Whistler

Whistler may refer to:

• Someone who whistles

Animals

• Whistler (bird), a group of passerine birds in the family Pachycephalidae
• Goldeneye (bird), a Northern Hemisphere seaduck in the genus Bucephala
• Hoary marmot, an American species of marmot

Entertainment

• The Whistler, a mystery drama radio show and film noir series
  • The Whistler (1944 film), the first of eight films in the series
• The Whistler (TV series), television show of the 1950s
• Whistler (TV series), set in Whistler, British Columbia
• Whistler (band), a UK indie band
• "The Whistler", a 1977 single by the British rock group Jethro Tull
• "The Whistler", Fourplay's instrumental song on its 2008 album Energy
• "The Whistler", a 2016 novel by John Grisham

Manufacturing

• Whistler Group, Whistler is a leader in international state-of- the-art electronics and automotive laser/radar detection systems

Places

Canada

• Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, a resort town
  • Whistler Secondary School
  • Whistler railway station
• Whistler Blackcomb, a ski resort in British Columbia
• Whistler Mountain, British Columbia

United States

• Whistler, Alabama, an unincorporated town until the 1950s, when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard
• Whistler Range, Nevada, a mountain range
• Whistler Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Elsewhere

• Whistler River, New Zealand
• Whistler Nunatak, Palmer Land, Antarctica

People

• Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler (1909–1993), British Army general
• Charles Whistler (1856–1913), British writer
• George Washington Whistler (1800–1849), American civil engineer and railroad builder
• James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), American-born British painter, most famous for Whistler's Mother.
• His mother Anna McNeill Whistler (1804–1881)
• General Sir Lashmer Whistler (1898–1963), soldier
• Laurence Whistler (1912–2000), British glass engraver and poet
• Rex Whistler (1905–1944), British painter
• Whistler family, living and deceased members of Whistler family of England

Fictional characters

• Abraham Whistler, mentor to the Marvel Comics character Blade in film and animated continuity
• Erwin "Whistler" Emory, a character in the film Sneakers
• James Whistler (Prison Break character), mysterious inmate in the television series Prison Break's third season
• Whistler (Buffyverse), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Other uses

• Whistler (radio), a very low frequency radio phenomenon caused by lightning
• the development codename for the Microsoft Windows XP computer operating system
• USS Whistler (SP-784), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
• Whistler Group, a company specializing in electronics and automotive laser/radar detection systems
• CKEE-FM, identified on air and in print as 101.5 Whistler FM, a radio station in Whistler, British Columbia