Rocket Man

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

Fiction and literature

• Rocket Man (manga), a detective fiction manga by Motohiro Katou
• "Rocketman!!", a chapter of the manga series One Piece
• "The Rocket Man", a short story by Ray Bradbury, collected in The Illustrated Man
• "Rocketman", an identity adopted by the character Tyrone Slothrop in Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow

Film and television

• The Rocket Man (film), 1954 comedy film
• RocketMan, a 1997 science-fiction comedy film
• Rocket Man (TV series), a 2005 UK drama series starring Robson Green
• "Rocket Man" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), a 2007 episode
• Rocketman (film), 2019 film about Elton John

Music

• "Rocket Man" (song), a 1972 song by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits, a 2007 album by Elton John
• Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live, a 2007–2010 tour by Elton John
• "Rocket Man", a 1962 song by The Spotnicks whose main melody is taken from the Russian song Polyushko-polye
• "Rocket Man", a 1970 song by Pearls Before Swine

People with the nickname Rocket Man

• Azizulhasni Awang (born 1988), Malaysian track cyclist, nicknamed the "Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature
• Shawn Kelley (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
• Kim Jong-un (born ~1984), Leader of North Korea, nicknamed by U.S. President Donald Trump due to his missile weapons program
• Ryan Newman (born 1977), NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver
• Andy Roddick (born 1982), retired American tennis player, nicknamed Rocket Man because of his fast serve
• Joe Rokocoko (born 1983), New Zealand rugby union player
• Yves Rossy (born 1959), Swiss aviator and inventor of a fixed-wing jet pack

Other uses

• Rocket Man (horse), Singapore Turf Club Horse of the Year 2010
• Astronaut, sometimes nicknamed a rocket man
• King of the Rocket Men

See also

• Rocketeer