Wildcat (disambiguation)
Appearance
The wildcats (Felis silvestris and Felis lybica) are small cats native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.
Wildcat or wild cat may also refer to:
Animals
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus), ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States
- Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), native to Canada, Alaska as well as some parts of the lower 48 United States
- Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), native to European and Siberian forests
- Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe
- Any wild felid
Arts and entertainment
Comic books and comic strips
- Wildcat (DC Comics), four DC Comics characters
- Wildcats (comic), a comic created by Jim Lee
- Wildcat (UK comic), a British comic published by IPC Media
- Wildcat, a comic strip by Donald Rooum
- Wildcat Comic Con, an annual fan convention held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania since 2012
Film, television, and theatre
- The Wildcat (1917 film)
- The Wild Cat (1921 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch
- The Wildcat (1936 film), a 1936 Spanish musical drama
- Wildcat (film), a 1942 film starring Richard Arlen and Buster Crabbe
- Wildcat, a 1981 New Zealand film
- Wildcats (film), a 1986 film starring Goldie Hawn
- Wildcat (musical), a 1960 Broadway musical
- Wild C.A.T.s (TV series), based on the Jim Lee comic
- Wildcat, a character in the Disney animated series TaleSpin
Literature
- "Wildcat" (short story), by Flannery O'Connor
- Wild Cat (boat), a small fictional schooner in two of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books
Music
- Wild Cat (Danko Jones album), 2017
- Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album), 1980
- Wildcat (Sunnyboys album) a 1989 album by Australian band Sunnyboys
- "Wild Cat" (1927 song), by Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang
- "Wildcat", a 1960 song by Gene Vincent
- "Wildcat", a 2006 song from Classics (Ratatat album)
- Wildcat! Wildcat!, an American band
Other uses in arts and entertainment
- WildCat (roller coaster), several amusement park rides
Military divisions
- Wildcat, nickname of the 81st Infantry Division (United States)
- Wildcats, nickname of VFA-131, a United States Navy fighter squadron
- Wildcats, nickname of 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force
People
- Wild Cat (Seminole) (c. 1807/1810–1857), Native American Seminole chieftain who was active in the Second Seminole War
- Tommy Wildcat (born 1967), Native American musician
- Lance C. Wade (1915–1944), American World War II ace with the Royal Air Force
- George Wildcat Wilson (1901–1963), American college football player
- Larry Wilson (American football) (born 1938), American National Football League player
- "Wildcat", ring name of Robbie Brookside (born 1966), British professional wrestler and trainer
- "Wildcat", early stage name of Cara Fawn (born 1978), exotic dancer and pornographic actress
- "Wildcat", ring name of Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
Places
- Wild Cat, Clay County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Wildcat, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Wildcat Township, Tipton County, Indiana
- Wildcat Canyon, California
- Wildcat Creek (disambiguation)
- Wildcat Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
- Wildcat Hills, Nebraska
- Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut
- Wildcat Marsh, California
- Wildcat Mountain (disambiguation)
Sports
Teams
Canada
- Edmonton Wildcats, a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta
- Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football), a defunct Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario
- Hamilton Wildcats (Australian football), an amateur Australian rules football club based in Hamilton, Ontario
- London Wildcats (1994–1995), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, moved to Dayton, Ohio and renamed
- Moncton Wildcats, a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, based in Moncton, New Brunswick
- Monkton Wildcats, a WOAA Senior Hockey League hockey team based in Monkton, Ontario
- Northern Wildcats (1998–2002), a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Longlac, Ontario
- St. Thomas Wildcats (1991–1993), a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, relocated and renamed the London Wildcats (see above)
- Valley Wildcats, a junior ice hockey franchise from the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
- Durham Wildcats, a basketball team based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- Kingston Wildcats, an English Basketball League team
- Swindon Wildcats, a UK professional ice hockey team
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, an English rugby league team
- Weymouth Wildcats (1954-2010), a British motorcycle speedway team based in Weymouth, England
- West London Wildcats, an Australian rules football and netball club based in London, England
- Newcastle Wildcats, the ice hockey team of Newcastle University, England
United States
- Arizona Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Arizona
- Arkansas Wildcats, a team of the Women's Football Alliance
- Atlanta Wildcats, an American Basketball Association team
- Colorado Wildcats (1998), a team in the Professional Indoor Football League
- Connecticut Wildcats, a rugby league team in the USA Rugby League
- Daemen College Wildcats, the sports teams of Daemen College
- Hershey Wildcats (1997-2001), a professional soccer team in the USL A-League, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Jackson Wildcats (2002-2007), a United States Basketball League team based in Jackson, Mississippi
- Kansas State Wildcats, the sports teams of Kansas State University
- Kentucky Wildcats, the sports teams of the University of Kentucky
- Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL) (1926), an American Football League team (actually based in Chicago)
- Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) (2020–present), an XFL team
- Mahoning Valley Wildcats, a defunct International Basketball League team based in Struthers, Ohio, removed from the IBL schedule in early 2006
- Minnesota Wildcats (2008-2011), a Tier III Jr. An ice hockey team playing in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League
- New Jersey Wildcats, a women's United Soccer Leagues W-League team
- New Mexico Wildcats (2008-2009), an American Indoor Football Association team
- Northwestern Wildcats, the sports teams of Northwestern University, a Big Ten college in Evanston, Illinois
- Richmond Wildcats, a minor ice hockey team based in Richmond, Virginia
- Rose City Wildcats (2010), a Women's Spring Football League team that was based in Portland, Oregon
- San Diego Wildcats (2006-2009), a team in the American Basketball Association
- Savannah Wildcats, a charter member of the Continental Basketball League, based in Savannah, Georgia
- South Georgia Wildcats (2002-2009), a professional arena football team
- Villanova Wildcats, the sports teams of Villanova University
- West Virginia Wildcatz, an American Basketball Association team based in Fairmont, West Virginia
- Wheeling Wildcats (2008-2009), a professional indoor football team in Wheeling, West Virginia
- Wichita Falls Wildcats, a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League
- Wildcats, the name of many college sports teams
In other countries
- CIT-U Wildcats, the sports teams of the Cebu Institute of Technology–University in Cebu City, Philippines
- Maastricht Wildcats, an amateur American football team based in Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Papatoetoe Wildcats, an American football club established in 1986 in South Auckland, New Zealand
- Perth Wildcats, an Australian basketball team in the National Basketball League
- Wolfenbüttel Wildcats, a defunct German women's basketball team dissolved in 2013
Other uses in sport
- Wildcat formation, an American football offensive scheme
- Wildcat Stadium, five sports stadiums in the United States
Technology
Vehicles
- USS Wildcat, four United States Navy ships named Wild Cat or Wildcat
- Wildcat APC, an armoured personnel carrier used in Israel
- AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a British helicopter introduced in 2014
- Bowler Wildcat, an off-road racing vehicle
- Buick Wildcat, an automobile
- Melling Wildcat, a high-performance British sports car
- Daihatsu Taft (F10), an automobile
- Grumman F4F Wildcat, an American World War II carrier fighter
- Hobie Wildcat, a catamaran
- USC&GS Wildcat (1919), a launch in commission with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1941
- Sabre Wildcat, an American ultralight aircraft
Other uses in technology
- Wildcat! BBS, a bulletin board system software package
- Wildcat cartridge, a specialty firearm cartridge not produced by commercial ammunition manufacturers
- Wildcat, a sprocketed wheel for an anchor chain; see anchor windlass
Other uses
- Wildcat strike action, a strike action of workers that is not authorized by union leadership
- Wildcatter, a person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields
- Wildcat banking, the issuance of currency by private banks in the antebellum United States
- 17493 Wildcat, an asteroid
- The Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada