A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it.
Witness or The witness may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional characters The Witness, the main antagonist of Destiny's Light and Darkness saga, from Destiny to Destiny 2: The Final Shape The Witness (character), several characters by Marvel Comics
Books Witnesses, different documents of a single, original text in textual criticism Witness (memoir), an autobiography by Whittaker Chambers Witness (novel), a 2001 verse novel of historical fiction by Karen Hesse Witness (Milligan book), a 2020 non-fiction book by Louise Milligan Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations, 2015, by and about Holocaust survivors
Films The Witness (1969 French film), a drama The Witness (1969 Hungarian film), a satirical film, also known as A tanú Witness (1985 film), directed by Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford Witness (1988 film), a Malayalam film The Witness (1992 film), a short film starring Elijah Wood and Gary Sinise Witness (1995 film), an Indian film Witness (2022 film), a 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama The Witness (2000 film), by James LaVeck and Jenny Stein Witnesses (2003 film), a Croatian film The Witnesses, a 2007 French film by André Téchiné The Witness (2012 film), a Philippine film The Witness (2015 Chinese film), a crime drama The Witness (2015 American film), a documentary about the murder of Kitty Genovese The Witness (2018 film), a South Korean thriller Witnesses (2018 film), a historical drama by Konstantin Fam The Witness (2024 film), an Austrian-German crime drama
Games The Witness (1983 video game), an interactive fiction computer game The Witness (2016 video game), an exploration-puzzle game
Music
Groups Witness (American band), an Atlanta rock band Witness (gospel group), a female gospel quartet Witness (UK band), an English alternative rock band A Witness, an English post-punk band
Albums Witness (Benjamin Booker album), 2017 Witness (Blessthefall album), 2009 Witness (Dave Douglas album), 2001 Witness (Halo James album), 1990 Witness (Katy Perry album), 2017 Witness (Modern Life Is War album), 2005 Witness (Show of Hands album), 2006 Witness (Spooky Tooth album), 1973 Witness (Vola album), 2021 The Witness (album), 2021, by Suuns
Songs "The Witness" (song), by members of the American rock band Tool "Witness", by Bo Bice from See the Light "Witness", by Immanuel Wilkins from The 7th Hand "Witness", by Joan as Police Woman from The Classic "Witness", by Jordan Feliz "Witness", by Sarah McLachlan from Surfacing "Witness", by Tori Amos from The Beekeeper "Witness", by Red Fang from Red Fang "Witness", by Wage War from Deadweight "Witness", by Xerath from III
Periodicals Witness (magazine), published by the Black Mountain Institute Witness (religious newspaper) edited by Hugh Miller in the mid nineteenth century The Witness (newspaper), a South African daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg
Plays Witness (play), 1968, by Terrence McNally Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke, a series of BBC Radio plays
Sculptures Witness (sculpture), 2023, by Shahzia Sikander Witness, a cast-iron sculpture by Antony Gormley Witness (altar), a monument in the Book of Joshua
Television
Series Witness (2006 TV programme), a documentary programme that airs on Al Jazeera English Witness (TV series), a Canadian documentary series (1992–2004) The Witness (TV series), a 1960–61 show broadcast on the CBS network Witnesses (TV series), a 2014 French series (Les Témoins) The Witness (2026 TV series), Netflix miniseries
Episodes "Witness" (Better Call Saul), 2017 "Witness" (The Detectives), 1994 "Witness" (Person of Interest), 2011 "Witness" (The Secret Circle), 2012 "The Witness" (Queen of Swords), 2000
Other uses Witnessing or evangelism, a name for proselytising in Christianity Jehovah's Witnesses, a restorationist Christian denomination whose name references the above Witness (mathematics), in mathematical logic, a specific value to be substituted for variable of an existential statement of the form such that is true Witness, a number that plays a role in a primality test Witness (organization), a non-profit organization started by Peter Gabriel
See also Eyewitness (disambiguation), various meanings Two witnesses Three Witnesses Eight Witnesses