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'''Fool''', '''The Fool''', or '''Fools''' may refer to:
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*A [[jester]], also called a ''fool'', a type of historical entertainer known for their witty jokes
*An [[insult]] referring to someone of low intelligence or easy gullibility
==Arts, entertainment and media==
===Fictional characters===
* [[Fool (stock character)]] in literature and folklore
* [[Shakespearean fool]], an archetypal character in numerous works by Shakespeare
* Fool, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' miniseries "[[Stakes (miniseries)|Stakes]]"

===Film===
* ''[[A Fool]]'', a 2015 Chinese film directed by Chen Jianbin
* [[Fools (1970 film)|''Fools'' (1970 film)]], an American film
* [[Fools (2003 film)|''Fools'' (2003 film)]], an Indian film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
* [[The Fool (1913 film)|''The Fool'' (1913 film)]], a British silent film
* [[The Fool (1925 film)|''The Fool'' (1925 film)]], a lost silent film
* [[The Fool (1990 film)|''The Fool'' (1990 film)]], a British film
* [[The Fool (2014 film)|''The Fool'' (2014 film)]], a Russian film

===Gaming and Tarot===
* [[Fool (card game)]]
* [[The Fool (Tarot card games)]]
* [[The Fool (tarot card)]]

===Literature===
* [[Fool (novel)|''Fool'' (novel)]], a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore
* [[Fools (play)|''Fools'' (play)]], a 1981 play by Neil Simon
* [[The Fool (novel)|''The Fool'' (novel)]], an 1880 Armenian language novel by Raffi
* ''The Fool'', a 1921 novel by [[H. C. Bailey]]
* [[The Fool (play)|''The Fool'' (play)]], a 1975 play by Edward Bond
* [[The Fool (fictional character)]], a fictional character in ''The Realm of the Elderlings'' by Robin Hobb

===Music===
* [[The Fool (design collective)]], a Dutch design collective and band in the 1960s
** [[The Fool (guitar)]], a 1964 Gibson SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton
* [[The Fools]], a musical group from Massachusetts, U.S.

====Albums====
* [[Fool (Joe Jackson album)|''Fool'' (Joe Jackson album)]], 2019
* [[The Fool (Bladee album)|''The Fool'' (Bladee album)]], 2021
* [[The Fool (The Fool album)|''The Fool'' (The Fool album)]], 1968
* [[The Fool (Jain album)|''The Fool'' (Jain album)]], 2023
* [[The Fool (Warpaint album)|''The Fool'' (Warpaint album)]], 2010
* [[The Fool (Ryn Weaver album)|''The Fool'' (Ryn Weaver album)]], 2015
* [[Fools (The Reason album)|''Fools'' (The Reason album)]], 2010
* [[Fools (EP)|''Fools'' (EP)]], by Lauren Aquilina, 2012

==== Songs ====
* [[Fool (Elvis Presley song)|"Fool" (Elvis Presley song)]], 1973
* "[[Fool (If You Think It's Over)]]", a song by Chris Rea, 1978
* "Fool" by Blur, from the 1991 album ''[[Leisure (album)|Leisure]]''
* "Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album ''[[You Are Free]]''
* "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album ''[[Body and the Beat]]''
* "Fool", by Fitz and the Tantrums from their 2016 [[Fitz and the Tantrums (album)|self-titled album]]
* [[Fool (Mansun song)]], from the 2000 album ''Little Kix''
* "Fool" by Memphis May Fire, from the 2018 album ''[[Broken (Memphis May Fire album)|Broken]]''
* "Fool" by The Rasmus, from the 2006 album ''[[Peep (album)|Peep]]''
* "Fool" by Red Velvet, from the 2016 extended play ''[[Russian Roulette (Red Velvet EP)|Russian Roulette]]''
* "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album ''[[Room Service (Roxette album)|Room Service]]''
* "Fool" by Shakira, from the 2001 album ''[[Laundry Service (album)|Laundry Service]]''
* "Fool" by Swans from the album ''[[Greed (Swans album)|Greed]]'' 
* "Fool (#2)" by Swans from the album ''[[Holy Money]]''
* "Fool (I Feel Bad for You)" by Medina, from the U.S. release of 2012 ''[[Forever (Medina album)|Forever]]'' album
* [[The Fool (Sanford Clark song)|"The Fool" (Sanford Clark song)]], 1956
* [[The Fool (Lee Ann Womack song)|"The Fool" (Lee Ann Womack song)]], 1997
* "The Fool", a 1971 single by [[Gilbert Montagné]]
* "The Fool" by Neutral Milk Hotel, from the album ''[[In the Aeroplane over the Sea]]''
* "The Fool" by Camper Van Beethoven, from the 1988 album ''[[Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart]]''
* "The Fool" by The Fixx, from the 1982 album ''[[Shuttered Room]]''
* "The Fool" by Quicksilver Messenger Service, from the 1968 album ''[[Quicksilver Messenger Service (album)|Quicksilver Messenger Service]]''
* "The Fool" by Luna Halo from [[Luna Halo (album)|their 2007 self-titled album]]
* "The Fool" by Fleshgod Apocalypse from their 2016 album ''[[King (Fleshgod Apocalypse album)|King]]''
* [[Fools (song)|"Fools" (song)]], a 1994 song by Alphaville
* "Fools" by Deep Purple, from their 1971 album ''[[Fireball (album)|Fireball]]''
* "Fools" by Madison Beer, from the 2018 extended play ''[[As She Pleases]]''
* "Fools" by Rachel Stevens, from the 2003 album ''[[Funky Dory]]''
* "Fools" by Troye Sivan, from the 2015 album ''[[Wild (Troye Sivan EP)|Wild]]''
* "Fools" by Uriah Heep, from the 1980 album ''[[Conquest (Uriah Heep album)|Conquest]]''
* "Fools" by Van Halen, from the 1980 album ''[[Women and Children First]]''

==Food==
* [[Fruit fool]], a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries
* ''Ful'' (pronounced "fool") or [[ful medames]], a Middle Eastern dish made from fava beans

== Other uses ==
* [[Fools Peak]], a mountain in Colorado
* [[Léon-Mba International Airport]], Libreville, Gabon, ICAO airport code FOOL
* [[The Motley Fool]], a financial advice company (''fool.com'') nicknamed "the Fool"

==See also==
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* [[Folly (disambiguation)]]
* [[Foolish (disambiguation)]]
* [[Foolishness]], the unawareness or lack of social norms which causes offence, annoyance, trouble or injury
* [[FoolishPeople]], a British theatre collective
* Fool's Gold, colloquial name for the mineral iron [[pyrite|iron pyrite]]
* [[Fools Guild]], a social club of comedic performers
* [[Foolscap (disambiguation)]]
* [[List of jesters]]
* [[Clown]]
* [[Harlequin]]
* [[Jester (disambiguation)]]
* [[Joker (disambiguation)]]
* [[Magic (illusion)]]
* [[Stupidity]] 
* [[Tomfoolery (disambiguation)|Tomfoolery]]
* [[Yokel]]

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