Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer known for leading the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Magellan may also refer to:
People
Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan (1723–1790), Portuguese natural philosopher Murielle Magellan (born 1967), French writer and theater director
Places 4055 Magellan, an Amor asteroid Magellan Bay, Philippines Magellan's Cross, a geographic location in the Philippines Sea of Magellan, see Pacific Ocean Strait of Magellan, a geographic location in South America Magellan Rise, a suburb of Hamilton New Zealand Geology Magellan Seamounts - Range in North West Pacific Ocean west of Marshall Islands. Magellan Rise - Oceanic Plateau east of the Marshall Islands North Magellan Rise - Ocean floor feature south west of Hawaii and east of the Marshall Islands
Arts, entertainment, and media Film and TV Magellan (film), a 2025 internationally co-produced epic historical drama film Magellan, a sequence of 24 short films by Hollis Frampton
Fictional entities Magellan, a fictional dragon from the American children's television series Eureeka's Castle Magellan, the survival space research vessel in the 2001 science fiction film Ice Planet Magellan, an interstellar ark or generation starship in Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel The Songs of Distant Earth
Other arts, entertainment, and media Magellan (band), a progressive rock band "Magellan", a 1971 novelty rap song by Yoyoy Villame
Astronomy Magellan (spacecraft), a NASA uncrewed space mission to Venus Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile Magellan Telescopes at Las Campanas, Chile Magellanic Clouds, or Clouds of Magellan
Brands and enterprises Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian aerospace manufacturer Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, a political polling firm that serves Republican Party candidates and organizations Magellan Financial Group, an Australian investment manager Magellan Fund, a mutual fund offered by Fidelity Investments Magellan Midstream Partners, American oil pipeline corporation Magellan Navigation Inc, a maker of GPS equipment
Circumnavigation and exploration Order of Magellan, given by the Circumnavigators Club
Computing and technology Magellan (search engine), a forerunner of the Excite web portal Lotus Magellan, a file manager software
Transportation Ferdinand Magellan (railcar), a former presidential rail car CMA CGM Magellan, a 2010 container ship , a former cruise ship , several steamships
Other uses Magellan sheep dog, a dog originated in Chile
See also Magalhães, the Portuguese form of the name Magellana, a moth genus Magallanes (disambiguation), the Spanish form of the name Magellanic (disambiguation)