Sheik or Sheikh, literally "elder" in Arabic, is the honorific title for the ruler of a tribe.

Sheik or The Sheik may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

The Sheik (novel) a 1919 novel by Edith Maude Hull

The Sheik (film), a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, based on the novel

The Son of the Sheik, a 1926 sequel to the earlier film also starring Rudolph Valentino

She's a Sheik, a 1927 film starring Bebe Daniels, based on the novel with a gender-reversed plot

"Sheik", a 1973 song on ZZ Top's album Tres Hombres

Sheik (The Legend of Zelda), an alias/disguise of Princess Zelda, mainly appearing in the 1998 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Sheik, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone

"The Sheik", a 1988 episode of the American children's comedy science fiction sitcom Small Wonder

People

Blaize Shiek, American dancer

Duncan Sheik (born 1969), American singer-songwriter and composer

Irina Sheik (born 1986), Russian supermodel

Professional wrestlers

Adnan Al-Kaissie (1939–2023), frequently billed as The Sheik

Ed Farhat (1926–2003), American wrestler who performed as "The Sheik"

The Sheik II (born 1974), ring name of American wrestler Joseph Cabibbo

The Iron Sheik (1942–2023), ring name of Iranian wrestler Khosrow Vaziri

Shawn Daivari (born 1984), American wrestler who has performed as "Sheik Abdul Bashir"

Other uses

Sheik condom, a North American brand of condoms

Sheiks, Hollywood High School's mascot