# 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

## Arts and entertainment
### 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
* "The Wildcats", V: The Series episode 15 (1985)

### 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" (song), by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
* "Wildcat", a 1960 song by Gene Vincent
* "Wildcat", a 2006 song by Ratatat from Classics

### 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

## People
### 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

## Places
### 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

## Sports
### Teams
#### 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), 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