Hero, of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Hero and Leander, a Greek legend

A hero (male) or heroine (female) is a person of great bravery who performs extraordinary and praiseworthy deeds. Hero or HERO may also refer to:

Superhero, a hero with extraordinary powers, usually starring in a comic book, television series, or film

Hero, the horse of The (21st) Phantom

Hero of Alexandria, ancient mathematician

Chris Hero, an American professional wrestler

Hero, the name used for the strong safety position by the Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Hero (Angel episode), an episode of Angel

Captain Hero, a character on the Drawn Together animated television series

"Hero", a song by the Australian singer/songwriter Darren Hayes

Hero Brown, in the comic book series Y: The Last Man

Hero, of the web comic RPG World

"Hero", a song by the Swedish Metal band Machinae Supremacy

Hero online, a MMORPG made by Netgames

Hero of Ukraine

The Hero

The Greatest American Hero, an American television series.

Hero of the Soviet Union

Hero of Belarus

"Hero/Heroine", a song by Boys Like Girls

Hero (TV channel), an anime cable channel in the Philippines

Hero (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of Battlestar Galactica

Hero of the Russian Federation

"Hero" (Mariah Carey song)

"Hero", a song by Ozzy Osbourne from his 1988 album No Rest for the Wicked

"Hero" (Enrique Iglesias song)

Hero (title)

"Hero" (song), a song on the 2007 self-titled debut album The Bogrolls

Hero (album), a gospel album by singer Kirk Franklin

"Hero", a song by Bethany Dillon

Hero of Israel

In fiction, an anti-hero is a protagonist who is lacking the traditional heroic attributes and qualities, and instead possesses character traits that are antithetical to heroism. The word anti-hero itself is fairly recent, and its principal definition...

Hero (novel), a novel about a teenage superhero by Perry Moore

Hero (Urdu film), a Pakistani film starring Rangeela

The Hero Initiative (formerly known as ACTOR), a comic-book-based charity to help creators in need

HERO'S, a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan

Hero (1860 – 1887), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives

Hero (1995 film), a Hong Kong film starring Jessica Hsuan

!Hero, a rock opera based on the story of Jesus

H.E.R.O. (comics), a short-lived comic book series of the early 2000s, loosely based on Dial H for Hero

Hero of Socialist Labor

"Hero", a song by David Crosby and Phil Collins from Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads

Heroine (album), by post-hardcore band From First to Last

Hero Parade, a gay Pride Parade in New Zealand

Heroism (film), a 1958 Polish film

H.E.R.O. (Helicopter Equipped Rescue Operation), a 1983 computer and video game

Hero (TV series), a 2001 Japanese drama

HERO (robot), a series of hobby robots formerly sold by Heathkit

H.E.R.O. (Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK) - official gateway website to the UK higher education system

HERO (Health & Education Relief Organization) - a nonprofit to facilitate humanitarian construction projects in Haiti

Hero sandwich, or submarine sandwich

Heroic (horse), champion Australian racehorse and sire of the 1930s

Hero (1983 film), a Bollywood film starring Jackie Shroff

HMS Hero, the name of six historical ships of the British Royal Navy

Hero (helio), a wireless mobile device manufactured by Pantech Curitel and sold by Helio

Hero (1986 film), official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico

"Hero", a bubblegum dance song by Miss Papaya

"Hero" (Superchick song)

Justin "Hero" Cassell, a Montserratian Calypsonian

Hero the younger, ancient Greek physicist

Hero group, A Swiss manufactuer of food products - primarily jams and fruit juices

No More Heroes, a video game originally known simply as Heroes

Heroin (disambiguation)

Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, in the myth of Hero and Leander.

The Hero: Love Story of a Spy, a 2003 film from Bollywood, starring Sunny Deol.

Hero (2002 film), (Chinese: 英雄; Pinyin: Yīngxióng) a Chinese film starring Jet Li

Hero (1992 film), an American film starring Dustin Hoffman

HEROINE (album), by J-pop singer Minori Chihara.

"Hero" (Chad Kroeger song), a single from the film Spider-Man by the lead singer of the band Nickelback

"Hero", a song by industrial band Ministry, featured in "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2"

Hero System, a generic roleplaying game system published by Hero Games

H.E.R.O. (Highway Emergency Response Operator) - the name of the Georgia State Dept. of Transportation Highway Emergency Response Units.

Heroes (confectionery), a popular brand of chocolates sold in the UK and Australia (where they are known as Cadbury Favourites)