Prophet (disambiguation)

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A prophet is a person who is believed to speak through divine inspiration.

Prophet or The Prophet may also refer to:

People referred to as "The Prophet" as a title

See Category:Prophets for a categorized list of people considered prophets.

Religious figures

  • Muhammad (570s–632), also known as Al-Nabi (The Prophet), regarded by Muslims as the last prophet of God
  • Zoroaster (or Zarathushtra), founder of Zoroastrianism, sometimes referred to simply as "The Prophet"

Native American figures

  • Francis the Prophet (c.1770–1818), a leader of the Red Stick faction of Creek Native Americans
  • Tenskwatawa (1775–1836), Shawnee leader called "The Prophet" or "The Shawnee Prophet"
  • Wabokieshiek (ca. 1794 – ca. 1841), Ho-Chunk leader called "The Prophet" or "The Winnebago Prophet"

Musicians

  • Black Prophet (born Kenneth Wilberforce Zonto Bossman, 1977), Ghanaian reggae music composer and a member of the Rastafari movement
  • Capleton (born 1967), known as "The Prophet", Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
  • Dov Elkabas (born 1968), Dutch musician and producer known as "DJ The Prophet"

Given name

  • Prophet Benjamin (born 1978), Trinidadian reggae singer
  • Prophet Omega (1927–1992), American radio evangelist broadcasting

Surname

  • Chuck Prophet (born 1963), American musician
  • David Prophet (1937–1981), English Formula One driver of the mid-1960s
  • Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939–2009), former leader of the New Age new religious movement The Summit Lighthouse
  • John Prophet (1356–1416), English Secretary to King Henry IV, Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Dean of Hereford and York
  • Mark L. Prophet (1918–1973), American New Age religious figure
  • Melissa Prophet [it] (born 1962), American actor
  • Michael Prophet (1957–2017), English reggae singer
  • Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890–1960), American sculptor
  • Orval Prophet (1922–1984), Canadian country music performer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Prophet (comics), an Image Comics character who first appeared in 1992
  • Prophet (Star Trek), an alien race in the T.V. show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, the leader of Raptor Team in the 2007 video game series Crysis
  • Prophets or San'Shyuum, royal rulers of the Covenant in the video games series Halo

Films

  • The Prophet, or Il profeta (1968), an Italian comedy directed by Dino Risi
  • A Prophet (2009), a French drama directed by Jacques Audiard
  • The Prophet (2014 film), an animated film adapted from Kahlil Gibran's book The Prophet

Literature

  • Prophet (novel), 1992 Christian novel by Frank E. Peretti
  • Al-Anbiya, “The Prophets”, the 21st chapter of the Qur'an
  • Nevi'im, "Prophets", the second main division of the Hebrew Bible
  • The Prophet (book), 1923 collection of poetry by Kahlil Gibran
  • The Prophet (newspaper), a New York City periodical published 1844–1845
  • The Prophetess (play), 1647 Jacobean era tragicomedy by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger
  • The Prophets (1962), a book by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Music

Albums

  • The Prophet (album), 1972 album by American jazz organist Johnny Hammond
  • Prophet (Oliver Lake album), 1980 album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake
  • Prophet (Prophet album), 1985 album by Prophet
  • Prophet (Jerusalem album), 1994 album by Swedish hard rock band Jerusalem
  • Prophets (album), 2010 album by Canadian metalcore band Counterparts
  • Prophet (Ramona Falls album), 2012 album by Ramona Falls

Other uses in music

  • Prophet (band), an American Melodic Rock band
  • "Prophet (Better Watch It)", 2011 song by British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks from the album, Stereo Typical
  • Prophet Entertainment, or Prophet Posse, an American record label
  • Dioclesian or The Prophetess, 1690 semi-opera by Henry Purcell
  • "The Prophet", 2001 song by Gary Moore from the album Back to the Blues
  • "Prophet", a 2019 song by King Princess from her album Cheap Queen
  • Le prophète (or The Prophet), 1849 opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer
  • Prophet, a line of synthesizers manufactured by Sequential

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • The Prophet (4/7), a 1933 sculpture by Spanish artist Pablo Gargallo
  • The Prophet (telenovela), a 2006–2007 Brazilian soap opera

Other uses

  • Prophet (company), an American consulting firm and agency

See also

  • Profit (disambiguation)
  • Prophecy (disambiguation)
  • Propheteer (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with prophet
  • All pages with titles containing prophet
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