Professor (disambiguation)
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A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. It may also refer to:
Books or movies:
- The Professor (novel), by Charlotte Brontë
- The Professor, a 1938 novel by Rex Warner
- Professor (film), a 1962 Hindi film starring Shammi Kapoor
- The Professor (film), an uncompleted, unreleased 1919 short film by Charlie Chaplin
- "The Professor" (My Name Is Earl), a television episode
- The Professor (1986 film), a film based on the life of Italian mafia boss Raffaele Cutolo (also see real persons, below)
Fictional characters:
- The Professor (stock character), a common generic name for fictional characters who fill the role of doctors, scientists, or mad scientists
- Professor (Spyro character), a character from Spyro the Dragon
- The Professor (Gilligan's Island), from the TV show Gilligan's Island
- Professor Hubert Farnsworth, a fictional character from the animated sci-fi comedy series Futurama
- (The) Professor, a nickname for The Doctor from the TV series Doctor Who, used by one of his companions, "Ace"
- The Professor, nemesis of Felix the Cat
Real persons:
- Roy Bittan, a keyboardist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band nicknamed "The Professor"
- Grayson Boucher, an American street basketball player nicknamed "The Professor"
- John Clayton (sportscaster), often introduced by fellow ESPN sportscasters as "The Professor"
- Raffaele Cutolo, an Italian mafia boss nicknamed "Il professore"
- Howard Lederer, a professional poker player nicknamed "The Professor"
- Greg Maddux, an American baseball player nicknamed "The Professor"
- Alain Prost, four-times F1 world champion nicknamed "The Professor"
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, is often affectionately known as "The Professor"
- Dai Vernon, sleight of hand magician nicknamed "The Professor"
