Headhunter

Headhunter or head hunter may refer to:

General use

• Headhunting, the practice of literally taking a person's head after killing them
• Headhunter, an informal name for an employment recruiter, sometimes referred to as executive search

Military

• Headhunters, nickname of the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, Korea
• Headhunters, nickname of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment out of Ft Hood, part of 1st Cavalry Division

Sports

• Headhunter (baseball), a baseball pitcher who aims at a player's head
• Helmet-to-helmet collision, a defender in American football, typically a safety or cornerback, who has a reputation to deliver powerful hits to the helmet; often results in a 15-yard penalty
• The Headhunters (professional wrestling) (born 1968), professional wrestling tag team
• Chelsea Headhunters, hooligans associated with Chelsea football club in London
• Mississippi Headhunters, a professional indoor football member of the af2
• Jade Jones (taekwondo), British taekwondo fighter nicknamed "The Headhunter"

Video games

• Headhunter (series), a series of video games developed by the Swedish studio Amuze
  • Headhunter (video game), originally released for the Sega Dreamcast in 2001, later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2
  • Headhunter Redemption, the 2003 sequel to Headhunter

Film

• Headhunter (2009 film), a 2009 Danish film directed by Rumle Hammerich, featuring Lars Mikkelsen, Charlotte Munck, Burkhard Forstreuter
• Headhunters (film), (Norwegian: Hodejegerne), a 2011 Norwegian film directed by Morten Tyldum, featuring Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Literature

• Headhunter (novel), 1993 work by Timothy Findley
• Headhunters (novel), 1997 novel by John King, part of a loose trilogy
• Headhunter, 1984 novel by Michael Slade
• Headhunters, 2008 novel by Jo Nesbo, published by Vintage

Music

• Headhunter Records, a record label
• The Kentucky Headhunters, a country rock band
• Headhunterz (born 1985), Dutch Hardstyle DJ/producer
• The Headhunters, a jazz fusion band founded by Herbie Hancock

Albums

• Headhunter (album), a 1983 album by Krokus
• Head Hunters, a 1973 Herbie Hancock album
• The Head Hunters, a 1969 album by Chico Hamilton
• The Funky Headhunter, the fourth album made by MC Hammer, then known as Hammer, in 1994

Songs

• "Headhunter" (song), a Front 242 song from their 1988 album Front by Front
• "Headhunters", an 808 State song from their 1988 album Newbuild

Other uses

• Ask The Headhunter, a website by Nick Corcodilos