Pigeon is a common name for birds of the taxonomic family Columbidae, particularly the rock dove and the Feral pigeon.

Pigeon may also refer to:

Places

United States

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  • Pigeon, Michigan, a village
  • Pigeon, Wisconsin, a town
  • Pigeon, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
  • Pigeon Township (disambiguation)
  • Pigeon Point, Minnesota, a peninsula
  • Pigeon Mountain (disambiguation)
  • Pigeon Peak, Colorado
  • Pigeon Key, Florida, a small island

Canada

  • Pigeon Spire, British Columbia, a peak

Multiple countries

  • Pigeon Island (disambiguation)
  • Pigeon Lake (disambiguation)
  • Pigeon River (disambiguation)
  • Pigeon Creek (disambiguation)

People

Surname

  • Charles Pigeon (1838–1915), French inventor of the Pigeon lamp
  • David Pigeon, 18th century New England militia commander
  • Félix Pigeon (born 2002), Polish speed skater
  • Helen D. Pigeon (1889–1945), American social worker
  • Jean Pigeon (1654–1739), French astronomer/cartographer
  • Louis-Joseph Pigeon (1922–1993), Canadian politician
  • Michel Pigeon (born 1945), Canadian politician
  • Pamela Pigeon (1918-2009), New Zealander who was the first female commander in Britain's Government Communications Headquarters
  • Steve Pigeon (born 1960), American politician

Other

  • Glenn McGrath (born 1970), Australian former cricketer nicknamed "Pigeon"
  • Jandamarra (born 1873), Aboriginal Australian warrior known as "Pigeon" by the European settlers

In the military

  • HMS Pigeon, various Royal Navy ships
  • USS Pigeon, three US Navy ships
  • Project Pigeon, World War II project to use pigeons to control guided missiles

Entertainment

  • Pigeons (album), by indie rock band Here We Go Magic
  • "Pigeon" (song), by Cannibal Ox
  • "Pigeon" (Pushing Daisies), an Emmy Award-winning episode of Pushing Daisies
  • Pigeon (film), a 2004 Canadian short film
  • "The Pigeon" (Australian Playhouse), a 1966 Australian television play
  • The Pigeon (1969 film), a 1969 American made-for-television crime drama film
  • Pigeons, alternate title to the 1970 film The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
  • The Pigeon (novella), a novella by Patrick Süskind
  • "The Pigeon," the title character of a series of children's picture books, starting with Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems
  • Pigeon, the Japanese name of Pidgeotto, a fictional species of Pokémon
  • "Pigeon", a season 4 premiere episode of Servant (TV series)
  • "Pigeons" (Trumpton), a 1967 television episode
  • Pigeons (painting), a 1841 artwork

Other uses

  • Pigeon (Korean company), a South Korean manufacturer of household products
  • Gatard Statoplan Pigeon, a French 1970s light utility airplane

See also

  • Pidgeon (disambiguation)
  • Pidgin (disambiguation)
  • Pijon (disambiguation)
  • Stool pigeon