# Dragon (disambiguation)

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with reptile-like traits.
Dragon may also refer to:

## Arts and entertainment
### Characters and fictional entities

* Chinese dragon
* Dave Dragon, character played by Hulk Hogan in the 1998 American martial arts movie 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
* Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons), a monstrous creature
* Dragon (Middle-earth), a type of fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's books
* Dragon (Shrek), a character in Shrek
* The Dragon, a title for the world's champion against the forces of darkness in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series
* Dragon, a member of Gen13
* Dragon, the leading character in the Image Comics title Savage Dragon
* Dragons (Dragon Prince), mythical beasts
* Dragons (Pern), by Anne McCaffrey
* The Dragon (Beowulf)
* Richard Dragon, a DC Comics character
* Dragon Shiryū, a Saint Seiya character
* Dragon (One Piece)

### Films

* The Dragon, a 1916 film directed by Harry A. Pollard
* Dragon (2006 film), an action/fantasy film
* Dragon (2011 film), a Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts film
* Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a 1993 biographical film
* Dragons 3D, a 2013 film
* Dragons: Fire and Ice (2004 film), animated film
* Dragon (2025 film), upcoming Indian Tamil-language film

### Gaming

* Dragon, a version of the video game Mega Man Star Force
* Dragon tiles, a type of honor tile in mahjong
* Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation, a chess opening
* Dragon by Komodo Chess, a chess engine

### Literature

* Dragon (Brust novel), a 1998 novel by Steven Brust
* Dragon (Cussler novel), a 1990 novel by Clive Cussler
* Dragon (fantasy series), fantasy novels by Laurence Yep (1982–1992)
* "Dragon" (Kalapugama short story), by Anandasiri Kalapugama (1975)
* Dragon (poem), by Aleksey Tolstoy (1875)
* "The Dragon" (poem), by Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayyati (1996)
* "Dragon: the Old Potter's Tale", a short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1919)
* The Dragon (fairy tale), an Italian fairy tale
* "The Dragon" (short story), by Ray Bradbury (1955)
* The Dragons (novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Douglas Niles

#### Periodicals

* Dragon (magazine), a Dungeons & Dragons magazine
* Dragon Magazine (Fujimi Shobo), a Japanese light novel magazine (1988-current)

### Music
#### Groups

* Dragon (band), a New Zealand/Australian rock group
* Dragons (band), an English group
* The Dragons (band), an American rock group

#### Albums

* Dragon (Loudness album)
* Dragon (Jake Shimabukuro album)
* The Dragon (album), by Vangelis

#### Songs

* "Dragon" (song), a 2024 song by Liamoo
* "Dragon", by Martin Garrix
* "Dragon", by Miriam Bryant
* "Dragon", by the Sugarcubes from Life's Too Good
* "Dragon" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from PetroDragonic Apocalypse
* "Dragons", by Caravan Palace from Caravan Palace

### Roller coasters

* Dragon (Adventureland), in Altoona, Iowa
* Dragon Challenge, in Orlando, Florida
* Dragon Coaster (Playland), in Rye, New York
* The Dragon, Ocean Park Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China

### Television

* Dragon Television, a Chinese provincial satellite TV station
* Dragon (TV series), a Canadian children's TV program
* DreamWorks Dragons, a TV series based on How to Train Your Dragon
* Dragon (Bluey), an episode of the Australian animated television series Bluey
* "The Dragon" (Arrow), nineteenth episode of the 2018 sixth season of the TV show Arrow

### Other arts and entertainment

* Dragon (M. C. Escher), a 1952 wood-engraving print by M. C. Escher
* The Dragon (theatre play), by Evgeny Shvarts (1944)
* Dragon, a 2013 play written by Oliver Emanuel

## Biology
### Animals

* Agamidae, a family of lizards, of which many genera are known as dragons, especially in subfamilies Amphibolurinae and Draconinae
** Amphibolurinae
*** Ctenophorus, an Australian genus of lizards, of which many species are known as dragons
*** Pogona, a genus of Australian lizards, commonly called "bearded dragons"
** Draconinae
*** Acanthosaura, commonly named as "horned dragons," a genus of lizards, endemic to Southeast Asia
*** Draco, commonly known as "flying dragons," a genus of lizards, endemic to Southeast Asia
* Dragonfish (disambiguation) § Fish, many fish
* Dragonet, fish of the Callionymidae
* Komodo dragon, a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo

### Other uses in biology

* Antirrhinum, a genus of plants, known as "snap dragon"
* Dracaena, a genus of trees, also known as "dragon tree"
* DRAGON (protein), a membrane receptor protein
* Pitaya, also called "dragon fruit," fruit of several different cactus species
* Saururus cernuus, a species of plants, also called "water dragon"
* Tarragon, a species of perennial herbs, which is called dragon in several languages including its Latin name

## Brands and enterprises

* Cathay Dragon, an international airline based in Hong Kong, previously known as Dragonair
* Dragon Models Limited, a toy manufacturer
* Dragon Petroleum, a Welsh fuel company

## Education

* Dragon School, a British preparatory school in Oxford, England
* The Dragon Academy, a private school in Ontario, Canada

## Mathematics and computing

* Dragon (cipher)
* Dragon (remote sensing)
* AMD Dragon, a platform engineered for gamers
* Comodo Dragon, a freeware web browser
* Dragon chip, a line of Chinese CPUs
* Dragon curve, a family of fractal curves
* Dragon Data, a Welsh computer manufacturer
** Dragon 32/64, the names of two 1980s home computers
* Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a speech recognition software package
* DRAKON (Russian: ДРАКОН, "dragon"), a programming language used in flight controllers for rockets and space vehicles

## Military

* Dragon (firearm), the short version of the blunderbuss
* "Dragons", a USMC helicopter squadron (see: VMM-265)
* BQM-147 Dragon, United States unmanned aerial vehicle
* Focke-Achgelis Fa 223, German World War II helicopter, known in English as Dragon
* HMS Dragon, the name of at least 14 ships (and a building) of the English/British Navy
* M47 Dragon, an American anti-tank missile system
* The Dragons, a display team consisting of 4 x Hawker Hunters of No. 4 Flying Training School RAF, during 1973
* USS Dragon (1861), a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War
* Dragón, a Spanish development of the Mowag Piranha V Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle

## Nobility and royalty

* Dragon Throne, the throne of the Emperor of China
* Order of the Dragon, a former monarchical chivalric order

## People

* Vlad II Dracul (1390–1447), duke of Wallachia, nicknamed "Vlad the Dragon"
* Goran Dragić (born 1986), Slovenian basketball player, nicknamed "The Dragon"
* G-Dragon (born 1988), South Korean rapper
* Carmen Dragon (1914–1984), American conductor and composer
* Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), American musician, one half of the duo Captain & Tennille; son of Carmen Dragon
* Tatsumi Fujinami (born 1953), Japanese professional wrestler, nicknamed "The Dragon"
* Bruce Lee (1940–1973), Chinese actor and martial artist, nicknamed "The Dragon"
* Lyoto Machida (born 1978), Brazilian martial artist, nicknamed "The Dragon"
* Ricky Steamboat (born 1953), American professional wrestler, nicknamed "The Dragon"
* Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player nicknamed "The Welsh Dragon"
* Don "The Dragon" Wilson (born 1954), American champion kickboxer and actor
* Ryuji Kumita (born 1967), Japanese racing driver who uses the pseudonym "Dragon"

## Places
### Extra-terrestrial

* Draco (constellation) (Latin for Dragon), a constellation in the far northern sky
* The Dragon, a grouping of galaxies in the field of Abell 370

### Terrestrial

* Dragon, Utah, United States, a ghost town
* Dragon Cone, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada
* Dragon Hill, Uffington, a mountain in England
* "The Dragon", a section of U.S. Route 129 between Deals Gap, North Carolina and Punkin Center, Tennessee, in the United States

## Sports teams
### Africa

* AS Dragons (Kinshasa), a soccer team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, a soccer team in Benin
* ASK Dragão, a soccer team in Angola
* Dragón FC, a soccer team in Equatorial Guinea
* Drakensberg Dragons, South Africa field hockey club

### Asia

* CEC Dragons, the sports teams of the Cebu Eastern College in the Philippines
* China Dragon, an ice hockey team in China
* Chunichi Dragons, a baseball team in Japan
* Jeonnam Dragons (formerly spelled as Chunnam Dragons), a football team in South Korea
* Jiangsu Dragons, a Chinese Basketball Association team
* Kuala Lumpur Dragons, a Malaysian basketball team
* Shanghai Dragons, an Overwatch eSports team in China
* Sichuan Dragons, a baseball team in China
* Team Dragon, nickname for China men's national basketball team
* Welcoat Dragons, a basketball team in the Philippines

### Europe

* Artland Dragons, a German basketball team
* AS Dragon, an association football team from Guadeloupe
* Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe), an American football team active in Spain from 1991 to 2003
* Barcelona Dragons (ELF), an American football team active in Spain since 2021
* Catalans Dragons, a rugby league club in France
* Celtic Dragons, a netball team in Wales, U.K.
* Delft Dragons, an American football team in the Netherlands
* Dragons (rugby union), a rugby union team in South East Wales, U.K.
* Dragons de Rouen, an ice hockey team in France
* Dragons Rhöndorf, a German basketball team
* Dragons (women's cricket), a women's cricket team in Ireland
* Dublin Dragons, a former American football team in Ireland
* Dudelange Dragons, an American football team in Luxembourg
* Glamorgan Dragons, a cricket team in the United Kingdom
* KHC Dragons, a field hockey club in Belgium
* RC Dragon Brno, a rugby union team in the Czech Republic
* Wrexham A.F.C., a Welsh association football team known as the Red Dragons

### North America

* C.D. Dragón, a soccer team in El Salvador
* Chesapeake Dragons, a soccer team in the U.S.
* Dayton Dragons, a baseball team in the U.S.
* Dragon Racing, an American auto racing team
* Dragons, nickname of sports teams at Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Georgia in the U.S.
* Dragons, nickname of sports teams at Lake Orion High School in Lake Orion, Michigan in the U.S.
* Drexel Dragons, the sports teams of Drexel University in the U.S.
* Jersey Dragons, a soccer team in the U.S.
* Lane College Dragons, the sports teams of Lane College in the U.S.
* Los Angeles Dragons (American football), a former American football team in the U.S.
* Los Angeles Dragons, an Australian rules football team in the U.S.
* Moorhead Dragons, the sports teams of Minnesota State University Moorhead in the U.S.
* New York Dragons, an Arena Football League team in the U.S.
* Portland Forest Dragons, a former name of the Oklahoma Wranglers, an Arena Football team in the U.S.
* San Antonio Dragons, an ice hockey team in the U.S.
* San Francisco Dragons, a field lacrosse team in the U.S.
* Seattle Dragons, an American football team in the U.S.
* Shreveport Swamp Dragons, formerly the Shreveport Captains, a baseball team in the U.S.
* Thomasville Dragons, a women's soccer team in the U.S.
* Tiffin Dragons, the sports teams at Tiffin University in the U.S.
* Verdun Dragons, an ice hockey team in Canada
* Wisconsin Dragons, a women's tackle football team in the U.S.

### Oceania

* A.S. Dragon (Tahiti), a soccer team
* Darwin Dragons SC, a soccer team
* Engadine Dragons, a junior rugby league team
* Northcote Football Club, aka the Northcote Dragons, an Australian rules Football team
* St. George Dragons, a rugby league team
* St. George Illawarra Dragons, a rugby league football club
* Shellharbour City Dragons, a rugby league team
* South Dragons, a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League (2006–2009)

## Transport
### Air

* de Havilland Dragon, a small commercial aircraft
* Douglas B-23 Dragon, a twin-engined bomber aircraft
* Independence Dragon, a German paraglider design
* Sopwith Dragon, a British single-seat fighter biplane

### Land

* Dennis Dragon, a bus
* Dragon Automobile Company, an American manufacturer (1906–1908)
* Kaiser Dragon, a 1950s American car
* Dragon (1848–1872), a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive
* Dragon (1873–1892), a South Devon Railway Buffalo class locomotive
* Dragon (1880–1892), a GWR Rover class locomotive
* Dragon (1891–1915), a GWR 3031 Class locomotive
* Dragon (2009–present) Newag E6ACT, an electric freight locomotive

### Space

* Dragon (rocket), a French research sounding rocket
* SpaceX Dragon capsule, used to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station
* SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule, also used to transport crew to and from the International Space Station

### Water

* Dragon (keelboat), a sailing yacht, used in racing
* Dragon boat, a narrow canoe-style boat, used for the sport of dragon boat racing

## Other uses

* Dragon (Ninurta), a figure in Sumerian religion
* Dragon (zodiac), in the Chinese zodiac
* Dragon reactor, a gas-cooled nuclear reactor in England
* Satan, referred to several times in the Book of Revelation as the "Dragon"
* Welsh Dragon, the flag of Wales
* In the Japanese board game shogi, the rook and bishop promote to a "dragon (king)" and a "dragon horse"
* The 2020 Middle East storms of 23 March 2020 and following days are sometimes called the "Dragon storms"