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Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...

is a predatory bird.

Hawk may also refer to:

Transportation

CGS Hawk
CGS Hawk
The CGS Hawk is a family of high wing, strut-braced, pusher configuration, single and two-seats-in-tandem ultralight aircraft, designed by Chuck Slusarczyk and manufactured by CGS Aviation.-Development:...

ultralight aircraft
HAWK beacon
HAWK beacon
A HAWK beacon is a traffic signal used to stop road traffic and allow pedestrians to cross safely. It is officially known as a "pedestrian hybrid beacon". The purpose of a HAWK beacon is to allow protected pedestrian crossings, stopping road traffic only as needed...

, or High-Intensity Activated crossWalK beacon, a traffic signal
Humber Hawk
Humber Hawk
The Humber Hawk was a large four-cylinder saloon produced by the British-based Humber car company, part of the Rootes Group.-Humber Hawk Mk I & II:...

, a British car model
Packard Hawk
Packard Hawk
The 1958 Packard Hawk was the sportiest of the four Packard-badged Studebakers produced in the final year of Packard production,. Packard's plant in Detroit, Michigan had been leased to Curtiss-Wright , and Packard models in this dying-gasp year were all rebadged and retrimmed Studebaker products...

, an American car model
South Devon Railway Eagle class
South Devon Railway Eagle class
The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...

also called Hawk, a 4-4-0ST steam locomotive
Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
The Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk , a sporty coupe sold between 1962 and 1964, was the final development of the Studebaker Hawk series that began with the Golden Hawk of 1956.-Redesigning the Hawk:...

, an American model of car (1962–1964)
Studebaker Golden Hawk
Studebaker Golden Hawk
The Studebaker Golden Hawk is a two-door pillarless hardtop coupe type car produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana between 1956 and 1958.-Styling:...

, an American car model (1956–1958)
Studebaker Silver Hawk
Studebaker Silver Hawk
The Studebaker Silver Hawk was an automobile produced between 1957 and 1959 by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. The Hawk was also produced in 1956. There were four versions, pillared Flight Hawk and Power Hawk, and hardtop Sky Hawk and Golden Hawk. The Silver Hawk model was not...

, an American car model (1957–1961)

Fiction

Hawk (birdman)
Hawk (birdman)
Hawk the birdman is a character from the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the alien sidekick to Buck Rogers. He is portrayed in the television series by Thom Christopher.-Character:...

, a character from the second season of the series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Hawk (G.I. Joe)
Hawk (G.I. Joe)
Hawk is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of military-themed toys. He appears in the animated series, comic books, toyline, and movie.-Profile:...

, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
Hawk (Shannara)
Hawk (Shannara)
Hawk, also known as John Ross Freemark in Angel Fire East, is a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Genesis of Shannara trilogy of novels, written as a prequel to his Shannara series...

, a fictional character from Terry Brooks' Great Wars trilogy
Deputy Tommy "Hawk" Hill, a fictional character from the serial drama Twin Peaks
Lieutenant Hawk, a character from the film Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact is the eighth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise, released in November 1996, by Paramount Pictures. First Contact is the first film in the franchise to feature no cast members from the original Star Trek television series of the 1960s...
The character in the Spenser novels by Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the late 1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also...
A Man Called Hawk
A Man Called Hawk
A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series was a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in...

, a television series based upon the character in the Spenser novels
T. Hawk, a character from Street Fighter
Alonzo Hawk
Alonzo Hawk
Alonzo Hawk is a recurring villain in three Walt Disney movies: The Absent-Minded Professor , Son of Flubber , and Herbie Rides Again . In the two earlier movies , his name is apparently Alonzo P...

, a recurring villain in three Walt Disney movies
Henery Hawk
Henery Hawk
Henery Hawk is a cartoon character from the American Looney Tunes series, who appeared in twelve cartoons. His first appearance was The Squawkin' Hawk, directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Leon Schlesinger. Henery's next appearance was Walky Talky Hawky which also featured Foghorn Leghorn and...

, a cartoon character
Hawk and Dove
Hawk and Dove
Hawk and Dove is the moniker given to two superheroes when they team up to fight crime. Hawk and Dove describes each character's attitude or approach to fighting crime. The hawk represents aggression, and the dove representing pacifism.-Hank and Don Hall:...

, a DC comic book team
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. Bruce Willis stars in the title role and also co-wrote the story. Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, David Caruso, Lorraine Toussaint, Frank Stallone, Sandra Bernhard, and Richard E...

, a film in which Bruce Willis plays an ex-burglar of that name
"The Headless Hawk", a short story by Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons , known as Truman Capote , was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At...
The Hawk
Ride Him, Cowboy
Ride Him, Cowboy is a 1932 remake of The Unknown Cavalier, a 1926 western film starring Ken Maynard, with lots of stock footage from the original. It was directed by Fred Allen and starred 25-year-old John Wayne...

, a 1932 film starring John Wayne (US title Ride Him, Cowboy)
The Hawk, a 1993 film starring Helen Mirren

Military

Hawk MM-1
Hawk MM-1
The MM-1 is a 40x46mm semi-automatic grenade launcher manufactured in the USA by the Hawk Engineering Company. The manufacturer claims that it has been used by US Special Forces units, as well as the military forces of several South American and African countries...

, a model of grenade launcher
MIM-23 Hawk
MIM-23 Hawk
The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

, an American surface-to-air missile
The Hawk, a journal of the Royal Air Force

Airplanes

BAE Hawk
BAE Hawk
The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft...

, British advanced jet trainer also used by the Red Arrows display team
Curtiss Hawk (disambiguation), a series of aircraft

Ships

, several ships of the Royal Navy, two ships of the Royal Australian Navy, several ships of the U.S. Navy

Music

Hawk (band)
Hawk (band)
Hawk was a glam metal band which formed in 1984.Hawk once featured lead vocalist Charlie Wayne Morrill, guitarist Doug Marks, bassist Lonnie Miller , and drummer Glenn Burtis. This line-up recorded a demo in 1985 that was released as Let The Metal Live in 2009...
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson
Hawk Nelson is a Christian rock band from Peterborough, Ontario. The band has become very popular in the Christian music scene and was voted "Favorite New Artist" by CCM Magazine in their February 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. In 2006 Hawk Nelson won a No...

, a Christian rock band
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument. As Joachim E. Berendt explained, "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn"...

(1904–1969), called "Hawk", an American jazz saxophonist
Big Hawk
Big Hawk
John Edward Hawkins , better known as H.A.W.K. or Big Hawk was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.-Biography:...

, a rapper
KHKK
KHKK
Not to be confused with KKHK.KHKK is the call sign of The Hawk, a radio station located in Modesto, California. The Hawk's frequency is 104.1 FM...

, a radio station in Modesto, California
Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
Hawk (album)
Hawk (album)
Hawk is the third collaborative studio album by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, released on August 24, 2010. The album also features folk singer Willy Mason, and two songs written by Townes Van Zandt...

, an album by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

People with the surname Hawk

Jeremy Hawk
Jeremy Hawk
Jeremy Hawk was a character actor with a long career in music halls and on London's West End stage...

(1918–2002), English actor
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...

, a professional skateboarder
A. J. Hawk
A. J. Hawk
-Green Bay Packers:On April 29, 2006 Hawk was drafted in the 1st round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was the 5th overall pick of the draft. He signed a 6-year contract with the Packers, worth $37.5 million, on July 28, 2006...

, a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers
Susan Hawk
Susan Hawk
Susan "Sue" Hawk was a contestant on Survivor: Borneo and Survivor: All-Stars...

, a contestant on Survivor: Borneo

People known as Hawk

In non-specifical terms, a hardliner, especially in a political movement
Andre Dawson
Andre Dawson
Andre Nolan Dawson , nicknamed "The Hawk", is an American former center fielder and right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different teams, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs .An 8-time National League All-Star, he was named the...

(born 1954, nicknamed "The Hawk"), American baseball player
Harry Lee McGinnis
Harry Lee McGinnis
Harry Lee McGinnis popularly known as Hawk , born 1927, is an American traveler doing a 129,000 km around-the-world walking tour. He started in Dublin's St. Patrick's day parade of 1992, and by March 2008 has completed 66 countries....

, an American traveler doing a 129,000 km around-the-world walking tour.
Ken Harrelson
Ken Harrelson
Kenneth Smith Harrelson , nicknamed "The Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, is a former All-Star first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball...

(born 1941, also nicknamed "The Hawk"), American baseball player and sportscaster
Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Hawk
Michael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors or The Legion of Doom , with Road Warrior Animal.-Early life:While living in Chicago, Hegstrand met Joe Lauranaitis, who would be later...

(1957–2003), the best-known ring persona of American professional wrestler Michael Hegstrand
Lee Reherman
Lee Reherman
Lee Reherman is a former American football player but a current actor and television host.-Personal life:Reherman was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He played football at Cornell University and then played professionally with the Miami Dolphins...

, from American Gladiators
G. Parthasarathy, Indian diplomat and author

Sports

Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...

, an NBA basketball team
Hawthorn Hawks
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...

, an Australian Football League team
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks
The Saint Joseph's Hawks represent the athletic teams at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks compete in Division I in the NCAA and the Philadelphia Big 5. The school also has intramurals and extramurals, the latter of which compete with the City 6 . The school is mostly known for its men's...

, the intercollegiate athletic program of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia
Softbank Hawks, a Japanese baseball team
Wollongong Hawks
Wollongong Hawks
The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...

, an Australian basketball team competing in the NBL
Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye is a complex computer system used in cricket, tennis and other sports to visually track the trajectory of the ball and display a record of its most statistically likely path as a moving image. In cricket and tennis, it is now part of the adjudication process. It was developed by engineers...

, the computer system used in tennis and cricket to track the path of the ball
Hawk, a Champ Car chassis
North Chicago Community High School
North Chicago Community High School
North Chicago Community High School, also known as North Chicago and NCCHS, is a public four-year high school located in North Chicago, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of --North Chicago School District 187]]...

Warhawks, an Illinois high school mascot and team

Others

Hawk (plasterer's tool)
War Hawk
War Hawk
War Hawk is a term originally used to describe members of the Twelfth Congress of the United States who advocated waging war against the British in the War of 1812...

, a term for war inclined politicians
Inflation
Inflation
In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects an erosion in the purchasing power of money – a...

hawk, analogous term for anti-inflation economics and policy-makers
Mark IX Hawk
Mark IX Hawk
The Mark IX Hawk is a fictional spacecraft in the Space: 1999 television series. They are apparently designed specifically for combat, and are fast, maneuverable, and well-armed...

, a fictional spacecraft from the Space: 1999 television series
A student or alumnus of Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...