Humans are a superfamily of highly intelligent apes.

Human(s) may also refer to:

Science

  • Human, any member of the genus Homo (since c. 2.5 million years)
  • Human taxonomy, the classification of the species Homo sapiens
  • Archaic humans, since c. 200,000 years
  • Homo sapiens idaltu (c. 160,000 years ago), the name given to a number of around 160,000-year-old hominid fossils found in 1997 in Herto Bouri, Ethiopia
  • Homo sapiens sapiens, anatomically modern humans
  • Human appearance, the outward phenotype or look of human beings
  • Human variability, the range of possible values for any physical or mental characteristic of human beings
  • Human behavior, the range of behaviors exhibited by humans
  • Human condition, the unique features of being human
  • Human nature, the distinguishing characteristics that humans tend to have independent of the influence of culture
  • Human self-reflection, the capacity of humans to exercise introspection and the willingness to learn more about their fundamental nature

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Films

  • Human (1976 film), a Mexican film directed by Gustavo Alatriste
  • Human (2015 film), a documentary by Yann Arthus Bertrand

TV series

  • Human (TV series), an Indian television Series
  • Humans (TV series), an English-language science fiction TV series about artificial intelligence and robotics
  • Humans (2021 TV series), a 2021 Chinese remake
  • Human, a 2025 palaeoanthropology documentary series by Ella Al-Shamahi
TV episodes
  • "Human" (Stargate Universe)
  • "Humans" (Zoboomafoo)
  • "Humans", a Series H episode of the television series QI (2010)

Characters

  • Human (Babylon 5), the human race in the fictional world of Babylon 5
  • Human (Star Wars), the human race in the fictional world of Star Wars

Other

  • HUMAN, formerly Humanistische Omroep, a Dutch TV channel

Music

Bands

  • Human (band), a death metal/grindcore band from New Zealand
  • Humans (American band), a new wave band from Santa Cruz, California
  • Humans (Canadian band), an indie electronic band from Vancouver, British Columbia

Albums

  • Human (Brandy album) or the title song, 2008
  • Human (Death album), 1991
  • Human (Joell Ortiz and Illmind album) or the title song, 2015
  • Human (Leo Ku album) or the title song, 2006
  • Human (Masaharu Fukuyama album) or the title song, 2014
  • Human (Max Cooper album), 2014
  • Human (OneRepublic album), 2021
  • Human (Projected album), 2012
  • Human (Rag'n'Bone Man album) or the title song (see below), 2017
  • Human (Rod Stewart album) or the title song, 2001
  • Human (Steve Angello album), 2018
  • Human (Three Days Grace album), 2015
  • Human (The Veronicas album) or the title song, 2021
  • Human (Darren Criss EP) or the title song, 2010
  • Human (Dodie EP) or the title song, 2019
  • Human, by Gary Numan and Michael R. Smith, 1995
  • Human, by Katy Steele, 2016
  • Human, by Rachael Lampa, 2010
  • Human, by Waylon, 2019
  • Humans (album), by Bruce Cockburn, 1980
  • Humanz, by Gorillaz, 2017

Songs

  • "Human" (Christina Perri song), 2013
  • "Human" (Cody Johnson song), 2022
  • "Human" (Goldfrapp song), 2001
  • "Human" (The Human League song), 1986
  • "Human" (The Killers song), 2008
  • "Human" (Oscar Zia song), 2016
  • "Human" (Rag'n'Bone Man song), 2016
  • "Human" (Robbie Williams song), 2025
  • "Human" (Skye Sweetnam song), 2007
  • "Human" (Lenny Kravitz song), 2024
  • "Human", by C-Tec (Cyber-Tec Project) from Cyber-Tec, 1995
  • "Human", by Carpark North from All Things to All People, 2005
  • "Human", by the Cheetah Girls from TCG, 2007
  • "Human", by Cher Lloyd from Sorry I'm Late, 2014
  • "Human", by Civil Twilight from Civil Twilight, 2010
  • "Human", by Daughter from If You Leave, 2013
  • "Human", by DIIV, 2011
  • "Human", by Ellie Goulding from Bright Lights, 2010
  • "Human", by Emeli Sandé from Real Life, 2019
  • "Human", by Gretta Ray, 2021
  • "Human", by Hellyeah from Undeniable, 2016
  • "Human", by Imelda May from Life Love Flesh Blood, 2017
  • "Human", by Jon McLaughlin from Indiana, 2007
  • "Human", by Metallica from S&M, 1999
  • "Human", by the Music from The Music, 2002
  • "Human", by Of Monsters and Men from Beneath the Skin, 2015
  • "Human", by The Score, 2021
  • "Human", by Oh Land from Oh Land, 2011
  • "Human", by Ola from Carelessly Yours, 2014
  • "Human", by OneRepublic from Oh My My, 2016
  • "Human", by the Pretenders covering "Human on the Inside" by the Divinyls, 1999
  • "Human", by Sevdaliza from ISON, 2016
  • "Human", by Shayne Ward from Obsession, 2010
  • "Human", by Stan Walker from All In, 2021
  • "Human (Like the Rest of Us)", by Trapt from DNA, 2016
  • "Humans" (song), by Vikkstar, 2023

Literature

  • Human?, a 1954 science fiction anthology edited by Judith Merril
  • Humans (novel), a 2003 Neanderthal Parallax novel by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up, a 2018 non-fiction book by Tom Phillips

Other media

  • Human (Dungeons & Dragons), the human race in the fictional world of Dungeons & Dragons
  • Human Entertainment, a former Japanese computer and video game company
  • Human, a playable race in the MMORPG Guild Wars 2

Places

  • Human, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
  • Human, Yazd, a village in Yazd Province, Iran
  • Human, Ukraine, a town in Ukraine

Other uses

  • Human (surname), a surname of German, English, or Persian origin
  • Humān, or Houman, a Turanian hero in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran
  • Humanistische Omroep, a Dutch public broadcaster known as HUMAN
  • Al-Insan, "Human", 76th chapter (sura) of the Quran

See also

  • Human evolution, the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans
  • List of human evolution fossils, notable hominin fossil finds relating to human evolution
  • Names for the human species
  • The Humans (disambiguation)
  • Superhuman
  • Subhuman (disambiguation)
  • Posthuman
  • Transhuman
  • Inhumans, a Marvel Comic superhero team
  • Humanoid, something that has an appearance resembling a human being
  • Humanism, a philosophical and ethical stance
  • Humanitarianism, a moral of kindness, benevolence, and sympathy extended to all human beings
  • Humanity (disambiguation)
  • Human scale