Hammer (disambiguation)
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A hammer is a type of tool.
Hammer may also refer to:
People
- Hammer (name), a list of people with the surname
- Hammer (nickname), a list of people
- Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992), the founding President of the Republic of Nauru
- MC Hammer (born 1962), American rapper and actor
- William Hinds (1887–1957), stage name Will Hammer, co-founder of Hammer Films
Places
Germany
- Hammer an der Uecker, in Uecker-Randow
- A locality in Wipperfürth
- A locality in Liebenwalde
- A locality in Simmerath
- A locality in Fischbachau
- An administrative area in Feldkirchen-Westerham
- A former name of Herchen-Bahnhof, a locality in Windeck
In the United States
- Hammer, South Dakota, an unincorporated community
- Hammer Creek, Pennsylvania
Elsewhere
- The Hammer, nickname of Hamilton, Ontario, the 10th largest city in Canada
- Hammer or Hamre (municipality), a former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
- Hammer, West Sussex, a hamlet
- Hammer Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Hammer Point, Robert Island, Antarctica
Entertainment
In film
- Hammer Film Productions, also known as Hammer Films, a British film and television production company based in London, United Kingdom
- Hammer (film), a 1972 action film starring Fred Williamson
- The Hammer (2007 film), a comedy starring Adam Carolla
- The Hammer (2010 film), a biopic about deaf wrestler and mixed martial artist Matt Hamill
In music
- "Hammer" (song), by Bob Marley
- Hammer (album), by Afrob
- Hammer (band), a Progressive rock band from the 1970s
- "The Hammer", a song from the album Ace of Spades by Motorhead
Fictional characters
- Mike Hammer, a private detective created by Mickey Spillane
- Colonel Alois Hammer, a mercenary in David Drake's science fiction series - see Hammerverse
- Hans von Hammer, a World War I fighter ace in Enemy Ace, a DC Comics property
- Justin Hammer, a Marvel Comics villain
- alter ego of the Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer), a Marvel Comics villain, daughter of Justin Hammer
- Sasha Hammer, a Marvel Comics enemy of Iron Man, daughter of Justine Hammer
- Half of the Marvel Comics supervillain team Hammer and Anvil
- Hammer (comics), Marvel Comics characters
Other
- H.A.M.M.E.R., a fictional espionage and law enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe
Sports
- Hammer throw, an athletic event
- A technique for throwing a flying disc
- The last stone advantage in curling
- PFC Minyor Pernik, a Bulgarian football team known as The Hammers
- West Ham United F.C., an English football team known as The Hammers
- West Ham Hammers, a defunct English motorcycle speedway team
- Lakeside Hammers, an English speedway team
- Hammer SpVg, a German association football club
- Alabama Hammers, a Professional Indoor Football League team
- Huntington Hammer, an Ultimate Indoor Football League team based in Huntington, West Virginia
Computing
- HAMMER, a file system in DragonFly BSD
- A development phase of the Athlon 64 microprocessor
- A development phase of the Glaze3D graphic card series
- Valve Hammer Editor, a 3D level editor for Source and GoldSrc maps
Military uses
- War hammer, a medieval weapon
- Operation Hammer (disambiguation), several military (and one police) operations
- FOB Hammer, a now-closed U.S. military forward operating base in Iraq
- AASM, also known as HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range), a French kit for upgrading dumb bombs to rocket-powered smart bombs
Other
- Hammer (firearm), a part of a gun
- Hammer Stradivarius, a 1707 antique violin
- Hammer (automobile), built in Detroit, Michigan, by the Hammer Motor Company from 1905–06
- Hammer projection, an equal area map projection
- Hammer (candlestick pattern), a formation in stock market analysis
- MV Hammer, a Singaporean tanker
- Malleus, a bone in the middle ear
- Hammer Bowling, an American bowling equipment manufacturer
- Hammer Museum or Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Culture Center at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
See also
- Charles Martel (c. 688-741), Frankish king - Martel is French for "the hammer"
- Judas Maccabeus, leader of the Maccabean revolt (167–160 BCE) against the Seleucid Empire - Maccabee may derive from the Aramaic word for "hammer"
- Edward I of England (1239–1307), King of England, "Hammer of the Scots"
- Van Hammer (born 1967), ring name of an American former professional wrestler
- Hamar people, a tribe in Ethiopia
- Hummer (disambiguation)
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