Peacemaker (disambiguation)
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Peacemaker or The Peacemaker (in various forms) may refer to:
Individuals and groups
- UN PeacemakerUN PeacemakerUN Peacemaker is an information and knowledge management tool of the United Nations to support international peacemaking professionals.It provides resources for international mediators, such as information on peace agreements, and peacemaking mandates...
, project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators - Peace makersPeace makersPeace makers are individuals and organisations involved in peacemaking in countries affected by war, violent conflict, and political instability. They engage in processes such as negotiation, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration – drawing on international law and norms...
, a list of contemporary individuals and organisations involved in peacemaking - PeacemakersPeacemakersPeacemakers, was an American pacifist organization. The name of the group is taken from a section of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”...
, an American pacifist organization - Great Peacemaker, the traditional founder of the Haudenosaunee confederacy
- Peacemaker (ship)Peacemaker (ship)Peacemaker is an American barquentine owned by the Twelve Tribes religious group.- History :The Peacemaker, originally named Avany, was built on a riverbank in southern Brazil using traditional methods and tropical hardwoods, and was launched in 1989...
, a Class-A tall ship (barquentine rig) - "Peace Maker", a manga made by Ryōji MinagawaRyoji Minagawa' is a Japanese manga artist born in Sumida, Tokyo.He was invited with Spriggan story writer Hiroshi Takashige to go to a comic convention in Portugal in 1996 as a guest of honor due to his work on Spriggan. He worked on other manga comics before he went on to create Project ARMS with fellow manga...
- Peacemaker (Transformers), a character in the TransformersTransformersA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
franchise
Arts, literature and entertainment
- The PeacemakersThe PeacemakersThe Peacemakers is an 1868 painting by George P.A. Healy. It depicts the historic March 28, 1865, strategy session by the Union high command on the steamer River Queen during the final days of the American Civil War.- Historical setting :...
a famous 1868 painting by George Peter Alexander Healy - "The Peacemakers", the title of the 1993 Time Person of the Year, referring to and represented by Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, F.W. de Klerk, and Nelson Mandela
- Peacemaker (comics)Peacemaker (comics)The Peacemaker is the name of a series of superheroes originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. The original Peacemaker first appeared in Fightin' 5 #40 The Peacemaker is the name of a series of superheroes originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC...
, the name of multiple superhero comic book characters from DC Comics - Peacemaker Kurogane, an ongoing manga and 2003 anime
- PeaceMaker (video game), a 2007 video game designed to promote peace in the Middle East
Films and television
- Eidelons, referred to as Peacemakers in the Sci Fi Channel series Farscape
- Peacemakers (TV series)Peacemakers (TV series)Peacemakers is an American crime fiction television series about forensic science in the Old West. It was filmed in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on the USA Network. The show was cancelled after one season of nine episodes.-Plot:This very interesting...
, a TV series starring Tom Berenger - The Peacemaker (1997 film)The Peacemaker (1997 film)The Peacemaker is a 1997 American action/thriller film starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman and directed by Mimi Leder. It is also notable as being the first film released by DreamWorks...
, an action film directed by Mimi Leder, starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman - Peacemaker (1990 film)Peacemaker (1990 film)- Plot summary :Two aliens arrive on Earth trying to kill each other. This is not easy, since they seem to be able to regenerate lost body parts and survive bullet wounds. Both of them happen to meet a young pathologist Dori Caisson, and each alien tells her that he is a peacemaker and that the...
, a science fiction film directed by Kevin S. Tenney - The Peacemaker (1956 film)The Peacemaker (1956 film)The Peacemaker is a western film directed by Ted Post and starring James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe, and Jan Merlin. Hal Richards based the script on the novel of the same name by Richard Poole....
, a Western film directed by Ted Post, starring James Mitchell
Literature
- "The Peacemaker" (short story), a 1983 Nebula award winning short story by Gardner DozoisGardner DozoisGardner Raymond Dozois is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004...
- Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End WarPeacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End WarPeacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War is a historical narrative based on the events of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It was written by the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan with a foreword by American diplomat Richard Holbrooke...
, a book by Margaret MacMillan - Peacemaker (Doctor Who)Peacemaker (Doctor Who)Peacemaker is a BBC Books original novel written by James Swallow and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...
, a 2007 novel by James Swallow
Music
- The Peacemaker (1998), and The Peacemaker 2 (2004), albums by hip hop DJ Tony TouchTony TouchTony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
- Roger Clyne and the PeacemakersRoger Clyne and the PeacemakersRoger Clyne and the Peacemakers is a rock band from Tempe, Arizona, USA. The band is typically referred to by the fans as the abbreviation "RCPM"...
, a rock music band - "Peacemaker", a song by power metal band Sonata ArcticaSonata ArcticaSonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
- "Peacemaker", a Karl L. King song
- "Peacemaker", a song by Naked RaygunNaked RaygunNaked Raygun is a Chicago-based punk rock group. Initially active from 1980 to about 1992, Naked Raygun had several short-lived reunions afterwards and a full-time reformation in 2006....
- "Peacemaker", a song on Green Day's 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown21st Century Breakdown21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and their first album to be produced by Butch Vig. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006...
- "The Peacemaker", a 1973 song by Albert HammondAlbert HammondAlbert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew...
- "Peace Maker," an album by Eamon McGrathEamon McGrathEamon McGrath is a folk music and punk rock musician from Edmonton, Alberta and currently based in Toronto. On his own, his live performances are most often folk-oriented, where McGrath plays songs from his discography on acoustic instruments, but with a band the live show takes on a much more...
Historical works
- Peacemakers Manual, a book by Egon Ranshofen-WertheimerEgon Ranshofen-WertheimerEgon Ranshofen-Wertheimer was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state.-Early life:...
- The Peacemaker (1934), the only science fiction book written by C. S. ForesterC. S. ForesterCecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith , an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen...
- Peace Maker (pamphlet)Peace Maker (pamphlet)"The Peace Maker" is a pamphlet written by the Latter Day Saint author Udney Hay Jacob in 1842. The original two-chapter "Peace Maker" pamphlet was published in Nauvoo, Illinois with Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, listed as the printer. The pamphlet advocated...
, a 1842 pamphlet advocating polygamy - The Peacemaker (Middleton), a 1618 anti-duelling pamphlet by Thomas MiddletonThomas MiddletonThomas Middleton was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. Middleton stands with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson as among the most successful and prolific of playwrights who wrote their best plays during the Jacobean period. He was one of the few Renaissance dramatists to achieve equal success in...
Weapons
- The Colt Single Action ArmyColt Single Action ArmyThe Colt Single Action Army is a single action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S...
handgun - The Convair B-36Convair B-36The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built , although there have...
bomber aircraft - A 12-inch muzzle loader that exploded aboard the USS PrincetonUSS Princeton (1843)The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849....