Ransom (disambiguation)
# Ransom (disambiguation)

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.

Ransom or The Ransom may also refer to:

## People

* Ransom (surname)
* Ransom (given name)

## Places

* Ransom, Illinois, U.S.
* Ransom, Kansas, U.S.
* Ransom, Kentucky, U.S.
* Ransom, Minnesota, U.S.
* Ransom County, North Dakota, U.S.
* Ransom Township (disambiguation)
* Ransom House (disambiguation), various buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

## Books

* Ransom (Cleary novel), a 1973 novel by Jon Cleary
* Ransom (Duncan novel), a 1966 novel by Lois Duncan
* Ransom (Garwood novel), a 1999 novel by Julie Garwood
* Ransom (Malouf novel), a 2009 novel by David Malouf
* Ransom (Steel novel), a 2004 novel by Danielle Steel
* Ransom Trilogy or The Space Trilogy, a 1938–1945 series of novels by C. S. Lewis
* Ransom, a 1985 novel by Jay McInerney

## Film and television

* The Ransom (1915 film), a lost silent drama
* Ransom (1928 film), a lost American silent film
* Ransom!, a 1956 American film starring Glenn Ford
* Ransom (1974 film), a UK film starring Sean Connery
* The Ransom (1977 film), an American thriller film starring Oliver Reed
* Ransom (1996 film), an American remake of the 1956 film, starring Mel Gibson
* Ransom (TV series), a 2017 Canadian TV series
* "The Ransom", a 1970 episode of Hawaii Five-O
* "The Ransom", a 1967 episode of The Invaders
* "The Ransom", a 1966 episode of Mission: Impossible

## Music

* "Ransom" (Pendulum song), by Australian band Pendulum
* "Ransom" (Lil Tecca song), by American rapper Lil Tecca
* "Ransom", a song by Avion 1986
* The Ransom (EP), a 2004 EP by Cartel, or the title song
* "The Ransom", a song by Escape the Fate from There's No Sympathy for the Dead

## Other uses

* USS Ransom (AM-283), a U.S. Navy minesweeper during World War II
* Ransom School for Boys, a school in Florida that in 1975 merged with a girls' school to become Ransom Everglades
