Sea Gypsies, Sea Gypsy, Sea Nomads and Sea Nomad may refer to:

Ethnography

  • Sama-Bajau peoples, a collective name for several ethnic groups in the Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak
  • Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture
  • Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia
  • Tanka people, an ethnic sub-group distinct form Han Chinese, that live on boats in Southern China
  • Urak Lawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand
  • Jalia Kaibarta, an aboriginal Indian fishermen tribe

Other uses

  • Badjao: The Sea Gypsies, a 1957 film directed by Philippine National Artist Lamberto V. Avellana and starring Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos, Sr.
  • The Sea Gypsies (1978 film), starring Robert Logan and Heather Rattray
  • "Gypsies of the sea", Alexander Dumas' description of Catalans in The Count of Monte Cristo

See also

  • Water tribe (disambiguation)
  • "Ocean Gypsy", a song by Renaissance
  • The Water Gipsies (disambiguation)
  • Seasteading