Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the passerine bird genus Corvus.
Raven may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Raven (Ace Comics), a comic book character Raven (DC Comics), from the Teen Titans series Raven (Guilty Gear), in the Guilty Gear series Raven (Tekken), in the Tekken series Raven Baxter, title character of the American television series That's So Raven and its spinoff series, Raven's Home Raven Branwen, a character in the web series RWBY Raven Darkhölme, alter ego of Marvel Comics character Mystique Raven Hex, in Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose Raven Queen, the daughter of the Evil Queen from the Mattel franchise Ever After High Jonathon Raven, title character of the American action drama television series Raven Vulcan Raven, a character from the 1998 video game Metal Gear Solid Dmitri "Raven" Ravinoff, in the Neal Stephenson book Snow Crash Raven Reyes, a character in the television series The 100 Mr. Raven, in George Macdonald's fantasy novel Lillith Raven, in the 2009 film My Queen Karo Raven, in The Black Company fantasy novel series Raven, in Graham Greene's novel A Gun for Sale (1936) Raven, in Faith Erin Hicks' novel Demonology 101 Raven, a nickname of significance for Hari Seldon in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Raven, the Native American fable who accompanies Jack Horner in the Jack of Fables comic series Raven, in the manga series Pandora Hearts Raven, in the suspense/thriller film Soul Survivors (2001) Raven, the main character in the 1997 HBO animated series Spicy City Raven, in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Raven, in Zoids: Chaotic Century/Zoids: Guardian Force
Literature "The Raven", a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe Raven, a novelization of the 1977 TV series by Trevor Ray and Jeremy Burnham Raven, a 1979–79 series of novels by Robert Holdstock and Angus Wells, writing as Richard Kirk Raven (Reiterman book), a 1982 book about Jim Jones and the People's Temple by Tim Reiterman Raven, a 1989 novel by Stanley Morgan Raven, a 1993 novel by Charles L. Grant Raven (picture book), a 1993 children's picture book told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott Raven, a 1996 novel by S. Andrew Swann, writing as S. A. Swiniarski Raven, a 1998 novel by V. C. Andrews Raven, a 2009-11 trilogy of novels by Giles Kristian Ravens, a 2009 novel by George Dawes Green Raven, a 2013 novella by Lauren Oliver Raven, a 2015 novella by Tommy Donbavand Teen Titans: Raven, a 2019 graphic novel by Kami Garcia Raven, a 2021 novel by Laurel O'Donnell Raven (novel), a 2025 thriller novel by Robert T. Kelley
Music Raven (British band), a heavy metal band Raven (American band), a blues rock band Raven (Paula Cole album), 2013 Raven (Kelela album), 2023 Raven (Isabel LaRosa album), 2025 "Raven", a song by Battle Beast from Battle Beast "Raven", a song by the Dave Matthews Band from Busted Stuff "Raven", a song by Eternal Tears of Sorrow from Vilda Mánnu "Raven", a song by Grave Digger from The Grave Digger
Television Raven (1977 TV series), a British television series Raven (2002 TV series), a 2002–2010 & 2017–2018 British children's game show Raven (American TV series), a 1992–1993 American action drama television series Raven (Polish TV series), a 2018 Polish television series
Film Raven (1996 film), starring Burt Reynolds
Businesses and organizations Raven Arms, an American firearms manufacturer Raven Industries, an American manufacturer of plastic, electronic and "special apparel" products Raven Software, an American video game developer Respecting Aboriginal Values & Environmental Needs, a charitable organization Raven Society, a student society at the University of Virginia
Military Raven (air defence), a UK-made surface-to-air missile system using ASRAAM missiles Raven Forward Air Controllers, fighter pilots used in covert operations during the Vietnam War Raven-class minesweeper, a World War II United States Navy class of minesweepers AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, a UAV used by the U.S. military Curtiss O-40 Raven, an unsuccessful American observation aircraft of the 1930s General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven, an electronic warfare aircraft retired in 1998 Hiller OH-23 Raven, a helicopter used by the U.S. Army , the name of fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the British Royal Navy , the name of several United States Navy ships
People Raven (given name), a unisex given name Raven (surname) Raven (drag queen) (born 1979), American drag queen and reality television personality Raven (wrestler) (born 1964), American professional wrestler, producer, writer and actor Raven Lake, Canadian professional wrestler, mother of Bambi Hall A female member of the TV show American Gladiators Raven-Symoné, also known as Raven, an American actress known for starring in That's So Raven
Places Canada Raven, Alberta, Canada, an unincorporated community Raven Lake, a lake that straddles the border between Quebec and Ontario
United States Raven, Illinois, an unincorporated community Raven, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Raven, Nebraska, an unincorporated community Raven, Virginia, a census-designated place Raven Creek, Pennsylvania Raven Ridge, Colorado and Utah
Elsewhere Raven, Bulgaria, a village Raven, Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia Raven Crag, a fell in the English Lake District Raven Glacier, Greenland Sveti Peter, Piran, a village in southwestern Slovenia, formerly named Raven The Raven Nature Reserve, County Wexford, Ireland
Transportation Raven (sailboat), an American sailboat design Raven Rotorcraft, an American aircraft manufacturer Rans S-20 Raven, an American light-sport aircraft design SS Raven (1871), a steam barge built for service on Windermere in the English Lake District for the Furness Railway MY Raven, an excursion vessel built in 1889 as the SY Raven Winds Italia Raven, an Italian powered hang glider design A class of South Devon Railway 0-4-0 locomotives
Other uses Raven, a gunshot detector manufactured by Flock Safety Raven, a sound-analysis software program produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Raven Hotel, a public house in Greater Manchester, England Raven Tales, descriptions of creation stories that involve the mythic figure Raven Raven's Progressive Matrices, a nonverbal psychometric test used to measure fluid intelligence
See also The Raven (disambiguation) Ravens (disambiguation) Rave (disambiguation) Raver (disambiguation)