Griffin (disambiguation)

A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.

Griffin(s) or The Griffin(s) may also refer to:

Fictional characters

 * Griffin (The Invisible Man), the title character in H. G. Wells' novel
 * Griffin (comics), several comic book characters
 * Griffin, in the Australian-New Zealand film The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
 * Griffin Callenreese, in the Japanese manga and anime series Banana Fish
 * Griffin Castillo, in the American television soap opera All My Children
 * Griffin Pierce-Taylor, in the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
 * Griffin Turner, a character in Ninjago
 * Griffin Moss, one of the main characters of The Griffin and Sabine Saga
 * Griffin, also known as the Invisible Man, is one of the main characters in the Hotel Transylvania film series
 * Griffin emblem of Midland Bank, later used as a character in advertisements for the bank

Other uses in arts and entertainment

 * Griffin Poetry Prize, a Canadian poetry award
 * "The Griffin" (fairy tale), a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
 * The Griffin, the undergraduate student magazine of Downing College, Cambridge, England
 * The Griffin, the annual literary journal of Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 * Griffin Theatre Company, in Sydney, Australia

Education

 * Griffin College, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., 1909–1993
 * Griffin Elementary School, in Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
 * Griffin High School (Georgia), U.S.
 * Griffin School District, Washington, U.S.
 * Griffin Technical College, Griffin, Georgia, U.S.

Other businesses and organisations

 * Griffin Communications, an American media company
 * Griffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut, U.S.


 * Griffin Investigations, an American private investigation firm
 * Griffin Music, a Canadian independent record label
 * Griffin's Foods, a New Zealand-based food company


 * The Griffins Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia

Military

 * Heinkel He 177 Greif (German, 'griffin'), a World War II German heavy bomber
 * Bell Griffin, a helicopter
 * Saab JAS 39 Gripen ('Griffin'), a Swedish fighter aircraft
 * AGM-176 Griffin, a precision-guided munition by Raytheon
 * No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force), named The Griffins
 * Griffin LGB, an Israeli laser guided bomb system
 * General Dynamics Griffin, a variant of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle

People

 * Griffin (given name), including a list of people with the name
 * Griffin (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
 * House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty, a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637

Canada

 * Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66, Saskatchewan
 * Griffin, Saskatchewan
 * Griffin Inlet, Nunavut

United States

 * Griffin Township, Pope County, Arkansas
 * Griffin, Georgia
 * Griffin, Illinois
 * Griffin, Indiana
 * Griffin, Missouri
 * Griffin, former name of Sharps, Virginia
 * Griffin Bay State Park, Washington
 * Griffin Island, a mountain in Massachusetts
 * Fort Griffin, Texas
 * Lake Griffin State Park, Florida

Other countries

 * Griffin, Queensland, a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Australia
 * Griffin Cove, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
 * Griffin Nunatak, Oates Land, Antarctica
 * Mount Griffin, Victoria Land, Antarctica
 * 4995 Griffin, an asteroid

Ships

 * Griffin (ship), a 17th-century English sailing ship in British America
 * Griffin (1807 ship), a prize that made one voyage as a whaler
 * Gribshunden or Griffen ('Griffin'), a 15th-century Danish warship
 * HMS Griffin, several ships of the Royal Navy
 * Hired armed cutter Griffin, two Royal Navy vessels
 * Le Griffon ('The Griffin'), a 17th-century French ship
 * USS Griffin, a U.S. Navy submarine tender during World War II

Sports

 * Grand Rapids Griffins, an American hockey team
 * Griffin (esports), a South Korean professional esports team
 * Griffin (mascot), the College of William & Mary's official mascot
 * Griffin, the mascot of Grossmont College, California, U.S.
 * Kotka Griffins, a Finnish rugby union team

Other uses

 * Griffin beaker, a "low-form" glass beaker
 * Griffin (processor), an AMD microprocessor
 * Project Griffin, a counter-terrorism project
 * The Griffin, Monmouth, Wales, a public house