Thunderbolt (disambiguation)

A thunderbolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.

Thunderbolt or Thunderbolts may also refer to:

Persons

 * Bayezid I (fl. 1389-1402), nicknamed Yıldırım ("Thunderbolt"), Ottoman sultan
 * Captain Thunderbolt (1833–1870), Australian bushranger
 * Georgios Kondylis (1878–1936), nicknamed Keravnos ("Thunderbolt"), Greek general and prime minister
 * Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł (1547–1603), prince of the Holy Roman Empire and nobleman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
 * Ptolemy Keraunos (fl. 281-279 BC), King of Macedonia
 * Thunderbolt Gibbons (fl. 1820), Irish leader of the secret Whiteboys agrarian organization
 * Thunderbolt Patterson (born 1941), American professional wrestler
 * Thunderbolt, female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Fictional characters

 * The Thunderbolt, a pulp fiction character created by Johnston McCulley (1883-1958)
 * Colonel Volgin, also known as "Thunderbolt", a character in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 * Thunderbolt (DC Comics), a comics character related to the character Johnny Thunder
 * Thunderbolt (Marvel Comics), either of two comics characters
 * Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, a Charlton Comics character
 * Thunderbolt Ross, a comics character
 * Thunderbolt Jaxon, a comics character

U.S. places

 * Thunderbolt, Georgia
 * Thunderbolt Peak, California
 * Thunderbolt Wreck, a dive site off the coast of Florida
 * Thunderbolt Trail, a historic backcountry ski trail in Massachusetts

Literature

 * Thunderbolts (comics), a Marvel Comics comic book team
 * Thunderbolts (comic book), Marvel Comics comic book titles
 * Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, a Charlton Comics and DC Comics comic book title
 * Thunderbolt, a publication of the U.S. National States' Rights Party

Films

 * Thunderbolt (1910 film), an Australian "outlaw" film
 * Thunderbolt (1929 film), an American noir film directed by Josef von Sternberg
 * Thunderbolt (1947 film), an American World War II documentary
 * Thunderbolt (1995 film), starring Jackie Chan
 * Thunderbolts*, a Marvel Studios film planned for release in 2025
 * The Thunderbolt (1912 film), an American short drama film
 * The Thunderbolt (1919 film), an American drama film
 * Quentin Tarantino's Thunderbolt, the fictitious "original title" of the film Death Proof

Music

 * Thunderbolt (band), a Norwegian heavy metal band

Albums

 * Thunderbolt (album), by Saxon
 * Thunderbolt - A Tribute To AC/DC, see list of AC/DC tribute albums

Songs

 * "Thunderbolt", a song by Björk from Biophilia
 * "Thunderbolt", a song by BWO from Big Science
 * "Thunderbolt", a song by Dozer from Madre de Dios
 * "Thunderbolt", a song by Saxon from the eponymous album Thunderbolt (album)
 * "Thunderbolt", a song by Valensia from Valensia II (also known as K.O.S.M.O.S)

Organizations

 * Legio XII Fulminata, a Roman legion named for the Latin word for Thunderbolt
 * 11th Armored Division (United States), nicknamed "Thunderbolt"
 * Sa'ka Forces (thunderbolt), an Egyptian military commando force
 * As-Sa'iqa (thunderbolt), a Palestinian Ba'athist political and military faction
 * Al-Saiqa (Libya) (thunderbolt), a special forces unit
 * The Thunderbolts, the former aerobatic demonstration team of the Indian Air Force

Vehicles and vessels

 * HMS Thunderbolt, any of several Royal Navy vessels
 * USS Thunderbolt, a U.S. Navy patrol ship
 * Thunderbolt-2000, a Republic of China (Taiwan) Army rocket launcher system
 * Thunderbolt, a test bed variant of the M8 Armored Gun System

Aircraft

 * Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, an American ground support aircraft
 * HESA Saeqeh ("Thunderbolt"), an Iranian fighter aircraft based on the American Northrop F-5
 * Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ("Thunderbolt"), a Japanese land-based fighter
 * Macchi C.202 Folgore (Italian "thunderbolt"), a WWII Italian fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica
 * Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a United States Army Air Force fighter aircraft
 * Saab 37 Viggen, also known as Thunderbolt, a Swedish fighter and attack aircraft
 * SC-76 Thunderbolt, a British bolt-action rifle

Roller coasters

 * Thunderbolt (Celebration City), in Branson, Missouri
 * Thunderbolt (1925 roller coaster), defunct, at Coney Island, New York
 * Thunderbolt (2014 roller coaster), at Coney Island, New York
 * Thunderbolt (Dreamworld), defunct, in Queensland, Australia
 * Thunderbolt (Kennywood), in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
 * Thunderbolt (Savin Rock), defunct, in West Haven, Connecticut
 * Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England), in Agawam, Massachusetts

Sports teams

 * Windy City ThunderBolts, a Frontier League baseball team in Crestwood, Illinois
 * Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts, a Maryland collegiate summer baseball team
 * The Thunderbolts, nickname of the Australia national rugby sevens team second team

Technology

 * Thunderbolt (interface), a computer peripheral connector
 * Apple Thunderbolt Display, a computer monitor
 * HTC ThunderBolt, a cell phone

Transportation

 * Thunderbolt (car), British land speed record holder of the 1930s
 * Thunderbolt, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive
 * Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt, an experimental automobile built in 1964
 * BSA Thunderbolt, a British motorcycle manufactured between 1964 and 1972

Other uses

 * Thunderbolt (siren), an outdoor emergency warning siren
 * Love at first sight, often characterized as a "thunderbolt"
 * Lampropeltis getula, a snake species also known as thunderbolt