Rocket Man

Rocket Man, Rocketman, Rocketmen, etc., may refer to:

• a person who uses rockets
• a colloquial expression for astronaut

Film, television and audio plays

• The Rocket Man (1954 film), a comedy film
• RocketMan (1997 film), a science-fiction comedy film
• Rocket Man (TV series), a 2005 UK drama series starring Robson Green
• Rocketman (film), a 2019 film about Elton John
• Rocketmen (film), a 2009 documentary about the U.S. space program
• Rocketman, a 2019 documentary about "Mad" Mike Hughes
• "The Rocket Men", a 2011 audio play series episode of Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles
• "Rocket Man", a 2007 TV series episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 6)
• "Rocket Men", a season 4 episode of The Loud House
• Rocket Man, the protagonist of the 1949 Republic Pictures serial film King of the Rocket Men

Literature

• Rocket Men (book), a 2018 book about the 1968 Apollo 8 mission
• "The Rocket Man", a 1951 short story by Ray Bradbury, collected in The Illustrated Man
• Rocket Man, a manga series by Motohiro Katou
• "Rocketman!!", a 2005 manga series chapter, see list of One Piece chapters (187–388)
• "Rocketman", an identity adopted by a character in Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow

Music

• "Rocket Man" (song), a 1972 song by Elton John
• Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits, a 2007 Elton John compilation
• Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live, a 2007–2010 Elton John tour
• "The Rocket Man", a 1962 song by The Spotnicks, from Out-a-Space
• "Rocket Man", a 1970 song by Pearls Before Swine, from The Use of Ashes

Games

• Rocketmen (card game)
• Rocketmen: Axis of Evil, video game

People

Nickname

• Gabriel Araújo (swimmer) (born 2002), Brazilian Paralympic swimmer

• Ryan Newman (racing driver) (born 1977), NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Joe Rokocoko (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
• Kim Jong Un (born 1982 or 1983), leader of North Korea nicknamed "Rocket Man" by American president Donald Trump
• Yves Rossy (born 1959), Swiss aviator and inventor of a fixed-wing jet pack

Other people

• Ryo Fukawa (born 1974), Japanese comedian and musician also known as ROCKETMAN

See also

• Azizulhasni Awang (born 1988), Malaysian track cyclist nicknamed the "Pocket Rocketman"
• Rocketeer (disambiguation)