Pharaoh (disambiguation)

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Pharaoh is the title of ancient Egyptian monarchs.

Pharaoh, Pharao or Pharoah may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and literature

  • Pharaoh (Prus novel), a book by Bolesław Prus
    • Pharaoh (film), a 1966 Polish film adaptation directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
  • Pharaoh (Smith novel), a 2016 novel by Wilbur Smith
  • "Pharaoh" (Old English poem), a fragmentary poem from the Exeter Book

Gaming

  • Pharaoh (card game), or Faro, a 17th-century French gambling card game
  • Pharaoh (module), an accessory for Dungeons & Dragons
  • Pharaoh (video game), a 1999 city-building video game
    • Pharaoh: A New Era, an upcoming remaster of the 1999 video game

Music

  • Oscar D'León (b. 1943), nicknamed The Pharaoh of Salsa
  • Pharaoh (band), an American power metal band
  • The Pharaohs, an American soul/jazz/funk band 1962–1973
  • The Pharaohs, a 1960s American pop music group fronted by Sam the Sham
  • Pharao, German Eurodance act
  • Pharoah (album), by Pharoah Sanders, 1976
  • "Pharoah", a 1982 song by Spandau Ballet, from the album Diamond
  • "Pharaohs", a 1985 song by Tears for Fears, B-side of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
  • "Pharaoh", a song by Symphony X from their 1997 album The Divine Wings of Tragedy

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • The Pharaohs, a fictional street gang in the 1973 film American Graffiti
  • Ashley Pharoah (born 1959), a British screenwriter and television producer
  • Jay Pharoah (born 1987), an American actor and comedian
  • Pharoah Sanders (1940–2022), an American jazz saxophonist
  • Pharoh Cooper (born 1995), an American football player

Other uses

  • Pharoah, Oklahoma, a place in the U.S.
  • Pharaoh ant, an insect
  • Pharaoh Hound, a Maltese breed of dog
  • Pharaoh (Book of Abraham), in Mormonism, a proper name of the first king of Egypt
  • The Pharaohs, a nickname of the Egypt national football team
  • Danish ship Færøe, erroneously translated as 'Pharaoh'
  • "Pharaoh", a disc golf distance driver by Infinite Discs

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Pharoah
  • American Pharaoh (disambiguation)
  • Faro (disambiguation)
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fårö, an island
  • Pharoahe Monch (born 1972), American hip hop artist
  • Pharaon, a ship in Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo
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