# Pioneer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pioneer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pioneer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer > Source revision: 1356310880 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Pioneer** commonly refers to a person who is among the first at something that is new to a community. A pioneer as a [settler](/source/Settler) is among the first settling at a place that is new to the settler community. A historic example are [American pioneers](/source/American_pioneer), persons in American history who migrated westward to settle in what is now the Western and Midwestern United States. **Pioneer**, **The Pioneer**, or **pioneering** may also refer to: ## Companies and organizations - [Pioneer Aerospace Corporation](/source/Pioneer_Aerospace_Corporation) - [Pioneer Chicken](/source/Pioneer_Chicken), an American fast-food restaurant chain - [Pioneer Club Las Vegas](/source/Pioneer_Club_Las_Vegas), a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - [Pioneer Corporation](/source/Pioneer_Corporation), a Japanese electronics manufacturer - [Pioneer Energy](/source/Pioneer_Energy), a Canadian gas station chain - [Pioneer Entertainment](/source/Pioneer_Entertainment), a Japanese anime company - [Pioneer Fund](/source/Pioneer_Fund), racist foundation, 1937 - [Pioneer Hi-Bred](/source/Pioneer_Hi-Bred), a U.S.-based agriculture company - [Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall](/source/Pioneer_Hotel_%26_Gambling_Hall), Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. - [Pioneer Instrument Company](/source/Pioneer_Instrument_Company), an American aeronautical instrument manufacturer - [Pioneer movement](/source/Pioneer_movement), a communist youth organization - [Pioneer Natural Resources](/source/Pioneer_Natural_Resources), a defunct energy company in Texas, U.S. - [Pioneer Pictures](/source/Pioneer_Pictures), a former American film studio - [Pioneer Surgical Technology](/source/Pioneer_Surgical_Technology), a medical technology company in Michigan, U.S. - [Pioneer Total Abstinence Association](/source/Pioneer_Total_Abstinence_Association), Irish Catholics who avoid alcohol - [Pioneers (missions agency)](/source/Pioneers_(missions_agency)), a Christian missions organization ## Entertainment ### Visual Arts - [*The Pioneer* (painting)](/source/The_Pioneer_(painting)) (1904), painting by Frederick McCubbin, Australia - [*The Pioneer* (Visalia, California)](/source/The_Pioneer_(Visalia,_California)) (c. 1915), sculpture by Solon H. Borglum, California - [*The Pioneer* (Eugene, Oregon)](/source/The_Pioneer_(Eugene,_Oregon)) (1919), sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor, Oregon - [*The Pioneer* (Los Angeles)](/source/The_Pioneer_(Los_Angeles)) (1925), sculpture by Henry Lion, California - [*The Pioneers* (sculpture)](/source/The_Pioneers_(sculpture)) (1928), sculpture by Lorado Taft, Illinois - [Pioneer Monument (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Monument_(disambiguation)) for others named "Pioneer Monument" or "Pioneer Memorial" ### Films - [*The Pioneers* (1903 film)](/source/The_Pioneers_(1903_film)), an American silent film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. - [*The Pioneers* (1916 film)](/source/The_Pioneers_(1916_film)), an Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett - [*The Pioneers* (1926 film)](/source/The_Pioneers_(1926_film)), an Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford - [*The Pioneers* (1941 film)](/source/The_Pioneers_(1941_film)), an American film directed by Albert Herman - [*The Pioneers* (1980 film)](/source/The_Pioneers_(1980_film)), a Taiwanese film starring [Hsu Feng](/source/Hsu_Feng) - [*Pioneer* (film)](/source/Pioneer_(film)), a 2013 Norwegian film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg - [*The Pioneers* (2021 film)](/source/The_Pioneer_(2021_film)), a Chinese film directed by Xu Zhangxiong ### Games - [Pioneer (pinball)](/source/Pioneer_(pinball)), a 1976 pinball machine produced by Gottlieb - [*Pioneer* (video game)](/source/Pioneer_(video_game)), a 2006 space trading and combat simulator ### Music #### Bands - [Pioneer (band)](/source/Pioneer_(band)), an American Christian music band - [The Pioneers (band)](/source/The_Pioneers_(band)), a Jamaican reggae vocal trio #### Albums - [*The Pioneers* (album)](/source/The_Pioneers_(album)) by MC Eiht and Spice 1, 2004 - [*Pioneer* (The Maine album)](/source/Pioneer_(The_Maine_album)), 2011 - [*Pioneer* (Pioneer album)](/source/Pioneer_(Pioneer_album)), self titled album, 2012 - [*Pioneer* (The Band Perry album)](/source/Pioneer_(The_Band_Perry_album)), 2013 #### Songs - ["The Pioneers" (song)](/source/The_Pioneers_(song)) by Bloc Party, 2005 - "Pioneer" by The Band Perry, from [*Pioneer*](/source/Pioneer_(The_Band_Perry_album)), 2013 - ["Pioneer" (song)](/source/Pioneer_(song)) by Freddie, 2015 - "Pioneers", by For King & Country from *[Burn the Ships](/source/Burn_the_Ships)*, 2018 ## Literature ### Books - [*The Pioneers* (novel)](/source/The_Pioneers_(novel)), 1823 novel by James Fenimore Cooper - *The Pioneers*, 1872 novel by [R. M. Ballantyne](/source/R._M._Ballantyne) - *The Pioneer*, 1905 novel by [Geraldine Bonner](/source/Geraldine_Bonner) - *The Pioneer*, 1912 novel by [Harold Edward Bindloss](/source/Harold_Edward_Bindloss) - *The Pioneers*, 1954 novel by [Jack Schaefer](/source/Jack_Schaefer) - *Pioneers*, 1986 novel by [Phillip Mann](/source/Phillip_Mann) - *The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West*, 2019 non-fiction book by [David McCullough](/source/David_McCullough) ### Magazines and newspapers - [*Pioneer* (Russian magazine)](/source/Pioneer_(Russian_magazine)), a Soviet/Russian monthly magazine - [*Pioneer* (newspaper)](/source/Pioneer_(newspaper)), various English-language newspapers - [*The Pioneer* (South Australia)](/source/The_Pioneer_(South_Australia)), a newspaper - [*The Pioneer* (India)](/source/The_Pioneer_(India)), an English-language newspaper published in India - [Pioneer (Estonian magazine)](/source/Pioneer_(Estonian_magazine)) ## Military - [Pioneer (military)](/source/Pioneer_(military)), a soldier employed for engineering and construction tasks - [Pioneer Column](/source/Pioneer_Column), an 1890 force of the British South Africa Company - [AAI RQ-2 Pioneer](/source/AAI_RQ-2_Pioneer), a U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicle - [RSD-10 Pioneer](/source/RSD-10_Pioneer), a Soviet missile - [Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer](/source/Scammell_Pioneer_Semi-trailer), a British tank recovery and transport vehicle - [Scottish Aviation Pioneer](/source/Scottish_Aviation_Pioneer), a British military aircraft ## Places ### Australia - [Pioneer, Queensland](/source/Pioneer,_Queensland) - [Pioneer, Tasmania](/source/Pioneer,_Tasmania) - [Pioneer River](/source/Pioneer_River), in Queensland - [Shire of Pioneer](/source/Shire_of_Pioneer), a former local government area ### United States - [Pioneer, Arizona](/source/Pioneer,_Arizona) - [Pioneer, California](/source/Pioneer,_California) - [Pioneer, Florida](/source/Pioneer,_Florida) - [Pioneer, Iowa](/source/Pioneer,_Iowa) - [Pioneer, Kansas](/source/Pioneer,_Kansas) - [Pioneer, Louisiana](/source/Pioneer,_Louisiana) - [Pioneer, Missouri](/source/Pioneer,_Missouri) - [Pioneer, Nevada](/source/Pioneer,_Nevada) - [Pioneer, Ohio](/source/Pioneer,_Ohio) - [Pioneer, Tennessee](/source/Pioneer,_Tennessee) - [Pioneer Township, Michigan](/source/Pioneer_Township,_Michigan) - [Pioneer, Michigan](/source/Pioneer,_Michigan) ### Other places - [Pioneer, Alberta](/source/Pioneer,_Alberta) - [Pioneer, Singapore](/source/Pioneer,_Singapore) ## Rail transport - [*Pioneer* (locomotive)](/source/Pioneer_(locomotive)), built in 1837 - [*Pioneer* (train)](/source/Pioneer_(train)), an Amtrak passenger train - [Pioneer MRT station](/source/Pioneer_MRT_station), a transit station in Singapore ## Schools - [Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)](/source/Pioneer_High_School_(Ann_Arbor,_Michigan)), U.S. - [Pioneer High School (San Jose, California)](/source/Pioneer_High_School_(San_Jose,_California)), U.S. - [Pioneer High School (Whittier, California)](/source/Pioneer_High_School_(Whittier,_California)), U.S. - [Pioneer Junior College](/source/Pioneer_Junior_College), Singapore - [Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Schools](/source/Pioneer-Pleasant_Vale_Schools), (Garfield County, Oklahoma) U.S. ## Ships - [HMS *Pioneer*](/source/HMS_Pioneer), several Royal Navy ships, 1800s - [Pioneer (sidewheeler)](/source/Pioneer_(sidewheeler)), one of the first steamboats in California, U.S., 1849 - [*Pioneer* (1863 paddle steamer)](/source/Pioneer_(1863_paddle_steamer)), New Zealand gunboat, 1863 - [PS *Pioneer* (1905)](/source/PS_Pioneer_(1905)) - [*Pioneer* (submarine)](/source/Pioneer_(submarine)), built for the American Civil War, 1861 - [*Pioneer* (schooner)](/source/Pioneer_(schooner)), ship at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, U.S., 1885 - [MV *Pioneer*](/source/MV_Pioneer) - [USS *Pioneer*](/source/USS_Pioneer), several U.S. Navy ships, 1800s – 1900s - [USC&GS *Pioneer*](/source/USC%26GS_Pioneer), several U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ships, 1900s - *[P&O Pioneer](/source/P%26O_Pioneer)*, a British hybrid power seagoing ferry, introduced on the Dover–Calais route, 2023 - [SS *Pioneer*](/source/SS_Pioneer), several steamships ## Sports See also: [Pioneer Conference (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Conference_(disambiguation)) - [London Greenhouse Pioneers](/source/London_Greenhouse_Pioneers), an English basketball team - [Pioneer Bowl (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Bowl_(disambiguation)), American college football games - [Pioneer Football League](/source/Pioneer_Football_League), a college conference - [Pioneer League (baseball)](/source/Pioneer_League_(baseball)), a minor league - [Pioneer Race Course](/source/Pioneer_Race_Course), a former San Francisco horse racing course - [Sacred Heart Pioneers](/source/Sacred_Heart_Pioneers), the athletic teams of the Sacred Heart University ## Other - [Pioneer program](/source/Pioneer_program), of U.S. unmanned space missions 1958–1978 - [Pioneer species](/source/Pioneer_species), colonizing new environment - [Pioneering (Scouting)](/source/Pioneering_(Scouting)) - Pioneer, U.S. [Secret Service code name](/source/Secret_Service_code_name) for Kamala Harris - [Young Pioneers (disambiguation)](/source/Young_Pioneers_(disambiguation)) - Pioneer, breed of slower-growing chickens by defunct [Cooks Venture](/source/Cooks_Venture) ## See also - [Pioneer Award (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Award_(disambiguation)) - [Pioneer Club (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Club_(disambiguation)) - [Pioneer Days (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Days_(disambiguation)) - [Pioneer League (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_League_(disambiguation)) - [Pioneer Township (disambiguation)](/source/Pioneer_Township_(disambiguation)) - [Pionier (disambiguation)](/source/Pionier_(disambiguation)) - [Pioner (disambiguation)](/source/Pioner_(disambiguation)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pioneer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer?action=history)). 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