Captain is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization.

Captain or The Captain may also refer to:

Captain (naval), rank corresponding to command of the largest ships in English-speaking naviesGroup captain, senior commissioned rank in the air forces of many countriesSea captain, high grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vesselKapitän, shortened version of several ranks in the German navyTelevision and film
The Captain (1946 film), a French filmCaptain (film), a 1999 Malayalam filmThe Captain (1971 film), 1971 German filmThe Captain (2017 film), 2017 German filmThe Captain, a minor character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyCaptain, a non-rail vehicle in Thomas & FriendsThe Captain, nickname of the main character in the children's television show Captain KangarooCaptain, nickname of Indian actor VijayakanthThe Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John FletcherThe Captain (novel), a 1967 novel by Jan de HartogThe Captain (magazine), a magazine for young boysCaptain (Hellsing), a fictional character from the Hellsing manga and OVACaptain (manga), a 1972 baseball manga series by Akio ChibaCaptain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book NextwaveCaptain America or The Captain, a Marvel Comics superheroCaptain (album), a 1998 release from IdlewildCaptain (band), a London-based alternative rock bandThe Captain (album), the 1999 album by Kasey ChambersCaptain, the pseudonym of Finnish musician Markus KaarlonenCaptain, the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of Captain & TennilleThe Captain, nickname of American jazz trombonist Carl FontanaThe Captain, nickname of Russian composer Sergey KuryokhinCaptain, a nickname for J-pop singer Saki Shimizu"The Captain" (Biffy Clyro song), 2009"The Captain" (Guster song), 2006"The Captain" (Leonard Cohen song), 1984"The Captain" (The Knife song), 2006HMS Captain, one of seven Royal Navy shipsCaptain-class frigates, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigatesCaptain (sports), the leader of an athletic teamCaptain (association football), a member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the teamCaptain (Australian rules football), a player who has several additional roles and responsibilitiesCaptain (cricket), the appointed leader of a teamCaptain (ice hockey), the player authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretationsCaptain (baseball), an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadershipCaptains, the sports teams of Christopher Newport University"The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman"The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek JeterCaptain (videotex), a Japanese videotex system, operational from 1983 to 2002Marion 6360, a power shovel known as "The Captain""The Captain", a nickname for the fascist Iron Guard leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu