Whistler
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Whistler may refer to:
- Someone who whistlesWhistlingHuman whistling is the production of sound by means of carefully controlling a stream of air flowing through a small hole. Whistling can be achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips and then blowing or sucking air through the hole...
- Whistler GroupWhistler GroupWhistler Group is an electronics company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, and is best known for its radar detectors. The company also manufactures power inverters and GPS navigation devices....
, a brand name of mobile electronic equipment - Whistler (radio)Whistler (radio)A whistler is a very low frequency electromagnetic wave which can be generated, for example, by lightning. Frequencies of terrestrial whistlers are 1 to 30 kHz, with maximum usually at 3 to 5 kHz. Although they are electromagnetic waves, they occur at audio frequencies, and can be...
, a very low frequency radio phenomenon - Whistler (software), Microsoft's Trainable Text-to-Speech Engine
- The WhistlerThe WhistlerThe Whistler was an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." The program was adapted into a film noir series by Columbia Pictures in...
, a classic mystery drama radio show - Whistler (TV series)Whistler (TV series)Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend. The series was created by Kelly Senecal and developed by Patrick Banister, John Barbisan, Mindy Heslin, and Susan James.-Premise:...
, a TV series set in Whistler, British Columbia - a Whistler (bird), a group of passerine birds in the family Pachycephalidae
- Hoary marmotHoary MarmotThe hoary marmot is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. Hoary marmots live near the tree line on slopes with grasses and forbs to eat and rocky areas for cover....
, an American species of marmot - the development codename for the Microsoft Windows XPWindows XPWindows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
computer operating system, named for the resort where it was workshopped (see below) - The Whistler, a 1977 single by the British rock group Jethro TullJethro Tull (band)Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
- Whistler (band)Whistler (band)Whistler were a British indie band who released two albums on the Wiiija label. Formed by Ian Dench after leaving EMF, the band consisted of Dench, Kerry Shaw and James Topham .Both of the band's albums feature contributions from Tim Weller and...
, a UK indie band - The Whistler, FourplayFourplayFourplay is a contemporary jazz quartet in the United States. The original members of the group were Bob James , Lee Ritenour , Nathan East , and Harvey Mason . In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the group and Fourplay chose Larry Carlton as his replacement...
's instrumental song in its 2008 album EnergyEnergy (jazz album)Energy is the 11th studio album by jazz group Fourplay, released on September 23, 2008. The cover show the four members: keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Larry Carlton, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason....
, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 - Whistler (drink), a drink made of gin, tonic, red bull and mint leaves
Canada
- Whistler, British ColumbiaWhistler, British ColumbiaWhistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, a "resort municipality" in British Columbia, Canada- Whistler Sliding Centre, a Canadian bobsleighBobsleighBobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
, lugeLugeA Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
, and skeletonSkeleton (sport)Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
track located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
- Whistler Sliding Centre, a Canadian bobsleigh
- Whistler Blackcomb, a ski resort in British Columbia, Canada
- Whistler MountainWhistler MountainWhistler Mountain is a mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, located on the northwestern edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It is the location of the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort and the town of Whistler, British Columbia.The original name of the mountain...
, the geographic entity, named for the hoary marmot, that is one of the two mountains the above ski resort is based around; also a glacier and a creek on that same mountain - Whistler railway stationWhistler railway stationWhistler railway station is located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada along former BC Rail and before that Pacific Great Eastern Railway lines. The tracks are now owned by Canadian National. Two trains call at the station, the Rainforest to Gold Rush provides service from Whistler Station to...
, a railway station on the Canadian National Railway in Whistler, British Columbia
United States
- Whistler, AlabamaWhistler, AlabamaWhistler, Alabama, was an unincorporated town in Mobile County, until the 1950s when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard. The founding of Whistler, in the 1850s, coincided with construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The M & O, an early land grant railroad, eventually extended from...
, Alabama, was an unincorporated town in Mobile County, until the 1950s when it was annexed into neighboring Prichard
People
- Whistler (surname)Whistler (surname)The Whistler family are a notable artistic family from the south of England whose members include the prominent English national figures, brothers Rex Whistler and Laurence Whistler.-Family Members :...
, living and deceased members of Whistler family of England - Anna McNeill WhistlerAnna McNeill WhistlerAnna Matilda Whistler was the mother of American-born, British-based painter, James McNeill Whistler, who made her the subject of his famous painting "Arrangement in Grey & Black", often titled, Whistler's Mother.-Biography:Anna McNeill Whistler was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the...
(1804–1881), mother of the artist James McNeill WhistlerJames McNeill WhistlerJames Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger...
and model for the painting Whistler's MotherWhistler's MotherArrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother, famous under its colloquial name Whistler's Mother, is an 1871 oil-on-canvas painting by American-born painter James McNeill Whistler. The painting is , displayed in a frame of Whistler's own design, and is now owned by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris....
. Wife of George Washington Whistler. - Charles WhistlerCharles WhistlerThe Reverend Charles Watts Whistler MRCS, LSA, was a writer of historic fiction that plays between 600 and 1100 AD, usually based on early English/Saxon chronicles, Norse or Danish Sagas and archeological discoveries....
(1856–1913), British writer - George Washington WhistlerGeorge Washington WhistlerGeorge Washington Whistler was a prominent American railroad engineer in the first half of the 19th century....
(1800–1849), American railroad engineer - James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), American-born British painter
- Rex WhistlerRex WhistlerReginald John 'Rex' Whistler was a British artist, designer and illustrator.-Biography:Rex Whistler was born in Eltham, Kent, the son of Henry and Helen Frances Mary Whistler...
(1905–1944), British painter - Laurence WhistlerLaurence WhistlerSir Alan Charles Laurence Whistler, CBE was a British poet and artist who devoted himself to glass engraving, on goblets and bowls blown to his own designs, and on large-scale panels and windows in churches and private houses...
(1912–2000), British glass engraver and poet
Fictional characters
- Erwin 'Whistler' Emory, a character in the film SneakersSneakers (film)Sneakers is a 1992 caper film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, written by Robinson, Walter F. Parkes, and Lawrence Lasker and starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn...
- Whistler (Buffyverse), a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Abraham WhistlerAbraham WhistlerAbraham Whistler is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a vampire hunter and mentor to Blade. Screenwriter David S. Goyer created him for the 1998 film Blade , but he first appeared on screen in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and was voiced by Malcolm McDowell and later by...
, mentor to the Marvel Comics character Blade in film and animated continuity - James Whistler (Prison Break character), mysterious inmate in the television series Prison Break's third season