Bligh n : British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: William Bligh, Captain Bligh]

Bligh may refer to:

• William Bligh, a Vice-Admiral in the British Royal Navy famous for being Captain of HMS Bounty during a mutiny and Governor of New South Wales during the first military coup in Australia
  • HMS Bligh (K-467) a Buckley class destroyer escort, named after William Bligh
  • Bligh Water, a shallow marine area (approximately 9500 km² in extent) in western Fiji, named after William Bligh
  • Bligh Reef, a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, named after William Bligh
  • Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, named after William Bligh
• Electoral district of Bligh, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
• Bligh Park, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia
• Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, a cricketer who captained the English cricket team in 1882/3
• Anna Bligh, the Premier of Queensland
• Jasmine Bligh, one of the first three BBC Television Service presenters in the 1930s
• Bligh Place, Melbourne, a street in Melbourne, Victoria
• Bligh Roosters, a rugby union franchise based in Tavua
• Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley, an English peer
• Bligh, an Australian sitcom starring members of the cast of Fast Forward

See also

• Bly