Prophet (disambiguation)

Not to be confused with profit (disambiguation).

A prophet is a person who is believed to speak through divine inspiration.

Prophet or The Prophet may also refer to:

People referred to as "The Prophet" as a title

Religious figures

• Muhammad (570s–632), also known as Al-Nabi (The Prophet), regarded by Muslims as the last prophet of God
• Zoroaster (or Zarathushtra), founder of Zoroastrianism, sometimes referred to simply as "The Prophet"

Native American figures

• Francis the Prophet (c.1770–1818), a leader of the Red Stick faction of Creek Native Americans
• Tenskwatawa (1775–1836), Shawnee leader called "The Prophet" or "The Shawnee Prophet"
• Wabokieshiek (ca. 1794 – ca. 1841), Ho-Chunk leader called "The Prophet" or "The Winnebago Prophet"

Musicians

• Black Prophet (born Kenneth Wilberforce Zonto Bossman, 1977), Ghanaian reggae music composer and a member of the Rastafari movement
• Capleton (born 1967), known as "The Prophet", Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
• Dov Elkabas (born 1968), Dutch musician and producer known as "DJ The Prophet"

Given name

• Prophet Benjamin (born 1978), Trinidadian reggae singer
• Prophet Omega (1927–1992), American radio evangelist broadcasting

Surname

• Chuck Prophet (born 1963), American musician
• David Prophet (1937–1981), English Formula One driver of the mid-1960s
• Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939–2009), former leader of the New Age new religious movement The Summit Lighthouse
• John Prophet (1356–1416), English Secretary to King Henry IV, Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Dean of Hereford and York
• Mark L. Prophet (1918–1973), American New Age religious figure
• Melissa Prophet (born 1962), American actor
• Michael Prophet (1957–2017), English reggae singer
• Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890–1960), American sculptor
• Orval Prophet (1922–1984), Canadian country music performer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

• Prophet (comics), an Image Comics character who first appeared in 1992
• Prophet (Star Trek), an alien race in the T.V. show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, the leader of Raptor Team in the 2007 video game series Crysis
• Prophets or San'Shyuum, royal rulers of the Covenant in the video games series Halo

Films

• The Prophet, or Il profeta (1968), an Italian comedy directed by Dino Risi
• A Prophet (2009), a French drama directed by Jacques Audiard
• The Prophet (2014 film), an animated film adapted from Kahlil Gibran's book The Prophet

Literature

• Prophet (novel), 1992 Christian novel by Frank E. Peretti
• Al-Anbiya, “The Prophets”, the 21st chapter of the Qur'an
• Nevi'im, "Prophets", the second main division of the Hebrew Bible
• The Prophet (book), 1923 collection of poetry by Kahlil Gibran
• The Prophet (newspaper), a New York City periodical published 1844–1845
• The Prophetess (play), 1647 Jacobean era tragicomedy by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger
• The Prophets (1962), a book by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Music

Albums

• The Prophet (album), 1972 album by American jazz organist Johnny Hammond
• Prophet (Oliver Lake album), 1980 album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake
• Prophet (Prophet album), 1985 album by Prophet
• Prophet (Jerusalem album), 1994 album by Swedish hard rock band Jerusalem
• Prophets (album), 2010 album by Canadian metalcore band Counterparts
• Prophet (Ramona Falls album), 2012 album by Ramona Falls

Other uses in music

• Prophet (band), an American Melodic Rock band
• "Prophet (Better Watch It)", 2011 song by British hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks from the album, Stereo Typical
• Prophet Entertainment, or Prophet Posse, an American record label
• Dioclesian or The Prophetess, 1690 semi-opera by Henry Purcell
• "The Prophet", 2001 song by Gary Moore from the album Back to the Blues
• "Prophet", a 2019 song by King Princess from her album Cheap Queen
• Le prophète (or The Prophet), 1849 opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer
• Prophet, a line of synthesizers manufactured by Sequential

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• The Prophet (4/7), a 1933 sculpture by Spanish artist Pablo Gargallo
• The Prophet (telenovela), a 2006–2007 Brazilian soap opera

Other uses

• Prophet (company), an American consulting firm and agency

See also

• Profit (disambiguation)
• Prophecy (disambiguation)
• Propheteer (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with prophet
• All pages with titles containing prophet