Raven (disambiguation)

Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the passerine bird genus Corvus.

Raven may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Raven (Ace Comics), a comic book character
• Raven (DC Comics), from the Teen Titans series
• Raven (Guilty Gear), in the Guilty Gear series
• Raven (Tekken), in the Tekken series
• Raven Baxter, title character of the American sitcom television series That's So Raven
• Raven Branwen, a character in the web series RWBY
• Raven Darkhölme, alter ego of Marvel Comics character Mystique
• Raven Hex, in Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose
• Raven Queen, the daughter of the Evil Queen from the Mattel franchise Ever After High
• Jonathon Raven, title character of the American action drama television series Raven
• Vulcan Raven, a character from the 1998 video game Metal Gear Solid
• Dmitri "Raven" Ravinoff, in the Neal Stephenson book Snow Crash
• Raven Reyes, a character in the television series The 100
• Mr. Raven, in George Macdonald's fantasy novel Lillith
• Raven, in the 2009 film My Queen Karo
• Raven, in The Black Company fantasy novel series
• Raven, in Graham Greene's novel A Gun for Sale (1936)
• Raven, in Faith Erin Hicks' novel Demonology 101
• Raven, a nickname of significance for Hari Seldon in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
• Raven, the Native American fable who accompanies Jack Horner in the Jack of Fables comic series
• Raven, in the manga series Pandora Hearts
• Raven, in the suspense/thriller film Soul Survivors (2001)
• Raven, the main character in the 1997 HBO animated series Spicy City
• Raven, in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
• Raven, in Zoids: Chaotic Century/Zoids: Guardian Force

Literature

• "The Raven", a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe
• Raven, a novelization of the 1977 TV series by Trevor Ray and Jeremy Burnham
• Raven, a 1979–79 series of novels by Robert Holdstock and Angus Wells, writing as Richard Kirk
• Raven (book), a 1982 book about Jim Jones and the People's Temple by Tim Reiterman
• Raven, a 1989 novel by Stanley Morgan
• Raven, a 1993 novel by Charles L. Grant
• Raven (picture book), a 1993 children's picture book told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
• Raven, a 1996 novel by S. Andrew Swann, writing as S. A. Swiniarski
• Raven, a 1998 novel by V. C. Andrews
• Raven, a 2009-11 trilogy of novels by Giles Kristian
• Ravens, a 2009 novel by George Dawes Green
• Raven, a 2013 novella by Lauren Oliver
• Raven, a 2015 novella by Tommy Donbavand
• Teen Titans: Raven, a 2019 graphic novel by Kami Garcia
• Raven, a 2021 novel by Laurel O'Donnell

Music

• Raven (British band), a heavy metal band
• Raven (American band), a blues rock band
• Raven Records, an Australian record label
• Raven (Paula Cole album), 2013
• Raven (Kelela album), 2023
• "Raven", a song by Battle Beast from Battle Beast
• "Raven", a song by the Dave Matthews Band from Busted Stuff

Television

• Raven (1977 TV series), a British television series
• Raven (2002 TV series), a 2002–2010 & 2017–2018 British children's game show
• Raven (American TV series), a 1992–1993 American action drama television series
• Raven (Polish TV series), a 2018 Polish television series
• That's So Raven, a 2003–2007 American supernatural comedy television series

Businesses and organizations

• RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values & Environmental Needs), a charitable organization
• Raven Arms, an American firearms manufacturer
• Raven Industries, an American manufacturer of plastic, electronic and "special apparel" products
• Raven Society, a student society at the University of Virginia
• Raven Software, an American video game developer

Military

• Raven Forward Air Controllers, fighter pilots used in covert operations during the Vietnam War
• Raven-class minesweeper, a World War II United States Navy class of two minesweepers
• AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, a short-range UAV used by the U.S. military
• Curtiss O-40 Raven, an unsuccessful American observation aircraft of the 1930s
• General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven, an electronic warfare aircraft retired in 1998
• Hiller OH-23 Raven, a three-place, light observation helicopter used by the U.S. Army
• HMS Raven, the name of fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the British Royal Navy
• USS Raven, the name of several United States Navy ships

People

• Raven (given name), a unisex given name
• Raven (surname)
• Raven (drag queen) (born 1979), American drag queen and reality television personality
• Raven (wrestler) (born 1964), American professional wrestler, producer, writer and actor
• Raven Lake, Canadian professional wrestler, mother of Bambi Hall
• A female member of the TV show American Gladiators
• Raven-Symoné, also known as Raven, an American actress

Places

Canada

• Raven, Alberta, Canada, an unincorporated community
• Raven Lake, a lake that straddles the northwestern border of Quebec and northeastern Ontario

United States

• Raven, Illinois, an unincorporated community
• Raven, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
• Raven, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
• Raven, Virginia, a census-designated place
• Raven Creek, Pennsylvania
• Raven Ridge, Colorado and Utah

Elsewhere

• Raven, Bulgaria, a village
• Raven, Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia
• Raven Crag, a fell in the English Lake District
• Raven Glacier, Greenland
• Sveti Peter, Piran, a village in southwestern Slovenia, formerly named Raven
• The Raven Nature Reserve, County Wexford, Ireland

Transportation

• Raven (sailboat), an American sailboat design
• Raven Rotorcraft, an American aircraft manufacturer
• Rans S-20 Raven, an American light-sport aircraft design
• SS Raven (1871), a steam barge built for service on Windermere in the English Lake District for the Furness Railway
• Dynamic Sport Raven, a Polish paraglider design
• MY Raven, an excursion vessel built in 1889 as the SY Raven
• Winds Italia Raven, an Italian powered hang glider design
• A class of South Devon Railway 0-4-0 locomotives

Other uses

• Raven (1996 film), a film with Burt Reynolds from 1996
• Raven: A Journal of Vexillology, a peer-reviewed academic journal
• Raven Tales, descriptions of creation stories that involve the mythic figure Raven
• Raven's Progressive Matrices, a nonverbal psychometric test used to measure fluid intelligence
• A sound-analysis software programs produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

See also

• The Raven (disambiguation)
• Raven-Symoné (born 1985), an American actress who starred in Disney Channel's That's So Raven
• Ravens (disambiguation)
• Rave (disambiguation)
• Raver (disambiguation)