A stranger is a person that is unknown to others.

The Stranger or Stranger may also refer to:

Characters Stranger (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Comics Universe Stranger (Myst), a character in the Myst series The Stranger, a character in Nocturne The Stranger (Oddworld), a character in Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath The Stranger, a character from the Star Wars television series The Acolyte The Stranger, a character in The Big Lebowski The Stranger, a character in The Walking Dead The Stranger (When a Stranger Calls), a character in the When a Stranger Calls films

Film The Stranger (1910 film), a short drama film The Stranger (1918 film), a film starring Oliver Hardy The Stranger (1920 film), a film starring Hoot Gibson The Stranger (1924 film), a film starring Richard Dix The Stranger (1931 film), a French-German film directed by Fred Sauer The Stranger (1946 film), a film by Orson Welles The Stranger (1962 film) or The Intruder, an American film by Roger Corman, starring William Shatner The Stranger (1967 film), an Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti and based on Camus's novel The Stranger (1973 film) or Stranded in Space, a science-fiction TV pilot starring Glenn Corbett The Stranger (1984 film), a South Korean film The Stranger (1987 film), an Argentine-American film directed by Adolfo Aristarain The Stranger (1991 film) or Agantuk, a film by Satyajit Ray The Stranger (1995 film), a martial arts-action film by Fritz Kiersch The Stranger (2000 film), an Austrian film by Götz Spielmann Stranger (2001 film) or Ajnabee, an Indian film directed by Abbas-Mustan, starring Akshay Kumar A Stranger (2005 film) or Ek Ajnabee, an Indian film directed by Apoorva Lakhia, starring Amitabh Bachchan The Stranger (2005 film) or Anniyan, an Indian psychological film by S. Shankar Stranger, a 2006 South Korean film starring Lee Ji-hoon Stranger, a 2009 film with Andrew Stevens The Stranger (2010 film), an action film starring Steve Austin The Stranger (2012 film), a Turkish film The Stranger (2014 film), a Chilean English-language thriller film produced by Eli Roth Stranger (2015 film), a Kazakhstani film The Stranger (2021 film), a Palestinian film The Stranger (2022 film), an Australian crime thriller The Stranger (2025 film), a French film written and directed by François Ozon and based on Camus's novel The Stranger (video series), a direct-to-video science fiction series starring Colin Baker

Television Episodes "The Stranger", Afsos episode 4 (2020) "The Stranger", Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond season 3, episode 22 (1961) "The Stranger", Animorphs season 1, episode 12 (1998) "The Stranger", Armchair Theatre series 5, episode 11 (1960) "The Stranger", Benson season 7, episode 4 (1985) "The Stranger", Bonanza season 1, episode 24 (1960) "The Stranger", Brothers (1984) season 2, episode 19 (1985) "The Stranger", Criminal Minds season 6, episode 21 (2011) "The Stranger", Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre season 2, episode 20 (1958) "The Stranger", Dixon of Dock Green series 17, episode 5 (1970) "The Stranger", Edge of Alaska season 3, episode 3 (2016) "The Stranger", Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids season 1, episode 3 (1972) "The Stranger", Flamingo Road season 2, episode 5 (1981) "The Stranger", Greenleaf season 4, episode 6 (2019) "The Stranger", House of Ninjas episode 6 (2024) "The Stranger", Johnny Ringo episode 32 (1960) "The Stranger", Land of the Lost season 1, episode 6 (1974) "The Stranger", Laramie season 4, episode 28 (1963) "The Stranger", Little House on the Prairie season 4, episode 19 (1978) "The Stranger", Medical Center season 7, episode 19 (1976) "The Stranger", Once Upon a Time season 1, episode 20 (2012) "The Stranger", Onyx Equinox episode 4 (2020) "The Stranger", Pistols 'n' Petticoats episode 18 (1967) "The Stranger", Read All About It! season 1, episode 2 (1979) "The Stranger", Star Wars Forces of Destiny season 1, episode 7 (2017) "The Stranger", Straightaway episode 7 (1961) "The Stranger", The 100 season 7, episode 12 (2020) "The Stranger", The Everglades episode 31 (1962) "The Stranger", The First 48 season 9, episode 12a (2010) "The Stranger", The Flying Doctors series 9, episode 7 (1991) "The Stranger", The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams season 2, episode 20 (1978) "The Stranger", The Loop (American) season 2, episode 10 (2007) "The Stranger", The New Lassie season 2, episode 6 (1961) "The Stranger", The Onedin Line series 2, episode 2 (1973) "The Stranger", The Virginian season 7, episode 26 (1969) "The Stranger", Tron: Uprising episode 13 (2012) "The Stranger", Without a Trace season 4, episode 15 (2006) "The Stranger", Yakari (2005) season 1, episode 6 (2005) "The Stranger", Young Dr. Kildare episode 2 (1972)

Shows Stranger (TV series), a 2017 South Korean TV series on tvN The Stranger (Australian TV series), a 1964 series featuring Ron Haddrick The Stranger (1954 TV series), a 1954–1955 American TV series on the DuMont network The Stranger (British TV series), a 2020 adaptation for Netflix of the 2015 Harlan Coben novel The Stranger (2020 American TV series), a 2020 American TV series on Quibi

Literature and other media Stranger (magazine), an English lifestyle magazine The Stranger (newspaper), an alternative newspaper in Seattle, Washington "The Stranger" (essay), an essay by Georg Simmel The Stranger (Camus novel), a 1942 novella by Albert Camus The Stranger (Coben novel), a 2015 novel by Harlan Coben The Stranger (Applegate novel), a 1997 book in the Animorphs series The Stranger (Van Allsburg book), a 1986 book by Chris Van Allsburg The Stranger (short story collection), a 1987 book by Gordon R. Dickson "The Stranger" (Mansfield short story), a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield "The Stranger" (Salinger short story), a 1945 short story by J. D. Salinger The Stranger (comic book), a 2013 comic book by Jacques Ferrandez, based on the novel by Camus "The Stranger", a poem by Rudyard Kipling "The Stranger", a short story by Ambrose Bierce

Theatre The Stranger, a 1908 play by Anthony E. Wills The Stranger, an English translation of the 1798 play (Misanthropy and Repentance) by August von Kotzebue

Music Albums The Stranger (album) or the title song (see below), by Billy Joel, 1977 Stranger (Gen Hoshino album), 2013 Stranger (Valient Thorr album), 2010 Stranger (Yung Lean album), 2017 The Stranger, by Daniel Jordan released by Reel Life Productions, 2011 The Stranger, by E Sens, 2019 The Stranger (EP), by Creeper, 2016

Songs "The Stranger" (Billy Joel song), 1977 "The Stranger" (Ingrid Andress song), 2017 "Stranger" (Electric Light Orchestra song), 1983 "Stranger" (Hilary Duff song), 2007 "Stranger" (Peking Duk song), 2016 "Stranger" (The Rasmus song), 2012 "Stranger" (Sunmi song), 2023 "The Stranger", by Christine and the Queens from Chris, 2018 "The Stranger", by the Shadows from The Shadows to the Fore, 1961 "The Stranger Song", by Leonard Cohen from Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967 "Stranger", by Black Lips from We Did Not Know the Forest Spirit Made the Flowers Grow, 2004 "Stranger", by Dr. Dog from Shame, Shame, 2010 "Stranger", by Goldfrapp from Tales of Us, 2013 "Stranger", by Jefferson Starship from Modern Times, 1981 "Stranger", by Kris Kristofferson from Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame, 1975 "Stranger", by Lauv from All 4 Nothing, 2022 "Stranger", by Leonid Rudenko, 2011 "Stranger", by Olivia Addams, 2021 "Stranger", by Olivia Rodrigo from Guts (Spilled), 2024 "Stranger", by the Presidents of the United States of America from The Presidents of the United States of America, 1995 "Stranger", by Secondhand Serenade from A Twist in My Story, 2008 "Stranger", by Shinee from The First, 2011 "Stranger", by Skrillex and KillaGraham featuring Sam Dew from Recess, 2014 "Stranger", by Soul Asylum from Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck, 1984 "Stranger", by Usher from Versus, 2010 "Stranger", by Vampire Weekend from Father of the Bride2019

Artists The Stranger, a pseudonym of English ambient musician James Leyland Kirby

Other uses Stranger (video game), a 2007 real-time strategy game Stranger, Texas, US, an unincorporated community Lacanobia blenna or the Stranger, a moth in the family Noctuidae Portrait of an Unknown Woman or Stranger, an 1883 painting by Ivan Kramskoi Nickname of Heath L'Estrange (born 1985), Australian former rugby league footballer

See also

Strange (disambiguation) Stranger danger, the idea or warning that all strangers can potentially be dangerous Strangers (disambiguation), includes uses of The Strangers The Exo Stranger/Elisabeth Bray, a character in the Destiny video game franchise