Lightning (disambiguation)

Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity.

Lightning or Lightnin' may also refer to:

Film and television

 * Lightnin' (1925 film), a comedy by John Ford
 * Lightning (1925 film), a German silent drama film
 * Lightning (1927 film), an American film of 1927
 * Lightnin' (1930 film), an American Pre-Code comedy film
 * Lightning (1952 film), a film by Mikio Naruse
 * Lightning (dog), a German shepherd who appeared in various 1930s films
 * Lightning (Tom and Jerry), an orange cat in the Tom and Jerry cartoons
 * Lightning McQueen, a character in Cars and its sequels, played by Owen Wilson
 * Lightning, a bloodhound in Racing Stripes
 * Lightning, a BBC Two television quiz show hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons

Literature

 * Lightning (novel), a 1988 novel by Dean Koontz
 * Lightning, a 1984 87th Precinct novel by Ed McBain
 * Lightnin' (play), a 1918 play
 * Lightning (comics), a list of comics characters
 * Lightning (DC Comics) (Jennifer Pierce), a DC Comics superhero
 * Lightning, one of the superpowered brothers Thunder and Lightning
 * Lightning, a member of the Tower Comics T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents

Music

 * Lightning Records, a record label founded in the 1970s
 * Lightning (album), a 2012 album by Matt & Kim
 * "Lightning" (song), a 2011 song by The Wanted
 * "Lightning", a song by Little Mix from Get Weird
 * "Lightning", a song by Charli XCX from Crash
 * "Lightning", a song by Eric Church from Sinners Like Me
 * "Lightning", a song by Counting Crows, one of the "Flying Demos"
 * "Lightning", a song by State Champs from Living Proof
 * "Lightning", a song by Supernaut

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

 * Lightning (Entertainment City), a roller coaster at Entertainment City in Kuwait
 * Lightning (Revere Beach), a roller coaster that formerly operated at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts
 * Lightning (Final Fantasy), the female protagonist from Final Fantasy XIII
 * Lightning, a game mode in Bejeweled 3
 * Lightning Spell, a spell found in the 2012 strategy game Clash of Clans
 * Lightning, the horse of the mythical American cowboy Pecos Bill

Computing

 * Lightning (connector), a power and data bus for Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad products
 * Lightning (software), an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client
 * GNU lightning, a library for just-in-time compilation
 * Lightning Network, the blockchain payment protocol
 * Lightning, a public front end to the Salesforce.com platform

Firearms

 * Colt Lightning Carbine, a rifle manufactured between 1884 and 1904
 * AMT Lightning pistol
 * AMT Lightning 25/22 rifle

Nickname

 * Lightnin' Chance (1925–2005), American session musician Floyd Chance
 * Lightnin' Hopkins (1912–1982), American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sam John Hopkins
 * Lightnin' Slim (1913–1974), African-American blues musician Otis V. Hicks
 * René Hall (1911–1988), nicknamed Lightnin', American jazz banjoist
 * Steve Krulevitz (born 1951), American tennis player

Stage name and ring name

 * Jeff Farmer (wrestler) or Lightning, American professional wrestler
 * Lightning (Gladiators) or Kim Betts (born 1971), English bodybuilder and a star of the UK version of Gladiators
 * Lightning (wrestler), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
 * Lightning, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Surname

 * Cody Lightning (born 1986), Cree Native American actor
 * Crystle Lightning (born 1981), American/Canadian actress and musician
 * Georgina Lightning, Canadian First Nations film director, screenwriter and actress, mother of Crystle and Cody Lightning
 * Royston Lightning, Australian rugby league player

Places

 * Lightning (Atlanta), a former neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States
 * Lightning Peak (disambiguation), several mountain peaks in Canada and the United States
 * Lightning Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Australia

 * Adelaide Lightning, a Women's Basketball League team
 * Lightning Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race
 * Pine Hills Lightning, a Greater Brisbane League baseball club

Ireland

 * Drogheda Lightning, a defunct American football team (2010–2015)
 * Leinster Lightning, a provincial cricket team

United Kingdom

 * Lancashire Lightning, the name for the Lancashire County Cricket Club during one-day matches
 * Lightning (women's cricket), a women's cricket team based in the East Midlands
 * Loughborough Lightning (disambiguation), several teams in Loughborough, Leicestershire

United States

 * Buffalo Lightning, former name (1998-2005) of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres Junior "A" ice hockey team from Buffalo, New York
 * Carolina Lightnin', a defunct American Soccer League team (1981–1984)
 * Colorado Lightning, a Professional Arena Soccer League founded in 2008
 * Dallas Lightning, a defunct United Soccer Leagues W-League team (1993–1996)
 * Detroit Lightning, a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise for the 1979–1980 season
 * Los Angeles Lightning, a professional basketball team in the Independent Basketball Association
 * Louisville Lightning, a Professional Arena Soccer League team founded in 2008
 * Minnesota Lightning, a women's United Soccer Leagues W-League team
 * Oklahoma City Lightning, a full-contact American football team in the Women's Spring Football League
 * Rockford Lightning, a defunct Continental Basketball League franchise
 * Stockton Lightning, a defunct indoor football team (2006–2010)
 * Tampa Bay Lightning, a National Hockey League ice hockey franchise
 * West Coast Lightning, a Women's Football Alliance expansion team

Other countries

 * London Lightning, a Canadian professional basketball team based in London, Ontario
 * Tel Aviv Lightning, an Israel Baseball League franchise

Aircraft

 * Beechcraft Lightning, an experimental civilian turboprop aircraft
 * English Electric Lightning, a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era
 * Lockheed P-38 Lightning, an American fighter aircraft of World War II
 * Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a US/UK fighter aircraft, the Joint Strike Fighter
 * Sport Copter Lightning, American autogyro

Automotive

 * Lightning Car Company, a British company that builds electric sports cars
 * Lightning GT, the flagship vehicle of the aforementioned car company
 * Ford Lightning (disambiguation), three pickup trucks made by Ford Motor Company
 * BSA Lightning, a motorcycle produced by BSA between 1965 and 1972

Rail

 * Lightning Route, an early tram service in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
 * Lightning, a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive on the Great Western Railway from 1847 to 1878
 * Lightning, one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915

Ships and boats

 * Lightning (clipper), a clipper ship built by Donald McKay in 1854
 * Lightning (dinghy), a 19-foot one-design sloop-rigged sailing dinghy designed in 1938 for three-man class racing
 * HMS Lightning, the name of several Royal Navy ships

Other uses

 * Lightning, the mascot of Middle Tennessee State University
 * Advising Platform Lightning, a military base in Afghanistan operated by NATO
 * 78th Infantry Division (United States) or Lightning