Ransom (disambiguation)

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.

Ransom or The Ransom may also refer to:

People

 * Ransom (surname)
 * Ransom (given name)

Places

 * Ransom, Illinois, U.S.
 * Ransom, Kansas, U.S.
 * Ransom, Kentucky, U.S.
 * Ransom, Minnesota, U.S.
 * Ransom County, North Dakota, U.S.
 * Ransom Township (disambiguation)
 * Ransom House (disambiguation), various buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

Books

 * Ransom (Cleary novel), a 1973 novel by Jon Cleary
 * Ransom (Duncan novel), a 1966 novel by Lois Duncan
 * Ransom (Garwood novel), a 1999 novel by Julie Garwood
 * Ransom (Malouf novel), a 2009 novel by David Malouf
 * Ransom (Steel novel), a 2004 novel by Danielle Steel
 * Ransom Trilogy or The Space Trilogy, a 1938–1945 series of novels by C. S. Lewis
 * Ransom, a 1985 novel by Jay McInerney

Film and television

 * The Ransom (1915 film), a lost silent drama
 * Ransom (1928 film), a lost American silent film
 * Ransom!, a 1956 American film starring Glenn Ford
 * Ransom (1974 film), a UK film starring Sean Connery
 * The Ransom (1977 film), an American thriller film starring Oliver Reed
 * Ransom (1996 film), an American remake of the 1956 film, starring Mel Gibson
 * Ransom (TV series), a 2017 Canadian TV series
 * "Ransom" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), a 2020 episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
 * "The Ransom", a 1970 episode of Hawaii Five-O
 * "The Ransom", a 1967 episode of The Invaders
 * "The Ransom", a 1966 episode of Mission: Impossible

Music

 * "Ransom" (Pendulum song), by Australian band Pendulum
 * "Ransom" (Lil Tecca song), by American rapper Lil Tecca
 * "Ransom", a song by Avion 1986
 * The Ransom (EP), a 2004 EP by Cartel, or the title song
 * "The Ransom", a song by Escape the Fate from There's No Sympathy for the Dead

Other uses

 * USS Ransom (AM-283), a U.S. Navy minesweeper during World War II
 * Ransom School for Boys, a school in Florida that in 1975 merged with a girls' school to become Ransom Everglades