# Silence (disambiguation)

Silence is the lack of audible sound.
Silence or The Silence may also refer to:

## Places

* Silence, a district of southern Brussels, Belgium

## People with the name

* Silence Dogood, a pen name of Benjamin Franklin
* Silence Mabuza (born 1977), South African boxer
* Silence Wang (born 1989), Chinese pop singer
* The Silence (producer) (Mark Maclaine), a British educator, director, and music producer

## Arts, entertainment, and media
### Fictional characters

* Silence (Doctor Who), fictional aliens in Doctor Who
* Lady Silence, an Inuk character in Dan Simmons' 2007 novel The Terror

### Films and television series

* Silence (1926 film), a silent film by Rupert Julian
* Silence (1931 film), a film by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin
* Silence (1963 film), a Soviet two-part feature by Vladimir Basov
* The Silence (1963 film), a film by Ingmar Bergman
* Silence (1971 film), a film by Masahiro Shinoda based on the 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō
* The Silence (1975 film), a made-for-TV film about James Pelosi
* The Silence (1998 film), a film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
* Cisza (film) or Silence, a 2001 Polish film by Michal Rosa
* Dead Silence or Silence, a 2006 horror film
* The Silence (2006 film), an Australian television film
* Silence (2010 film), a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film
* The Silence (2010 film) or Das letzte Schweigen, a German film
* The Silence (TV series), a 2010 BBC TV series
* Hiljaisuus or Silence, a 2011 Finnish film by Sakari Kirjavainen
* Barfi! or Silence, a 2012 Indian Hindi-language film
* Silence (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film
* The Silence (2015 film), an Indian Marathi-language film by Gajendra Ahirey
* Silence (2016 film), a film by Martin Scorsese, also based on the Endō novel
* The Silence (2019 film), a horror film by John R. Leonetti and based on the novel by Tim Lebbon
* Silence (2020 film), an Indian Tamil-language thriller film
* A Silence, a 2023 drama film
* Silence, an Indian film series, including
** Silence... Can You Hear It? (2021)
** Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout (2024)

### Literature

* Silence (1969 play), a short play by Harold Pinter, first performed in 1969
* The Silence, a 1969 novel by Jens Bjørneboe, the third and final part in his History of Bestiality-trilogy
* Silence (1999 play), a play by Moira Buffini
* Silence (Balmont), an 1898 poetry collection
* Silence (Kennaway novel), 1972 novel by James Kennaway
* Silence (Fitzpatrick novel), a 2011 novel by Becca Fitzpatrick
* Silence (Endō novel), a 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō
* "Silence", an 1839 poem by Edgar Allan Poe
* Le Roman de Silence, a thirteenth-century Old French novel by Heldris of Cornwall
* Silence: A Christian History, a 2013 book by Diarmaid MacCulloch
* "Silence: A Fable", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
* Silence: Lectures and Writings, a 1961 collection of writings by John Cage
* The Silence, a 2015 horror novel for Tim Lebbon
* The Silence (novel), a 2020 novel by Don DeLillo

### Music
#### Compositions

* 4′33″ or Silence, a composition by John Cage
* Silence, a composition by Charlie Haden
* Silence, a composition by Halvor Haug
* Silence, a composition by Michael Isaacson

#### Groups and labels

* Silence (band), a Slovene electronic music duo
* Mott the Hoople, a British rock band formerly known as Silence
* Silence 4, a Portuguese band
* Silence Records, a Swedish record label
* The Silence, an Australian band of the 1960s that featured Graham Goble, later of Little River Band
* The Silence, a 1960s band from Leatherhead that evolved into John's Children

#### Albums

* Silence (Blindside album) (2002)
* Silence (Anthony Braxton album) (1969)
* Silence (Facemob album) (2002)
* Silence (Charlie Haden album) (1989)
* Silence (Tara MacLean album) (1996)
* Silence (David Murray album)
* Silence (Slapshock album) (2006)
* Silence (Sonata Arctica album) (2001)
* Silence (Unashamed album) (1994)
* Underconstruction 1: Silence, a 2003 extended play album by Gigi D'Agostino
* Silence, a 2014 album by Cadaveria
* Silence, a 1987 album by Stephan Eicher

#### Songs

* "Silence" (Delerium song), 1999
* "Silence" (Marshmello song), 2017
* "Silence" (Stromae song), 2010
* "Silence", by Aly & AJ from Insomniatic, 2007
* "Silence", by Caligula's Horse from Moments from Ephemeral City, 2011
* "Silence", by Chaos Divine from The Human Connection, 2011
* "Silence", by A Day to Remember from Big Ole Album Vol. 1, 2025
* "Silence", by DragonForce from Reaching into Infinity, 2017
* "Silence", by Gomez from Split the Difference, 2004
* "Silence", by Jars of Clay from The Eleventh Hour, 2002
* "Silence", by Jay Chou from Fantasy, 2001
* "Silence", by Level 42 from Staring at the Sun, 1988
* "Silence", by Mike Posner from At Night, Alone, 2016
* "Silence", by The Parlotones from Radiocontrolledrobot, 2005
* "Silence", by Rainbow from Stranger in Us All, 1995
* "Silence", by Seal from Seal 6: Commitment, 2010
* "Silence", by Sevendust from Next, 2005
* "Silence", by The Ting Tings from Sounds from Nowheresville, 2012
* "Silence", by Vanilla Ninja from Love Is War, 2006
* "Silence (Pretending's So Comfortable)", by As It Is from Never Happy, Ever After, 2015
* "The Silence" (song), by Alexandra Burke, 2009
* "The Silence", by Bastille from All This Bad Blood, 2013
* "The Silence", by Gamma Ray from Heading For Tomorrow, 1990
* "The Silence", by Mayday Parade from Anywhere But Here, 2009
* "The Sound of Silence", by Simon & Garfunkel, 1965

### Television
#### Programs

* Silence (TV series), a 2006 Taiwanese television series starring Vic Zhou
* The Silence (TV series), a BBC One series about a deaf girl who witnesses a murder

#### Episodes

* "Silence" (Death Note episode) (2007)
* "Silence" (The Following), a 2015 episode of The Following
* "The Silence" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2019 episode of The Amazing World of Gumball
* "The Silence" (Six Feet Under episode) (2005)
* "The Silence" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The Twilight Zone

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Silence (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game
* Silence! The Musical, a 2003 off-Broadway musical parody of the film Silence of the Lambs

## Other uses

* Silence (charity), a Hong Kong charity for the deaf
* Silence (climb), a difficult climbing route located in Flatanger, Norway
* Silence, a brand name for lorazepam