Challenger, Challengers, The Challenger, or The Challengers, may refer to:
Entertainment
Comics and manga Challenger (character), comic book character Challengers (manga), by Hinako Takanaga
Film and telemovies Challenger: An Industrial Romance, a 1980 Canadian documentary film Challenger (1990 film), a television movie about the space shuttle Challenger disaster The Challengers (film), a 1990 family film produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Challenger, the original British title for the film The Challenger Disaster, a 2013 BBC made-for-TV film The Challenger (2015 film), an American sports drama film Challengers (film), a 2024 romantic sports film directed by Luca Guadagnino
TV shows The Challengers (TV series), a 1979–80 Canadian biographical television series The Challengers (game show), a 1990 American game show hosted by Dick Clark Challenger (1997 game show), an Australian game show Challenger (2013 game show), a Pakistani game show
Games Challenger (video game), a 1985 game developed by Hudson Soft Challengers (role-playing game), 1985 Challenger (arcade game), a 1981 game developed by Centuri
Literature Challenger (novel), a Star Trek: New Earth novel by Diane Carey Professor Challenger, a fictional scientist and adventurer created by Arthur Conan Doyle; and media franchise Challenger, a science fiction fanzine by Guy H. Lillian III which was nominated twelve times for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine
Music
Albums
Performers The Challengers (band), a 1960s surf rock group
Challengers (album), 2007, by The New Pornographers Challenger (Burning Star Core album), a 2008 album Challenger (Knut album), a 2002 album Challenger (Memphis May Fire album), a 2012 album Challenger, 2013 album by Recover Challenger (EP), 2021, by JO1
Songs
"Challenger", a song by Misia from the 2004 album Mars & Roses "Challenger", a song by Burning Star Core from the 2008 album Challenger "Challengers", a song by The New Pornographers from the 2007 album Challengers
People and animals Challenger (actor) (1959–2010), Bangladeshi film and television actor Romeo Challenger (born 1950), rock drummer, father of Ben Challenger Ben Challenger (born 1978), English high jumper Okeem Challenger (born 1989), Antiguan and Barbudan footballer Melanie Challenger, British poet and writer Challenger (eagle) (born 1989), an American bald eagle known for free flights Challenger (horse) (1927–1948), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
Places Challenger Deep, the deepest point in the world's oceans Challenger Plateau, a submarine rise in the Tasman Sea close to the New Zealand coast Challenger Mountains, a subrange of the Arctic Cordillera in Nunavut, Canada Mount Challenger, a mountain on East Falkland, Falkland Islands Challenger Point, a mountain in Colorado, US Challenger Harbour, a marina in Fremantle, Western Australia Challengers, Saint Kitts and Nevis, a settlement on the island of Saint Kitts Challenger Colles, a cluster of hills on Pluto
Challenger mine, a gold mine in South Australia
Schools Challenger Secondary School, a public school in Spanaway, Washington, US Challenger Early College High School, a public secondary school in Hickory, North Carolina, US Challenger Institute of Technology, former name of South Metropolitan TAFE, a Technical and Further Education institution in Fremantle, Western Australia
Science Challenger Society for Marine Science, established in 1903 in the UK Challenger expedition, a British oceanographic survey in 1872–1876 Challenger Center for Space Science Education, an American nonprofit educational organization
Sports Challengers League, former name of K3 League, an amateur football competition in South Korea Challengers Cup, a South Korean football competition ATP Challenger Tour, a series of men's professional tennis tournaments Challenger (America's Cup), the yacht representing the club that currently opposes the defender PCB Challengers, a Pakistani women's cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru, an Indian Premier League crickter team based in Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL), a Women's Premier League crickter team based in Bengaluru Challenger (ski course), a World Cup alpine ski racing slope in the western US, at Sun Valley, Idaho
Transportation Air and space craft Bombardier Challenger, a series of business jets manufactured by Bombardier Space Shuttle Challenger, a NASA space shuttle Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Quad City Challenger, an ultralight airplane Challenger, the Apollo 17 lunar module
Land vehicles Challenger trucks, a Canadian maker of heavy trucks There have been four tanks named Challenger in British military service: Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger in service during World War II Challenger 1 in service from the mid-1980s to early 21st century Challenger 2 in service from 1998 onwards Challenger 3 in development, predicted to enter service from 2027 onwards Dodge Challenger, a car made by Dodge Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, an SUV once sold in Japan as the Mitsubishi Challenger Tokai Challenger, a solar car Challenger (train), a named passenger train fleet Union Pacific Challenger, a type of steam locomotive Challenger Tractor, a rubber-tracked agricultural tractor
Sea vessels Columbia 24 Challenger, an American sailboat design HMS Challenger, any of eight Royal Navy ships RSS Challenger, a Sjöormen-class submarine in the Republic of Singapore Navy USS Challenger (ID-3630), an early-20th century US Navy cargo ship Challenger (clipper), built in London in 1852 Challenger (1853 clipper), built in Boston Challenger (Long Beach fireboat), operated by the fire department of Long Beach, California, US , a steamboat built in 1865 that operated in Puget Sound, Washington, US Stena Challenger, a ferry, formerly Isle of Inishfree and Pride of Cherbourg, now Kaitaki Glomar Challenger, a deep sea research and scientific drilling vessel for oceanography and marine geology studies Deepsea Challenger, used by James Cameron in the Mariana Trench SS St. Marys Challenger, a freight vessel operating on the North American Great Lakes built in 1906
Other uses Challenger, a line of microcomputer systems manufactured by Ohio Scientific Challenger (cable system), an international submarine communications cable between US and Bermuda Challenger (company), an Australian investment management company Challenger hop, a beer flavouring
See also
Challenge (disambiguation) The Challenge (disambiguation) Challenge Cup (disambiguation)