A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief.

Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to:

Books, comic books, and theater

• Legend (Gemmell novel), a 1984 fantasy novel by David Gemmell

• Legend (comic imprint), a comic-book brand-name

• Legend (Lu novel), the first novel in Legend: The Series: A trilogy by Marie Lu

• Legend (play), a 1976 Broadway play by Samuel A. Taylor

• Legend Books, an imprint of Random House

• Legends (comics), comic-book limited series published by DC Comics

• Legends: The Enchanted, a graphic novel published by Radical Comics

Legends (anthology), a 1998 collection of short novels edited by Robert Silverberg

• Legends II (anthology), a 2003 second collection

• Legends!, a 1986 stage play by James Kirkwood, Jr.

• Dragonlance Legends, trilogy of books central to the Dragonlance series

• The Legend, a 1969 novel by Evelyn Anthony

• "Legend" (poem), a 1950 poem by Judith Wright

• Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald, a 1978 book by Edward Jay Epstein

Film

• Legend (1985 film), a fantasy-film starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry

• Fong Sai-yuk (film) (The Legend, 1993), and its sequel, Fong Sai-yuk II

• The Legend (2012 film), directed by Christian Lara featuring Barry Primus

• Legend (2014 film), an Indian film starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sonal Chauhan, and Radhika Apte

• Legend (2015 film), a biographical film of the Kray Twins, starring Tom Hardy and Emily Browning

• The Legend (2022 film), an Indian science-fiction film

• A Legend, a 2024 action fantasy film starring Jackie Chan

Television

• Legend (TV channel), a British TV channel, formerly the Horror Channel

• Ghost Chips, actually Legend, New Zealand public service announcement

Episodes

• "Legend", NCIS season 6, episodes 22–23 (2009)

• "Legends" (Avatar: The Last Airbender), season 1, episode 8 (2024)

• "Legends", Dance Academy series 2, episode 4 (2012)

• "Legends", Drunk History season 4, episode 2 (2016)

• "Legends", Justice League season 1, episodes 18–19 (2002)

• "Legends", Spartacus: Blood and Sand episode 3 (2010)

• "Legends", The Invisible Man (2000) season 2, episode 1 (2001)

• "Legends", The Loud House season 2, episode 43a (2017)

• "Legends", Tornado Chasers season 2, episode 2 (2013)

• "Legends", Walker, Texas Ranger season 8, episode 18 (2001)

• "The Legend", Black Tie Nights season 1, episode 10 (2004)

• "The Legend", Cars on the Road episode 4 (2022)

• "The Legend", Gunsmoke season 17, episode 6 (1971)

• "The Legend", Invasion America episode 1 (1998)

• "The Legend", Lavender Castle episode 19 (2000)

• "The Legend", Mission: Impossible (1966) season 1, episode 20 (1967)

• "The Legend" (Prison Break), season 4, episode 10 (2008)

• "The Legend", Qumi-Qumi season 1, episode 1 (2011)

• "The Legend", Tales of Zestiria the X season 2, episode 13 (2017)

• "The Legend", The Waltons season 1, episode 10 (1972)

• "The Legend", They Came from Outer Space episode 10 (1991)

• "The Legend", Wander Over Yonder season 2, episode 16a (2016)

• "The Legend", Wanted Dead or Alive season 1, episode 27 (1959)

Shows

• Legend (TV series), a 1995 science fiction Western television series

• Legends of the Hidden Temple, a 1993-1995 American action-adventure television game show

• The Legend (TV series), a 2007 South Korean historical fantasy television series

• Legends (TV series), a 2014 American crime drama television series, based on the 2005 Robert Littell book

• The Legends (TV series), a 2019 Chinese romance

• Marvel Studios: Legends, a 2021 television series from Marvel Studios

• MasterChef: Legends, the eleventh season (2021) of FOX's reality culinary show MasterChef

• Legends (2026 TV series), a television series, for Netflix from Neil Forsyth

Music

• The Legend (opera), a 1919 one-act tragic opera by Joseph Carl Breil

Albums

• Legend (Bob Marley and the Wailers album), 1984

• Lennon Legend, a posthumous album of greatest hits of John Lennon

• Legend (Robin of Sherwood soundtrack), by Irish group Clannad

• Legend (Tangerine Dream soundtrack), U.S. version of the soundtrack to the 1985 film

• Legend (film score), European version of the soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith, for the 1985 film

• Legend (Henry Cow album), 1973

• Legend (Jannabi album), 2019

• Legend (Legend Seven album), 1992

• Legend (Lynyrd Skynyrd album), 1987

• Legend (Poco album), 1978

• Legend (MC Lyte album), 2015

• Legend (Two Steps from Hell album), 2008

• Legend (Witchcraft album), 2012

• Legend (House of Pain EP), 1994

• Legend (Abigail Williams EP), 2006

• Legend, the title of three different albums by rockabilly band Legend, fronted by Mickey Jupp

• Legends (Above the Law album), a 1998 album

• Legends (Benny Carter album), 1993

• Legends (Bob Catley album), a 1999 album

• Legends (Beverley Craven album), a 2005 album

• Legends (Five Star album), a 2005 album

• Legends (Sabaton album), a 2025 album

• Legends (Dvořák), orchestral composition by Antonín Dvořák

• The Legend (Count Basie album), 1961

• The Legend (Joe Cocker album), 1992

• The Legend (Johnny Cash box set), a 2005 album by Johnny Cash

Songs

• "Legend" (Tchaikovsky), composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1883

• "Legend" (Mika Nakashima song), 2004

• "Legend", by Alma from Heavy Rules Mixtape, 2018

• "Legend", by Attila from Chaos, 2016

• "Legend", by Chronixx from Chronology, 2017

• "Legend", by Dance Gavin Dance from Instant Gratification, 2015

• "Legend", by Drake from If You're Reading This It's Too Late, 2015

• "Legend", by G-Eazy from The Beautiful & Damned, 2017

• "Legend", by House of Pain from Legend, 1994

• "Legend", by Mike Oldfield from the B-side of "Pictures in the Dark", 1985

• "Legend", by Nelly Furtado from Whoa, Nelly!, 2000

• "Legend", by Poco from Legend, 1978

• "Legend", by Snoop Dogg from Coolaid, 2016

• "Legend", by Twenty One Pilots from Trench, 2018

• "Legend", by Upchurch from King of Dixie, 2017

• "Legend", by The Score, 2017

• "The Legend", by Jerry Reed for Smokey and the Bandit, 1977

• "The Legend", by Pallbearer from Sorrow and Extinction, 2012

• "The Legend", a 2018 track by Toby Fox from Deltarune Chapter 1 OST from the video game Deltarune

• "Legends" (Juice Wrld song), 2018

• "Legends" (Kelsea Ballerini song), 2017

• "Legends" (Quavo and Lil Baby song), 2025

• "Legends", by The Afters from Live On Forever, 2016

• "Legends", by Sleeping with Sirens from Gossip, 2017

Bands and labels

• Legend, original name of Christian rock band Legend Seven

• Legend, a rockabilly band fronted by Mickey Jupp

• Legend (Icelandic band), Icelandic rock band

• The Legend (band), South Korean band

• The Legends, a band of Sam McCue before forming Crowfoot

• The Legends, one of several early bands of Gram Parsons

• The Legends, first band of Dan Hartman

• The Legends (Swedish band)

• The Legends (Tejano band)

Games

• Legends, playing card set, see Magic: The Gathering expansion sets, 1993–1995

• Legends (play-by-mail game), moderated by Harlequin Games

Video games

• Legend (1984 video game), for the ZX Spectrum, see Andrew Glaister

• Legend (1992 video game), for the PC, Atari ST and Commodore Amiga

• Legend (1994 video game), for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System

• Burnout Legends, a 2005 Burnout video game

• Tomb Raider: Legend, a 2006 video game

• Rayman Legends, a 2013 platform game

• Asphalt Legends, a 2018 Asphalt video game

• Pokémon Legends (disambiguation), multiple video games in the Pokémon franchise

Transport

Aircraft

• Aeropilot Legend 540, a Czech ultralight aircraft

• Turbine Legend, a US kit monoplane

Cars

• Honda Legend, a Honda car model now marketed as Acura RL

• Acura Legend, another car marketed as Honda Legend outside North America

• Mahindra Legend, a four-wheel-drive vehicle

• Legends car racing, a motor racing series base on 1930s and 1940s American automobiles

Motorcycles

• Triumph Legend TT, a 4 stroke-engined motorcycle from Triumph

Boats

• Legend, brand name used in Europe by American boat manufacturer Hunter Marine

• Carnival Legend, a 2001 Spirit class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line

People

• Everett True (born 1961), English music journalist and musician, aka The Legend

• Bill Legend (born 1944), English musician, drummer for T. Rex

• John Legend (born 1978), American singer, songwriter, musician and actor

• Johnny Legend (1948–2026), American rockabilly musician, film producer, actor and wrestling manager

• Tobi Legend (born 1942), American-born Canadian soul and gospel singer

Other uses

• Legend, a fictitious identity used in espionage

• Legend, Alberta, an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada

• Legend (map), a guide to a map's symbology

• Legend (chart), a guide to colours and symbols used in a data chart, graph, plot or diagram

• Legend (numismatics), a formal inscription such as is found around the margin of a coin or seal

• , an HTML element used to create a frame around other elements

• Legend Entertainment, a former American computer game developer

• Legend Group Ltd., the former name of the Lenovo Group, a Chinese technology company

• LEGEND, a brand of fur of the American Legend Cooperative

• HTC Legend, a smartphone by the HTC Corporation

• Legends Hospitality, a food, beverage, merchandise retail and stadium operations corporation

• The Legend (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana

• Legends Outlets Kansas City, a super-regional shopping mall

• Star Wars Legends, an alternate, decanonized continuity in the Star Wars franchise

See also

• Legendary (disambiguation)

• Legende (disambiguation)