Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:

Titles and roles

  • Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title of respect, often used for noblemen or distinguished individuals
  • Don (academia), a senior member (fellow or tutor) of a college or university, especially at Oxford or Cambridge
  • Don, a crime boss, especially in Mafia contexts

Places

  • Don (river), a river in European Russia
  • Don River (disambiguation), several rivers with this name
  • Don, Benin, a town in Benin
  • Don, Dang, a hill station village in Gujarat, India
  • Don, Nord, a commune in northern France
  • Don, Tasmania, a small village near Devonport, Australia
  • Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy
  • Don, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the U.S.
  • Don Republic, a short-lived state (1918–1920) in Russia
  • Don Jail, a historic jail in Toronto, Canada
  • DON, Chapman code for County Donegal, Ireland

People and characters

Given name or nickname

  • Don (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
  • Don (nickname), list of notable individuals
  • George Don (1798–1856), Scottish botanist
  • Khadi Don (born 1996), American comedian and actress

Fictional characters

  • Don (character), the central gangster character of the Don film franchise
  • Don, lead character in Jumbo

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

  • Don (franchise), an Indian gangster film franchise
  • Don (1978 film), Hindi film by Chandra Barot
  • Don (2006 Hindi film), Hindi remake by Farhan Akhtar
  • Don (soundtrack), soundtrack of the 2006 remake
  • Don 2 (2011), sequel to the 2006 remake
  • Don 2: The Game, video game based on the sequel
  • Don (2003 film), Kannada-language Indian film by P. N. Sathya
  • Don (2006 Dutch film), directed by Arend Steenbergen
  • Don (2007 film), Telugu-language Indian film starring Nagarjuna and Anushka
  • Don Number One, 2012 Bangladeshi remake starring Shakib Khan
  • Don (2022 film), Tamil-language Indian film by Cibi Chakaravarthi

Television

  • Don (TV series), a 2007 Indian reality/crime documentary series
  • "Don", an episode from Regular Show

Music

  • "Don", a song by Miranda! from Sin Restricciones (2004)
  • "Don", a 2020 song by Trippie Redd

Other media

  • Battle Stadium D.O.N, a 2006 crossover fighting video game

Military and defense

  • Department of the Navy (DoN), part of the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Don-class submarine tenders, used by the Soviet Navy
  • Don-2N radar, Russian anti-ballistic missile radar
  • Orlets-1 (code-named DON), a Russian reconnaissance satellite

Science and technology

Chemistry

  • Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), a form of nitrogen in water systems, involved in freshwater and marine biogeochemical cycles
  • 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine (DON), a psychedelic compound
  • 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON), a glutamine analog and enzyme inhibitor
  • Deoxynivalenol (DON), a type of mycotoxin

Biology

  • "-don", a taxonomic suffix meaning "tooth" in scientific names
  • Dysbaric osteonecrosis, bone damage from pressure changes
  • Russian Don, a horse breed from Russia

Other uses

  • Dôn, a Welsh mother goddess in mythology
  • Don (unit), a traditional Korean unit of weight
  • Donburi, also known as "don", a Japanese rice bowl dish
  • Tropical Storm Don (2011), a named Atlantic storm
  • Director of nursing (long term care facility), abbreviated as DON

See also

  • The Don (disambiguation)
  • Don Bridge (disambiguation)
  • Dom (disambiguation)
  • Dons (disambiguation)
  • Donald (disambiguation)