Banjo (disambiguation)

A banjo is a stringed instrument common in folk and popular music.

Banjo may also refer to:

Nickname

 * Terence Bannon (born 1967), Northern Ireland mountaineer and adventurer
 * Bill Cornett (1890–c. 1959), American traditional folk singer, banjo player and politician
 * Banjo Matthews (1932–1996), NASCAR driver, car owner and builder
 * Barney McKenna (1939–2012), Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners, nicknamed "Banjo Barney"
 * Banjo Paterson (1864–1941), Australian poet, journalist and author
 * Ikey Robinson or Banjo Ikey (1904–1990), American banjoist and vocalist

Surname

 * Ashley Banjo (born 1988), English street dancer, choreographer and actor
 * Chris Banjo (born 1990), American National Football League player
 * Jordan Banjo (born 1992), a British street dancer
 * Kay Banjo (born 1992), American soccer player
 * Tunji Banjo (fl. 1977–1982), Nigerian-Irish former footballer
 * Victor Banjo (1930–1967), Nigerian Army colonel

Stage name

 * Banjō Ginga, Japanese actor and voice actor Takashi Tanaka (born 1948)

Films

 * Banjo (1947 film), an American film directed by Richard Fleischer
 * Banjo (2016 film), an Indian film
 * the title character of Banjo the Woodpile Cat, a 1979 animated short

Music

 * "Banjo" (song), by Rascal Flatts from the album Changed
 * "The Banjo" (song), a 2014 single by Norwegian formation 3LOGY
 * The Banjo (Gottschalk), an 1853 piano composition by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
 * Banjo, of the Overflow, an 1892 poem by Australian poet Francis Kenna

Television

 * "Banjo (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Fictional characters

 * Haran Banjo, the main character in the 1978's Japanese anime series Daitarn 3
 * Banjo, one of two protagonists in the Banjo-Kazooie video game series
 * Mister Banjo, a recurring enemy of the Marvel Family
 * Banjo Possum, a minor character in the Tiny Toon Adventures animated television series
 * Dr. Banjo, a character from the Futurama episode "A Clockwork Origin"

Other uses

 * Banjo (chocolate bar), a popular British chocolate bar during the 1970s
 * Egg banjo, a type of fried egg sandwich
 * Banjo (samba), a musical instrument
 * Banjo (application), a surveillance app
 * Banjo (signal), an obsolete railroad signalling device
 * Banjo (wood lathe), a fixture on a wood-turning lathe
 * Banjo enclosure, an archaeological feature
 * Banjo Island, Bermuda
 * Banjo Awards, presented by the National Book Council of Australia from 1974 to 1997 for both fiction and non-fiction
 * Banjo ray, another name for the fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina)
 * Battle of Banjo, a First World War battle in Africa
 * Japanese gunboat Banjō, a warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
 * A slang term for the Australian $10 note because one side has a picture of Banjo Paterson
 * A dinosaur specimen of the genus Australovenator
 * A typeface from French foundry Deberny & Peignot