Wildcat (disambiguation)

Wildcats (Felis silvestris and Felis lybica) are small cats native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.

Wildcat or wild cat may also refer to:

Animals

 * Bobcat (Lynx rufus), ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States
 * Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), native to Canada, Alaska as well as some parts of the lower 48 United States
 * Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), native to European and Siberian forests
 * Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe
 * Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris sylvestris)
 * Any wild felid

Comic books and comic strips

 * Wildcat (DC Comics), a name used by several DC Comics characters, including:
 * Wildcat (Ted Grant)
 * Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)
 * Wildcats (comics), a comic created by Jim Lee
 * Wildcat (British comics), a British comic published by IPC Media
 * Wildcat (comic strip), a comic strip by Donald Rooum
 * Wildcat Comic Con, an annual fan convention held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania since 2012

Film, television, and theatre

 * The Wildcat (1917 film)
 * The Wildcat (1921 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
 * The Wildcat (1936 film), a Spanish musical drama
 * Wildcat (1942 film), a film starring Richard Arlen and Buster Crabbe
 * Wildcat (musical), a 1960 Broadway musical
 * Wildcat, a 1981 New Zealand film
 * Wildcats (film), a 1986 film starring Goldie Hawn
 * Wildcat (2022 film), a documentary film about animal rescue
 * Wildcat (2023 film), a biographical film of American novelist Flannery O'Connor
 * Wild C.A.T.s, a television series based on the Jim Lee comic
 * Wildcat, a character in the Disney animated series TaleSpin

Literature

 * "Wildcat" (short story), by Flannery O'Connor
 * Wild Cat (boat), a small fictional schooner in two of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books
 * Wildcats, a fictional basketball team in High School Musical

Music

 * Wild Cat (Danko Jones album), 2017
 * Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album), 1980
 * Wildcat (Sunnyboys album) a 1989 album by Australian band Sunnyboys
 * "Wild Cat" (1927 song), by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
 * "Wildcat", a 1960 song by Gene Vincent
 * "Wildcat", a 2006 song from Classics (Ratatat album)

Other uses in arts and entertainment

 * Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona student newspaper
 * Wildcat (anarchist newspaper), a London-based monthly published from 1974 to 1975
 * WildCat (roller coaster), several amusement park rides

Military

 * Grumman F4F Wildcat, an American World War II carrier fighter
 * USS Wildcat, four United States Navy ships named Wild Cat or Wildcat
 * Wildcat APC, an armoured personnel carrier used in Israel
 * AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a British military helicopter introduced in 2014
 * Wildcat, nickname of the 81st Infantry Division (United States)
 * Wildcats, nickname of VFA-131, a United States Navy fighter squadron
 * Wildcats, nickname of 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Nickname

 * Wildcat Monte (born Monte Deadwiley; 1905–1961), American professional boxer
 * Lance C. Wade (1915–1944), American World War II ace with the Royal Air Force
 * Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963), American college football player
 * Larry Wilson (American football) (1938–2021), American professional football player

Other people

 * Wild Cat (Seminole) (c. 1807/1810–1857), Native American Seminole chieftain who was active in the Second Seminole War
 * Tommy Wildcat (born 1967), Native American musician
 * "Wildcat", ring name of Robbie Brookside (born 1966), British professional wrestler and trainer
 * "Wildcat", ring name of Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
 * Wildcatter, a person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields

Canada

 * Wildcat, Alberta, in Rocky View County, Alberta
 * Wildcat 12, Queens County, Nova Scotia

United States

 * Wildcat Township, Tipton County, Indiana
 * Grayson, Oklahoma, formerly known as Wildcat
 * Wildcat, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
 * Wildcat Brook, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
 * Wildcat Canyon, Contra Costa County, California.
 * Wildcat Creek (disambiguation), multiple waterflows
 * Wildcat Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
 * Wildcat Hills, Nebraska
 * Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut, in Litchfield County
 * Wildcat Marsh, Contra Costa County, California
 * Wildcat Mountain (disambiguation), multiple summits

Outer space

 * 17493 Wildcat, an asteroid

Canada

 * Edmonton Wildcats, a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta
 * Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football), a defunct Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario
 * Hamilton Wildcats (Australian football), an amateur Australian rules football club based in Hamilton, Ontario
 * London Wildcats (1994–1995), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, moved to Dayton, Ohio and renamed
 * Moncton Wildcats, a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, based in Moncton, New Brunswick
 * Monkton Wildcats, a WOAA Senior Hockey League hockey team based in Monkton, Ontario
 * Northern Wildcats (1998–2002), a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Longlac, Ontario
 * St. Thomas Wildcats (1991–1993), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, relocated and renamed the London Wildcats (see above)
 * Valley Wildcats, a junior ice hockey franchise from the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia

United Kingdom

 * Durham Wildcats, a basketball team based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
 * Kingston Wildcats, an English Basketball League team
 * Swindon Wildcats, a UK professional ice hockey team
 * Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, an English rugby league team
 * Weymouth Wildcats (1954-2010), a British motorcycle speedway team based in Weymouth, England
 * West London Wildcats, an Australian rules football and netball club based in London, England
 * Newcastle Wildcats, the ice hockey team of Newcastle University, England

United States

 * Arizona Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Arizona
 * Arkansas Wildcats, a team of the Women's Football Alliance
 * Atlanta Wildcats, an American Basketball Association team
 * Central Washington Wildcats, the sports teams of Central Washington University
 * Colorado Wildcats (1998), a team in the Professional Indoor Football League
 * Connecticut Wildcats, a rugby league team in the USA Rugby League
 * Daemen Wildcats, the sports teams of Daemen University
 * Hershey Wildcats (1997–2001), a professional soccer team in the USL A-League, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania
 * Jackson Wildcats (2002–2007), a United States Basketball League team based in Jackson, Mississippi
 * Kansas State Wildcats, the sports teams of Kansas State University
 * Kentucky Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Kentucky
 * Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL) (1926), an American Football League team (actually based in Chicago)
 * Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) (2020–present), an XFL team
 * Mahoning Valley Wildcats, a defunct International Basketball League team based in Struthers, Ohio, removed from the IBL schedule in early 2006
 * Minnesota Wildcats (2008–2011), a Tier III Jr. An ice hockey team playing in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League
 * New Hampshire Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of New Hampshire
 * New Jersey Wildcats, a women's United Soccer Leagues W-League team
 * New Mexico Wildcats (2008–2009), an American Indoor Football Association team
 * Northwestern Wildcats, the sports teams of Northwestern University, a Big Ten college in Evanston, Illinois
 * Richmond Wildcats, a minor ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia
 * Rose City Wildcats (2010), a Women's Spring Football League team that was based in Portland, Oregon
 * San Diego Wildcats (2006–2009), a team in the American Basketball Association
 * Savannah Wildcats, a charter member of the Continental Basketball League, based in Savannah, Georgia
 * South Georgia Wildcats (2002–2009), a professional arena football team
 * Villanova Wildcats, the sports teams of Villanova University
 * West Virginia Wildcatz, an American Basketball Association team based in Fairmont, West Virginia
 * Wheeling Wildcats (2008–2009), a professional indoor football team in Wheeling, West Virginia
 * Wichita Falls Wildcats, a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League

Other countries

 * CIT-U Wildcats, the sports teams of the Cebu Institute of Technology–University in Cebu City, Philippines
 * Maastricht Wildcats, an amateur American football team based in Maastricht, The Netherlands
 * Papatoetoe Wildcats, an American football club established in 1986 in South Auckland, New Zealand
 * Perth Wildcats, an Australian basketball team in the National Basketball League
 * Wolfenbüttel Wildcats, a defunct German women's basketball team dissolved in 2013

Other uses in sport

 * Dorotas Wildcat (whelped 2015), a racing greyhound
 * Hollywood Wildcat (1990–2012), a Thoroughbred racehorse
 * Wildcat formation, an American football offensive scheme
 * Wildcat Stadium, various sports stadiums in the United States

Vehicles

 * Bowler Wildcat, an off-road racing vehicle
 * Buick Wildcat, an automobile
 * Melling Wildcat, a high-performance British sports car
 * Daihatsu Taft (F10), an automobile
 * Hobie Wildcat, a catamaran
 * USC&GS Wildcat (1919), a launch in commission with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1941
 * Sabre Wildcat, an American ultralight aircraft

Other uses

 * Wildcat strike action, a strike action of workers that is not authorized by union leadership
 * Wildcat banking, the issuance of currency by private banks in the antebellum United States
 * The Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
 * Wildcat! BBS, a bulletin board system software package
 * Wildcat cartridge, a specialty firearm cartridge not produced by commercial ammunition manufacturers
 * Wildcat, a sprocketed wheel for an anchor chain; see anchor windlass