Topaz (disambiguation)

Topaz is a mineral or gemstone. It may also refer to:

Arts

In fictional characters and places

• Topaz (Malibu Comics), a character from Malibu Comics' series Ultraforce
• Topaz (Marvel Comics), a comic book sorceress
• Agent Topaz, a character in the anime Sonic X
• Topaz Trollhopper, a character from the animated series Trollz
• Sir Thopas, a character described in Chaucer's Tale of "Sir Thopas", one of The Canterbury Tales
• "The Topaz Man", a character for a series of romance novels played by Steve Sandalis
• Topaz Mortmain, a character from Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle and its subsequent film adaptation

In film and television

• Topaz (1945 film), an amateur film documenting the World War II Japanese-American internment camp Topaz
• Topaz (1969 film), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Leon Uris
• Topaz (1991 film), a Japanese film
• Topacio, (Spanish for Topaz), a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela

In literature

• Topaz (novel), a 1967 novel by Leon Uris

In music

• Topaz (album), a 1999 jazz album by The Rippingtons
• Topaz (Erik Friedlander album), 1999
• Topaz (band) consisting of Billy Cross, Rob Stoner and Jasper Hutchison
• Topaz (record label), part of RCA
• Topaz, an instrumental song by Journey, from their self-titled debut album Journey (Journey album)
• Topaz, a song by the B52s, from their album, Cosmic Thing

Biology

• Topaz (apple), a variety of apple
• Topaz (hummingbird), two species of hummingbirds in the genus Topaza
• Ruby topaz (Chrysolampis mosquitus), a species of hummingbird
• Topaz, a protein crystallography-related product of the company Fluidigm

Companies

• Topaz (bookmaker), often referred to as Topaz, a largest bookmaker in Azerbaijan.
• Topaz Energy, often referred to as Topaz, a petroleum retail chain in Ireland.

Computer related

• Topaz, the Ruby (programming language) implementation
• Topaz, the proprietary file format developed for the Amazon Kindle e-reader
• Topaz, the codename for HTC Touch Diamond2, a smartphone by HTC
• Mercury Topaz Monitor, a software product originally from Mercury Interactive, subsequently renamed Mercury Global Monitor, BAC, and finally BSM after the company was purchased by Hewlett-Packard
• Project ToPaZ, an early codename for the GNOME 3 environment
• Topaz Labs, Develops imaging software like Topaz DeNoise.

Nuclear technology

• TOPAZ nuclear reactor, a series of lightweight nuclear reactors flown in space by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation

People

• Dudu Topaz (1946–2009), Israeli TV personality and actor
• Topaz, a cryptonym for Rainer Rupp, spy for East Germany who worked at NATO headquarters in Brussels
• William Topaz McGonagall, a Scottish poet.

Places

• Topaz, California
• Topaz Hotel, Washington, D.C.
• Topaz War Relocation Center, west of Delta, Utah

Vehicles

• Ekolot KR-030 Topaz, a Polish ultralight aircraft
• Mercury Topaz, a car made by Ford Motor Company from 1984–1994
• Topaze (rocket), a French rocket system of the 1960s
• Topper Topaz, a sailing dinghy which can be rigged with 1, 2 or 3 sails
• The Future Imagery Architecture radar imaging satellites

Vessels

• Topaz (ship), the sailing ship captained by Mayhew Folger that rediscovered Pitcairn Island
• Topaz (yacht), luxury motor yacht constructed by Lürssen in 2012

See also

• Topaze (disambiguation)