A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with reptile-like traits.
Dragon may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Characters and fictional entities
- 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 thriller
 - Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, a 1993 biographical film
 - Dragons 3D, a 2013 IMAX film starring Max von Sydow
 - Dragons: Fire and Ice (2004 film), animated Mega-Blocks 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, 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
Songs
- "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
 - "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
 
 
 - Amphibolurinae
 - 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
 - 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
- 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, an 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"
 
See also
Search for "dragon"  on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles beginning with Dragon
 - All pages with titles containing dragons
 - All pages with titles containing dragon
 - Draconian (disambiguation)
 - Dracaena (disambiguation)
 - Drache (disambiguation)
 - Draco (disambiguation)
 - Dragone (disambiguation)
 - Dragon I (disambiguation)
 - Dragon II (disambiguation)
 - Red Dragon (disambiguation)
 - Sea Dragon (disambiguation)
 
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