Hammer (disambiguation)

A hammer is a type of tool.

Hammer may also refer to:

People

• Hammer (surname)
• Hammer (nickname)
• Hammer people, a tribe in Ethiopia
• Captain Hammer, a fictional superhero
• MC Hammer, a music artist

Places

• Hamre, Osterøy, a municipality in Norway
• Hammer Township, Minnesota
• The Hammer is a nickname for Hamilton, Ontario
• Several small places in Germany, including:
  • Hammer an der Uecker
  • Hammer, a locality in Wipperfürth
  • Hammer, a locality in Liebenwalde
  • Hammer, a locality in Simmerath
  • Hammer, an administrative area in Feldkirchen-Westerham
  • Hammer, a locality in Fischbachau
  • Hammer, a former name of Herchen-Bahnhof, a locality in Windeck

Film

• Hammer (film) a 1972 action film starring Fred Williamson
• The Hammer (film), a 2007 comedy starring Adam Carolla
• Hammer Film Productions, a UK production company

Music

• Gustav Mahler calls for two hammer strikes in his sixth symphony.

Epithets

The name "The Hammer" has been given to:

• Charles Martel, Frankish leader and victor of the 732 Battle of Tours
• Tom DeLay, former U.S. House Majority Leader
• Mark Coleman, mixed martial artist
• Greg Valentine, professional wrestler
• Josh Willingham, Florida Marlins left fielder
• Arman Gilliam, former NBA player

Sports

• Hammer throw, an athletic event
• A flying disc technique
• A concept in the sport of curling
• A member of West Ham United F.C.

Computing and technology

• Valve Hammer Editor, a map creation program
• A development phase of the Glaze3D graphic card series
• HAMMER, a file system in the DragonFly BSD operating system

Other meanings

• Hammer (comics), several characters in the Marvel Comics universe
• Hammer (firearm), part of a firearm
• Hammer Stradivarius, a violin
• Malleus, a bone in the inner ear
• Hidden Markov model, a statistical model
• The Hammer (newspaper), a newspaper of the Workers' Party of Singapore
• The Hammer, a slang name for Hamilton, Ontario

See also

• Hammerblow
• Sledgehammer (disambiguation)