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A star is a luminous astronomical object.
Star, Stars, The Star or STAR may also refer to:
Shapes and symbols
- Star (classification), a rating system for hotels, movies, or other products
- Star (football badge), a symbol of awards worn on an association football uniform
- Star (glyph), a typographical symbol
- Star (heraldry), star-like shapes, including stars, mullets and estoiles, used in heraldry
- Star polygon, a geometric shape with acute points arranged radially
- Star of Life, a symbol of Emergency Medical Services in multiple countries.
Arts, entertainment, and media
- Star (person) or celebrity
- Movie star, a person famous for performing in films
Fictional entities
- Star (unicorn), the mate of Swift Wind in She-Ra, Princess of Power
- Star, a star-shaped puppet and co-host of The Good Night Show and its animated spin-off, Nina's World
- Star, a fictional character in the game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
- Patrick Star, a major character in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
- S.T.A.R. Labs, an organization in the DC Comics fictional universe
- Star Butterfly, the main protagonist of the Disney animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics and Rescue Service), a fictional police group in the Resident Evil series
Films
- The Star (1952 film), a Bette Davis film
- The Star (1953 film), a Russian film
- Star! (film), a 1968 musical starring Julie Andrews
- Star (1982 film), a Hindi film
- Danielle Steel's Star, a 1993 television film starring Jennie Garth
- Star (2001 film), a Tamil film
- The Star (2002 film), a Russian remake of the 1953 film
- Star (2014 film), a Russian comedy film directed by Anna Melikian
- The Star (2017 film), an American animated film
Gaming
- Star (board game)
- *Star, board game
- Stars!, a 1995 game for Windows
- Star, an item that grants invincibility in the Mario franchise of games
Groups and labels
- Star Music, a recording company in the Philippines
- Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps, a defunct drum and bugle corps based in Bloomington, Indiana
- Stars (Australian band), from the 1970s
- Stars (British band), a 1972 supergroup
- Stars (Canadian band), an indie rock group formed in 2000
- The Stars (band), a Japanese psychedelic rock group
Albums
- Star (702 album)
- Star (Belly album)
- StAR (Jan Garbarek album)
- Star (Mika Nakashima album)
- Star (Milky album)
- Star (Murk album)
- Star/Boom Boom, the soundtrack album to the 1982 film Star
- Stars (Cher album)
- Stars (Collabro album)
- Stars, an album by Lala Karmela
- Stars (Makai album)
- Stars (Simply Red album)
- Stars: The Best of 1992–2002, by The Cranberries
Songs
- "Star" (Bryan Adams song)
- "Star" (Kevin Ayers song)
- "Star" (Earth, Wind & Fire song) from I Am
- "Star" (Erasure song)
- "Star" (Extreme song)
- "Star" (Loona song)
- "Star" (Primal Scream song) from Vanishing Point
- "Star" (Stealers Wheel song)
- "Star" (Stellar song)
- "Star", by Bazzi from Cosmic
- "Star", by Biddu and Zohaib Hassan from Star/Boom Boom
- "Star", by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- "Star", by Brotherhood of Man from Images
- "Star", by Estelle
- "Star", by Kiki Dee
- "Star", by Rebecca Ferguson from Superwoman
- "Star", by Terri Walker from L.O.V.E
- "Star", by The Crash from Wildlife
- "Star", by The Cult from The Cult
- "Star", by Hellyeah from their eponymous album
- "Star", by The Hollies from Write On
- "Star", by Savoy from Mountains of Time
- "Star", by Silverbullit
- "Star (*)", by Project 86 from Drawing Black Lines
- "Stars" (Chloë song)
- "Stars" (Dan Fogelberg song), also covered by Amy Holland on Amy Holland
- "Stars" (Destine song)
- "Stars" (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals song)
- "Stars" (Hum song)
- "Stars" (Erika Jayne song)
- "Stars" (Mika Nakashima song)
- "Stars" (Roxette song)
- "Stars" (Simply Red song)
- "Stars" (Switchfoot song)
- "Stars", by Alessia Cara from Know-It-All
- "Stars", by Angel Olsen from Burn Your Fire for No Witness
- "Stars", by China Black
- "Stars", by The Cranberries from Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
- "Stars", by Kat DeLuna
- "Stars", by Dubstar from Disgraceful
- "Stars", by fun. from Some Nights
- "Stars", by Mark Gormley
- "Stars", by Hear 'n Aid
- "Stars", by Janis Ian
- "Stars", by Javert from the musical Les Misérables
- "Stars", by Lala Karmela from Stars
- "Stars", by Demi Lovato from Confident
- "Stars", by Kylie Minogue from X
- "Stars", by Mark Owen from The Art of Doing Nothing'
- "Stars", by Sixx:A.M. from Modern Vintage
- "Stars", by Superfly and Tortoise Matsumoto
- "Stars", by t.A.T.u. from 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
- "The Star" (Mariah Carey song)
- "The Star", by Kikki Danielsson from Midnight Sunshine
- "The Stars", by Moby from Last Night
- "The Stars", by Patrick Wolf from The Magic Position
Series
- Star (TV series), a musical drama series broadcast by Fox
- The Star (TV series), a Thai singing competition reality show
- The Stars (TV series), 1988 UK astronomy programme
Episodes
- "The Star" (Homeland), the season 3 finale of Homeland
- "The Star" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The New Twilight Zone based on Arthur C. Clarke's short story
Written media
Periodicals
- Star (magazine), an American celebrity tabloid
- Star (newspaper), various publications
- St. Austin Review (StAR), a Catholic magazine
- The Star (Bangladesh), a current affairs magazine
- The Star (Malaysia), an English-language newspaper in Malaysia
Other written media
- Star, a novel by Pamela Anderson
- Star, a novel by Danielle Steel
- "Star" (short story), by Yukio Mishima
- "The Star" (Clarke short story), by Arthur C. Clarke
- "The Star" (Wells short story), by H. G. Wells, written in 1897
- "The Star", a poem by Jane Taylor, the first line of which is "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"
- "The Stars", a story about a shepherd by Alphonse Daudet
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Star (guitar), a guitar body shape
- Stars (M. C. Escher), a 1948 wood engraving print by M. C. Escher
- The Stars Art Group, a Chinese group of artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s
- The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore
Organizations
Media companies
- Star (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London
- List of radio stations named Star
- Star Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics (1984–1988)
- Star Entertainment Group, an Australian gaming and entertainment company
- Star Film (Dutch East Indies company), a former Dutch East Indies film production company
- Star FM, an Australian radio network
- Star Media Group, a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.
- Star TV (disambiguation) (including "Star" streaming services)
Transport carriers
- Star Air (disambiguation), several airlines
- Star Airlines, a former name of XL Airways France
- Star Alliance, an alliance of airlines
- Star Aviation, an Algerian airline
- Star Cruises, a cruise line
- Star Ferry, a Hong Kong ferryboat service
- Star Line (shipping company), a defunct Irish shipping company
Vehicle manufacturers
- Star (automobile), a marque assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928
- FSC Star, a Polish truck manufacturer
- Società Torinese Automobili Rapid an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1904 to 1921
- Star Motor Company, an 1898–1932 British car manufacturer
- Star Motorcycles, a division of Yamaha Motor Corporation, US
Other businesses
- STAR (interbank network), the largest American interbank network
- Star Bonifacio Echeverria, a defunct Spanish firearms manufacturer
- Star Market, a chain of supermarkets based in Boston, US
- Star Micronics, a Japanese printer manufacturer
- Stars (restaurant), a defunct restaurant in San Francisco, California, US
Law enforcement
- Special Tactics and Rescue (Singapore), a division of the Singapore Police Force
- Special Task and Rescue, a division of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
- Special Tasks and Rescue, (STAR Group) a police unit of the South Australia police
Baseball
- Cleveland Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Cuban Stars (East), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Cuban Stars (West), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Detroit Stars, a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Hollywood Stars, an American minor league baseball team that operated from 1926–1935 and 1938–1957
- Huntsville Stars, a current American minor league baseball team
- Lincoln Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Newark Stars, a defunct Negro league baseball team
- Philadelphia Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
- St. Louis Stars (baseball), a defunct Negro league baseball team
Basketball
- Los Angeles Stars, a basketball team from 1968–1970 in the original American Basketball Association
- Los Angeles Stars (2000–2001), a basketball team from 2000–2001 in the newer American Basketball Association
- Los Angeles Stars (2004–2005), a basketball team from 2004–2005 in the newer American Basketball Association
- Utah Stars, a 1970–1976 American basketball team, formerly the Los Angeles Stars
- KK Star, a basketball club in Serbia
Hockey
- Dallas Stars, an American National Hockey League team
- Manglerud Star Ishockey, a Norwegian hockey team
- Texas Stars, a team in the American Hockey League
Other uses in sports
- Melbourne Stars, an Australian Big Bash League cricket team
- Minnesota Stars FC, an American soccer (football) team
- Red Star F.C., a French soccer (football) team
- South East Stars, an English women's cricket team
- Supporters' Trust at Reading, a Reading Football Club supporters' organization
- Surrey Stars, an English women's cricket team
Other organizations
- STAR (student association)
- HMCS Star, a reserve unit of the Canadian Maritime Command
- Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, a Malaysian public school
- Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, a Canadian air ambulance service
- Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, a British organization
- Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, a former American organization
- Student Action For Refugees (STAR)
- Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal, an American Jewish organisation
People
Surname
- Darren Star (born 1961), American producer, director and writer
- Jeffree Star (born 1985), American CEO of Jeffree Star Cosmetics
- Ryan Star (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010), American sociologist
Given name
- Star Jones (born 1962), American co-host of the television show The View, lawyer, journalist and writer
- Star Lotulelei (born 1989), National Football League player
- Star Stowe (1956–1997), American model and Playboy Playmate of the Month
Nickname or stage name
- Star, a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
- Star Jr. (born 1994), the ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler
- Zonnique "Star" Pullins, member of the teenage girl group OMG Girlz
Places
United Kingdom
- Star, Fife, a village in Scotland
- Star, Pembrokeshire, a hamlet in Wales
- Star, a small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Wales
- Star, a hamlet in the civil parish of Shipham, Somerset, England
United States
- Star, Idaho, a city
- Star, Munising Township, Michigan, an unincorporated community
- Star, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
- Star, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Star, North Carolina, a town
- Star, Texas, an unincorporated community
- Star Island (disambiguation)
- Star Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
- Star Lake (Otter Tail County, Minnesota), a lake in central Minnesota
- Star Lake (Vilas County, Wisconsin)
- Star Township (disambiguation), various townships
- Star Valley, in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho
- The Star (Ketchikan, Alaska), a historic commercial building in Ketchikan, Alaska
- The Star (stadium), an indoor stadium in Frisco, Texas
Elsewhere
- Star, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada
- Star, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
- Star, Novgorod Oblast, Russia
- Star Mountains, Papua New Guinea
Science, technology, and mathematics
Biology
- STAR (gene), the gene that encodes steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
- Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), a transport protein
- Ulmus americana 'Star', an elm cultivar
Computing
- STAR (software), an educational software series
- Star (Unix), an implementation of the tar file archiver
- Stars (shader effect), a computer graphics effect used by computer games
- AMD 10h (unofficial code name: Stars), a microarchitecture
- Stars virus, a computer virus
- Xerox Star, a 1981 computer workstation
Mathematics
- Star (game theory), a position in combinatorial game theory
- Star (graph theory), a bipartite graph in graph theory
- Star, a set of simplices in a simplicial complex
Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics
- STAR detector, a particle physics experiment
- Synthetically thinned aperture radar, an interferometric radar method
Transportation
Air
- Diamond DA40 Star, an Austrian single-engine light aircraft
- Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
- Standard terminal arrival route, a flight procedure
- Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, an air traffic control system
Land
- Star (automobile), a marque assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928
- FSC Star, Polish truck maker between 1948 and 2009 located in the city of Starachowice, Poland
- American Star Bicycle, an early type of bicycle
- Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, or STAR Tollway, an expressway in the Philippines
Rail
- GWR 4000 Class, or Star, a type of steam locomotive
- GWR Star Class, a type of steam locomotive
- Suburban Transit Access Route, or STAR Line, a defunct rail proposal in Chicago, US
Sea
- Star (keelboat), a one-design racing keelboat
- HMS Star, several Royal Navy ships
- MS Star (1978), originally Merzario Hispania and later MS Nordic Ferry, a car ferry
- MS Star (2006), a Ro-Pax ferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink
- Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, a yacht race
- USS Monticello (1859), a US Navy wooden screw-steamer briefly named Star
Space
- Star (rocket stage), a family of American solid-fuel rocket motors
- Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite, a satellite built by Kagawa University
- STARS-II, a follow-on project
- Star Bus, a satellite platform
Other uses
- Star (Chinese constellation)
- Star (dog), a dog who was shot by the New York City Police
- Star, a horse coat facial marking
- An-Najm ("The Star"), the 53rd sura of the Qur'an
- California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, a school assessment program
- New York State School Tax Relief Program, or STAR Program
- Pyrotechnic star, in fireworks displays
- Situation, task, action, result, an interview technique
- Star routes, a US Postal Service term
- STAR voting, a cardinal electoral system
- The Star (Tarot card), a Major Arcana tarot card
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Star
- All pages with titles containing star
- * (disambiguation)
- Asterisk (disambiguation)
- Die Sterne (disambiguation)
- Star Cinema (disambiguation)
- Starr (disambiguation)
- Starz (disambiguation)
- State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), a standardized test in Texas
- Utah Starzz, a Women's National Basketball Association team
- Utah Starzz (WPSL), women's soccer team
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