Alpha ( or ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Alpha or ALPHA may also refer to:
Letters Latin alpha (), a letter of the Latin alphabet , a glyph in the International Phonetic Alphabet , a vowel in the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages Alfa, the first letter in the NATO phonetic alphabet
Art and entertainment Books and comics Alpha (Lombard), a Franco-Belgian comics series The Alphas, a young-adult novel series by Lisi Harrison Alpha 1 through Alpha 9, anthologies edited by Robert Silverberg
Film and television Alpha (2018 film), an American prehistoric adventure film Alpha (2019 film), a Bangladeshi film Alpha (2025 film), a French horror film Alpha (2026 film), an upcoming Indian film of the YRF Spy Universe Alpha., a 2024 Dutch adventure film Alpha Alpha, a German science fantasy series Alphas, an American science fiction TV series 2011–2012 "Alpha" (The X-Files), a sixth-season episode of The X-Files Alpha and Omega (radio plays) Alpha TV, a Greek television channel
Fictional characters and places Alpha (DC Comics), a character from DC Comics Alpha (Marvel Comics), a character from Marvel Comics Alpha (The Walking Dead, an antagonist from the Walking Dead comic and TV series Alpha 4 (Power Rangers), Alpha 5 (Power Rangers), Alpha 6 (Power Rangers), or Alpha 7 (Power Rangers), characters in the Power Rangers universe Alpha the Ultimate Mutant, a character in Marvel Comics Moonbase Alpha (Space: 1999), the primary setting for the television series Space: 1999 Alpha, a wolf character in the animated film Storks Alpha, the lead dog from the 2009 animated film Up Alpha Trion, an autobot character in The Transformers Alpha, a fictional computer in Mike Walker's radio play Alpha , the first member of Shadow Garden and leader of the Seven Shadows in the light novel and anime series The Eminence in Shadow Alpha, the main antagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Alpha, an organization in the YRF Spy Universe Alpha, a humanised Dalek from The Evil of the Daleks
Gaming Alpha (Magic: The Gathering), a card set Alpha (video game), released in 1986
Internet properties
Airlock Alpha, a science fiction website primarily dedicated to Star Trek
Music
Albums Alpha (Aitana album) (2023) Alpha (Alice Nine album) (2007) Alpha (Asia album) (1983) Alpha (Charlotte Day Wilson album) (2021) Alpha (CL album) (2021) Alpha (Jelena Karleuša album) (2023) Alpha (Selena y Los Dinos album) (1986) Alpha (Sevendust album) (2007) Alpha (Shenseea album) (2022) Alpha (War of Ages album) (2017)
Songs "Alpha" (song), 2014, by Kollegah "Alpha", a track on the 1976 album Albedo 0.39 by Vangelis "Alpha", a song by C418 from the 2013 soundtrack Minecraft – Volume Beta
Other uses in music Alpha, a French early music label record label, now part of Outhere Alpha chord, in the octatonic scale Alpha (band), a British electronic music group
Business Alpha Bank, a Greek bank, or their stock symbol ALPHA Alpha Books, an imprint of Penguin Group Alpha Industries, an American clothing company Alpha Media, an American radio broadcasting company
Alpha (shipping company), a Norwegian shipping and ferry operator
Alpha TV, a Greek terrestrial channel Alpha Video, an American entertainment company Alpha, a streaming service operated by Legendary Entertainment from 2016 to 2019 Alpha (Australian magazine), an Australian men's sport magazine Alpha, an investor magazine, later incorporated into Absolute Return + Alpha
People Alpha (given name), a list of people with the name Elizabeth Alpha-Lavalie (1947–2013), Sierra Leonian politician Jenny Alpha (1910–2010), Martinique-born French actress and singer
Places United States of America
Alpha, California, former settlement Alpha, Illinois, a village Alpha, Iowa, an unincorporated community Alpha, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Alpha, Maryland, an unincorporated community Alpha, Michigan, a village Alpha, Minnesota, a city Alpha, Missouri, an unincorporated community Alpha, New Jersey, a borough Alpha, Ohio, a neighborhood of the city of Beavercreek Alpha, Oregon, an unincorporated community Alpha (Morristown, Tennessee), a neighborhood Alpha, Texas, an unincorporated freedman's town Alpha, Virginia, an unincorporated community Alpha, Washington, an unincorporated community Alpha, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community Alpha Ridge, Alaska, a mountain ridge
Elsewhere Alpha, Queensland, a town in Australia Alpha Ridge, an undersea ridge in the Arctic Ocean
Science, technology and mathematics
Biology Alpha (ethology) (also "alpha male" and "alpha female"), the highest ranking individuals in a community of social animals Alpha helixes, a type of secondary protein structures α receptors, a type of Adrenergic receptor SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant, one of the variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 A class of Immunoglobulin heavy chains that defines IgA type antibodies Trinchesia alpha, a species of sea slug
Computing Alpha (programming language), an early database language Alpha compositing, an image processing technique Alpha phase of a software release life cycle AlphaServer, DEC now HP machine successor to the VAX AlphaStation, DEC now HP workstation successor to the VAX DEC Alpha, an instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Wolfram Alpha, a computational knowledge engine
Mathematics and statistics Alpha (finance), a measurement of active return on an investment Cronbach's alpha, a statistical measure of reliability Angular eccentricity (conventional symbol "α") Navigational azimuth (symbol "α") One of the Feigenbaum constants describing a bifurcation diagram, in mathematics (symbol "α") The probability of a type I error in statistics (symbol "α") The significance level of a statistical test (symbol "α") The inverse Ackermann function α, sometimes used as a placeholder for ordinal numbers
Science ALPHA, a particle physics experiment at CERN ALPHA Collaboration, (Antihydrogen Laser PHysics Apparatus), a team of scientists Alpha particle, form of particle radiation Alpha waves, recorded by electroencephalography Angle of attack in aerodynamics (symbol "α") Angular acceleration in physics (symbol "α") Coefficient of thermal expansion in thermodynamics (symbol "α") Fine-structure constant in physics (symbol "α") Thermal diffusivity in thermodynamics (symbol "α") Common-base current gain of a transistor in electronics (symbol "α") α, the isotope fractionation factor between two substances in geochemistry Alpha, the brightest star in a constellation according to the Bayer designation
Technology Alpha (navigation), a Russian radio navigation system Alpha, a drone manufactured by Flock Safety Alpha mode, propeller settings used for flight in airplanes with turboprop engines Minolta Alpha, the Japanese name for a series of SLR cameras known as Maxxum or Dynax elsewhere Sony α or Sony Alpha, a digital SLR series by Sony, direct successor to the Minolta Alpha series Samsung Galaxy Alpha, 2014 Android smartphone by Samsung
Transportation GM Alpha platform, the underpinning of various GM vehicles Alpha (sternwheeler), a 19th-century river vessel Alpha 2000, a light aircraft built in New Zealand Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, a French/German jet trainer aircraft Firefly Alpha, an orbital rocket Kohler Alpha, an American glider Pipistrel Alpha Trainer, a Slovenian light-sport aircraft , a Greek cargo ship in service 1924–30
Tropical and subtropical cyclones Subtropical Storm Alpha (1972), first storm of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Alpha (2005), twenty-third storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Subtropical Storm Alpha (2020), twenty-second storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Other uses ALPHA (drug), a psychoactive drug Generation Alpha, the demographic cohort succeeding Generation Z Alpha course, an introductory course in Christianity Alpha Group, a Russian counterterrorism unit Alpha Secondary School, a high school in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Alpha Boys School, a school in Kingston, Jamaica Alpha, or Service "A", one of the uniforms of the United States Marine Corps
See also
Alpha and Omega (disambiguation) Alpha value (disambiguation) Alfa (disambiguation) Moonbase Alpha (disambiguation) A, the letter Space Station Alpha Space Complex Alpha Beginning (disambiguation) Birth (disambiguation) Construction (disambiguation)