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 navies
Group captain, senior commissioned rank in the air forces of many countries
Sea captain, high grade licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel
Kapitän, shortened version of several ranks in the German navy
Television and film
The Captain (1946 film), a French film
Captain (film), a 1999 Malayalam film
The Captain (1971 film), 1971 German film
The Captain (2017 film), 2017 German film
The Captain, a minor character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Captain, a non-rail vehicle in Thomas & Friends
The Captain, nickname of the main character in the children's television show Captain Kangaroo
Captain, nickname of Indian actor Vijayakanth
The Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
The Captain (novel), a 1967 novel by Jan de Hartog
The Captain (magazine), a magazine for young boys
Captain (Hellsing), a fictional character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
Captain (manga), a 1972 baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
Captain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book Nextwave
Captain America or The Captain, a Marvel Comics superhero
Captain (album), a 1998 release from Idlewild
Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
The Captain (album), the 1999 album by Kasey Chambers
Captain, the pseudonym of Finnish musician Markus Kaarlonen
Captain, the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of Captain & Tennille
The Captain, nickname of American jazz trombonist Carl Fontana
The Captain, nickname of Russian composer Sergey Kuryokhin
Captain, 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), 2006
HMS Captain, one of seven Royal Navy ships
Captain-class frigates, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigates
Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team
Captain (association football), a member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team
Captain (Australian rules football), a player who has several additional roles and responsibilities
Captain (cricket), the appointed leader of a team
Captain (ice hockey), the player authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations
Captain (baseball), an honorary title sometimes given to a member of the team to acknowledge his leadership
Captains, the sports teams of Christopher Newport University
"The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman
"The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek Jeter
Captain (videotex), a Japanese videotex system, operational from 1983 to 2002
Marion 6360, a power shovel known as "The Captain"
"The Captain", a nickname for the fascist Iron Guard leader Corneliu Zelea Codreanu