Pharaoh (disambiguation) explained

Pharaoh is the title of ancient Egyptian monarchs.

Pharaoh, Pharao or Pharoah may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and literature

• Pharaoh (Prus novel), a book by Bolesław Prus
  • Pharaoh (film), a 1966 Polish film adaptation directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
• Pharaoh (Smith novel), a 2016 novel by Wilbur Smith
• "Pharaoh" (Old English poem), a fragmentary poem from the Exeter Book

Gaming

• Pharaoh (card game), or Faro, a 17th-century French gambling card game
• Pharaoh (module), an accessory for Dungeons & Dragons
• Pharaoh (video game), a 1999 city-building video game
  • , an upcoming remaster of the 1999 video game

Music

• Oscar D'León (b. 1943), nicknamed The Pharaoh of Salsa
• Pharaoh (band), an American power metal band
• The Pharaohs, an American soul/jazz/funk band 1962–1973
• The Pharaohs, a 1960s American pop music group fronted by Sam the Sham
• Pharao, German Eurodance act
• Pharoah (album), by Pharoah Sanders, 1976
• "Pharoah", a 1982 song by Spandau Ballet, from the album Diamond
• "Pharaohs", a 1985 song by Tears for Fears, B-side of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
• "Pharaoh", a song by Symphony X from their 1997 album The Divine Wings of Tragedy

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• The Pharaohs, a fictional street gang in the 1973 film American Graffiti
• Ashley Pharoah (born 1959), a British screenwriter and television producer
• Jay Pharoah (born 1987), an American actor and comedian
• Pharoah Sanders (1940–2022), an American jazz saxophonist
• Pharoh Cooper (born 1995), an American football player

Other uses

• Pharoah, Oklahoma, a place in the U.S.
• Pharaoh ant, an insect
• Pharaoh Hound, a Maltese breed of dog
• Pharaoh (Book of Abraham), in Mormonism, a proper name of the first king of Egypt
• The Pharaohs, a nickname of the Egypt national football team
• Danish ship Færøe, erroneously translated as 'Pharaoh'
• "Pharaoh", a disc golf distance driver by Infinite Discs

See also

• • American Pharaoh (disambiguation)
• Faro (disambiguation)
  • Faroe Islands Fårö, an island
• Pharoahe Monch (born 1972), American hip hop artist
• Pharaon, a ship in Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo