of honor tile in mahjong
 * Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation, a chess opening
 * Dragon by Komodo Chess, a chess engine

Literature

 * Dragon (Brust novel), a 1998 novel by Steven Brust
 * Dragon (Cussler novel), a 1990 novel by Clive Cussler
 * Dragon (fantasy series), fantasy novels by Laurence Yep (1982–1992)
 * "Dragon" (Kalapugama short story), by Anandasiri Kalapugama (1975)
 * Dragon (poem), by Aleksey Tolstoy (1875)
 * "The Dragon" (poem), by Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayyati (1996)
 * "Dragon: the Old Potter's Tale", a short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1919)
 * The Dragon (fairy tale), an Italian fairy tale
 * "The Dragon" (short story), by Ray Bradbury (1955)
 * The Dragons (novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Douglas Niles

Periodicals

 * Dragon (magazine), a Dungeons & Dragons magazine
 * Dragon Magazine (Fujimi Shobo), a Japanese light novel magazine (1988-current)

Groups

 * Dragon (band), a New Zealand/Australian rock group
 * Dragons (band), an English group
 * The Dragons (band), an American rock group

Albums

 * Dragon (Loudness album)
 * Dragon (Jake Shimabukuro album)
 * The Dragon (album), by Vangelis

Songs

 * "Dragon" (song), a 2024 song by Liamoo
 * "Dragon", by Martin Garrix
 * "Dragon", by Miriam Bryant
 * "Dragon", by the Sugarcubes from Life's Too Good
 * "Dragon" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from PetroDragonic Apocalypse
 * "Dragons", by Caravan Palace from Caravan Palace

Roller coasters

 * Dragon (Adventureland), in Altoona, Iowa
 * Dragon Challenge, in Orlando, Florida
 * Dragon Coaster (Playland), in Rye, New York
 * The Dragon, Ocean Park Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China

Television

 * Dragon Television, a Chinese provincial satellite TV station
 * Dragon (TV series), a Canadian children's TV program
 * DreamWorks Dragons, a TV series based on How to Train Your Dragon
 * "The Dragon" (Arrow), nineteenth episode of the 2018 sixth season of the TV show Arrow

Other arts and entertainment

 * Dragon (M. C. Escher), a 1952 wood-engraving print by M. C. Escher
 * The Dragon (theatre play), by Evgeny Shvarts (1944)
 * Dragon, a 2013 play written by Oliver Emanuel

Animals

 * Agamidae, a family of lizards, of which many genera are known as dragons, especially in subfamilies Amphibolurinae and Draconinae
 * Amphibolurinae
 * Ctenophorus, an Australian genus of lizards, of which many species are known as dragons
 * Pogona, a genus of Australian lizards, commonly called "bearded dragons"
 * Draconinae
 * Acanthosaura, commonly named as "horned dragons," a genus of lizards, endemic to Southeast Asia
 * Draco, commonly known as "flying dragons," a genus of lizards, endemic to Southeast Asia
 * , many fish
 * Dragonet, fish of the Callionymidae
 * Komodo dragon, a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo

Other uses in biology

 * Antirrhinum, a genus of plants, known as "snap dragon"
 * Dracaena, a genus of trees, also known as "dragon tree"
 * DRAGON (protein), a membrane receptor protein
 * Pitaya, also called "dragon fruit," fruit of several different cactus species
 * Saururus cernuus, a species of plants, also called "water dragon"
 * Tarragon, a species of perennial herbs, which is called dragon in several languages including its Latin name

Brands and enterprises

 * Cathay Dragon, an international airline based in Hong Kong, previously known as Dragonair
 * Dragon Models Limited, a toy manufacturer
 * Dragon Petroleum, a Welsh fuel company

Education

 * Dragon School, a British preparatory school in Oxford, England
 * The Dragon Academy, a private school in Ontario, Canada

Mathematics and computing

 * Dragon (cipher)
 * Dragon (remote sensing)
 * AMD Dragon, a platform engineered for gamers
 * Comodo Dragon, a freeware web browser
 * Dragon chip, a line of Chinese CPUs
 * Dragon curve, a family of fractal curves
 * Dragon Data, a Welsh computer manufacturer
 * Dragon 32/64, the names of two 1980s home computers
 * Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a speech recognition software package
 * DRAKON (Russian: ДРАКОН, "dragon"), a programming language used in flight controllers for rockets and space vehicles

Military

 * Dragon (firearm), the short version of the blunderbuss
 * "Dragons", a USMC helicopter squadron (see: VMM-265)
 * BQM-147 Dragon, United States unmanned aerial vehicle
 * Focke-Achgelis Fa 223, German World War II helicopter, known in English as Dragon
 * HMS Dragon, the name of at least 14 ships (and a building) of the English/British Navy
 * M47 Dragon, an American anti-tank missile system
 * The Dragons, a display team consisting of 4 x Hawker Hunters of No. 4 Flying Training School RAF, during 1973
 * USS Dragon (1861), a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War
 * Dragón, a Spanish development of the Mowag Piranha V Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Nobility and royalty

 * Dragon Throne, the throne of the Emperor of China
 * Order of the Dragon, a former monarchical chivalric order

People

 * Vlad II Dracul (1390–1447), duke of Wallachia, nicknamed "Vlad the Dragon"
 * Goran Dragić (born 1986), Slovenian basketball player
 * G-Dragon (born 1988), South Korean rapper
 * Carmen Dragon (1914–1984), American conductor and composer
 * Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), American musician, one half of the duo Captain & Tennille; son of Carmen Dragon
 * Tatsumi Fujinami (born 1953), Japanese professional wrestler, nicknamed "The Dragon"
 * Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Chinese actor and martial artist, nicknamed "The Dragon"
 * Lyoto Machida (born 1978), Brazilian martial artist, nicknamed "The Dragon"
 * Ricky Steamboat (born 1953), American professional wrestler, nicknamed "The Dragon"
 * Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player nicknamed "The Welsh Dragon"
 * Don "The Dragon" Wilson (born 1954), American champion kickboxer and actor
 * Ryuji Kumita (born 1967), Japanese racing driver who uses the pseudonym "Dragon"

Extra-terrestrial

 * Draco (constellation) (Latin for Dragon), a constellation in the far northern sky
 * The Dragon, a grouping of galaxies in the field of Abell 370

Terrestrial

 * Dragon, Utah, United States, a ghost town
 * Dragon Cone, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada
 * Dragon Hill, Uffington, a mountain in England
 * "The Dragon", a section of U.S. Route 129 between Deals Gap, North Carolina and Punkin Center, Tennessee, in the United States

Africa

 * AS Dragons (Kinshasa), a soccer team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, a soccer team in Benin
 * ASK Dragão, a soccer team in Angola
 * Dragón FC, a soccer team in Equatorial Guinea
 * Drakensberg Dragons, South Africa field hockey club

Asia

 * CEC Dragons, the sports teams of the Cebu Eastern College in the Philippines
 * China Dragon, an ice hockey team in China
 * Chunichi Dragons, a baseball team in Japan
 * Jeonnam Dragons (formerly spelled as Chunnam Dragons), a football team in South Korea
 * Jiangsu Dragons, a Chinese Basketball Association team
 * Kuala Lumpur Dragons, a Malaysian basketball team
 * Shanghai Dragons, an Overwatch eSports team in China
 * Sichuan Dragons, a baseball team in China
 * Team Dragon, nickname for China men's national basketball team
 * Welcoat Dragons, a basketball team in the Philippines

Europe

 * AS Dragon, an association football team from Guadeloupe
 * Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe), an American football team active in Spain from 1991 to 2003
 * Barcelona Dragons (ELF), an American football team active in Spain since 2021
 * Catalans Dragons, a rugby league club in France
 * Celtic Dragons, a netball team in Wales, U.K.
 * Delft Dragons, an American football team in the Netherlands
 * Dragons (rugby union), a rugby union team in South East Wales, U.K.
 * Dragons de Rouen, an ice hockey team in France
 * Dragons Rhöndorf, a German basketball team
 * Dragons (women's cricket), a women's cricket team in Ireland
 * Dublin Dragons, an American football team in Ireland
 * Dudelange Dragons, an American football team in Luxembourg
 * Glamorgan Dragons, a cricket team in the United Kingdom
 * KHC Dragons, a field hockey club in Belgium
 * RC Dragon Brno, a rugby union team in the Czech Republic
 * Wrexham A.F.C., a Welsh association football team known as the Red Dragons

North America

 * C.D. Dragón, a soccer team in El Salvador
 * Chesapeake Dragons, a soccer team in the U.S.
 * Dayton Dragons, a baseball team in the U.S.
 * Dragon Racing, an American auto racing team
 * Dragons, nickname of sports teams at Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Georgia in the U.S.
 * Dragons, nickname of sports teams at Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan in the U.S.
 * Drexel Dragons, the sports teams of Drexel University in the U.S.
 * Jersey Dragons, a soccer team in the U.S.
 * Lane College Dragons, the sports teams of Lane College in the U.S.
 * Los Angeles Dragons (American football), a former American football team in the U.S.
 * Los Angeles Dragons, an Australian rules football team in the U.S.
 * Moorhead Dragons, the sports teams of Minnesota State University Moorhead in the U.S.
 * New York Dragons, an Arena Football League team in the U.S.
 * Portland Forest Dragons, a former name of the Oklahoma Wranglers, an Arena Football team in the U.S.
 * San Antonio Dragons, an ice hockey team in the U.S.
 * San Francisco Dragons, a field lacrosse team in the U.S.
 * Seattle Dragons, an American football team in the U.S.
 * Shreveport Swamp Dragons, formerly the Shreveport Captains, a baseball team in the U.S.
 * Thomasville Dragons, a women's soccer team in the U.S.
 * Tiffin Dragons, the sports teams at Tiffin University in the U.S.
 * Verdun Dragons, an ice hockey team in Canada
 * Wisconsin Dragons, a women's tackle football team in the U.S.

Oceania

 * A.S. Dragon (Tahiti), a soccer team
 * Darwin Dragons SC, a soccer team
 * Engadine Dragons, a junior rugby league team
 * Northcote Football Club, aka the Northcote Dragons, an Australian rules Football team
 * St. George Dragons, a rugby league team
 * St. George Illawarra Dragons, a rugby league football club
 * Shellharbour City Dragons, a rugby league team
 * South Dragons, a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League (2006–2009)

Air

 * de Havilland Dragon, a small commercial aircraft
 * Douglas B-23 Dragon, a twin-engined bomber aircraft
 * Independence Dragon, a German paraglider design
 * Sopwith Dragon, a British single-seat fighter biplane

Land

 * Dennis Dragon, a bus
 * Dragon Automobile Company, an American manufacturer (1906–1908)
 * Kaiser Dragon, a 1950s American car
 * Dragon (1848–1872), a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive
 * Dragon (1873–1892), a South Devon Railway Buffalo class locomotive
 * Dragon (1880–1892), a GWR Rover class locomotive
 * Dragon (1891–1915), a GWR 3031 Class locomotive
 * Dragon (2009–present) Newag E6ACT, an electric freight locomotive

Space

 * Dragon (rocket), a French research sounding rocket
 * SpaceX Dragon capsule, used to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station
 * SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule, also used to transport crew to and from the International Space Station

Water

 * Dragon (keelboat), a sailing yacht, used in racing
 * Dragon boat, a narrow canoe-style boat, used for the sport of dragon boat racing

Other uses

 * Dragon (Ninurta), a figure in Sumerian religion
 * Dragon (zodiac), in the Chinese zodiac
 * Dragon reactor, a gas-cooled nuclear reactor in England
 * Satan, referred to several times in the Book of Revelation as the "Dragon"
 * Welsh Dragon, the flag of Wales
 * In the Japanese board game shogi, the rook and bishop promote to a "dragon (king)" and a "dragon horse"
 * The 2020 Middle East storms of 23 March 2020 and following days are sometimes called the "Dragon storms"