Whirlwind (disambiguation)

A whirlwind is any kind of vertical wind vortex.

Whirlwind may also refer to:

Film

 * The Whirlwind (serial film), a 1920 American film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden
 * The Whirlwind (1933 film), an American Western
 * Whirlwind (1941 film), a Spanish film
 * Whirlwind (1951 film), an American Western directed by John English starring Gene Autry
 * Whirlwind (1953 film), an Iranian film
 * Whirlwind (1964 film), a Japanese historical drama film
 * Whirlwind (1988 film), a 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov

Music

 * Whirlwinds, a 1974 album by smooth jazz composer Deodato
 * "Whirlwind", a song by the band Roxy Music on the 1975 album Siren
 * "Whirlwind", a song by the band Broder Daniel
 * Whirlwind (album), a 1980 album by singer/songwriter Andrew Gold
 * Whirlwind (Lainey Wilson album), a 2024 album by Lainey Wilson
 * The Whirlwind (album), a 2009 album by progressive rock band Transatlantic
 * Whirlwind (band), rock band from Sri Lanka

Other

 * Marilyn Whirlwind, a fictional character in the television show Northern Exposure
 * Whirlwind (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
 * Whirlwind (novel), a 1986 novel by James Clavell
 * "Whirlwind", an episode in the documentary series The World at War
 * Whip Whirlwind, a former identity of DC Comics character Max Mercury
 * The Whirlwind (newspaper), a satirical 19th century British weekly co-founded and edited by Herbert Vivian

Aviation

 * Two aircraft built by Westland Aircraft:
 * Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a World War 2, twin-engined fighter plane
 * Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), a helicopter
 * Butterworth Westland Whirlwind, a replica of the Westland Whirlwind fighter
 * Wright Whirlwind, a series of aircraft engines

Maritime

 * HMS Whirlwind, the name of two British Royal Navy destroyers
 * USS Whirlwind, the name of two United States Navy patrol vessels
 * Whirlwind (yacht), a J-class yacht involved in the America's Cup

Games

 * The Black Whirlwind, a Jade Empire character
 * Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker, a 1991 snooker computer game, named for the player Jimmy White, nicknamed The Whirlwind
 * Whirlwind (pinball), a pinball machine made by Williams

Technology

 * Whirlwind I, a pioneering real-time computer
 * Whirlwind mill, a pulverizing machine

Sports

 * Boston Whirlwinds, a former basketball team
 * Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), former Welsh snooker player, nicknamed "The Whirlwind"
 * Jimmy White (born 1962), famous English snooker player, nicknamed "The Whirlwind"
 * Paterson Whirlwinds, the original name of the former basketball team the Paterson Crescents
 * Wandsworth Whirlwinds, a rugby league club in London
 * West Texas Whirlwinds, a basketball team
 * Zhejiang Whirlwinds, a Chinese basketball club

Places

 * Whirlwind, West Virginia
 * Whirlwind Inlet, an ice-filled inlet along the east coast of Graham Land
 * Whirlwind Glaciers, four prominent converging glaciers which flow into the west side of Whirlwind Inlet
 * Whirlwind Peak, a mountain in Canada

Other

 * Whirlwind USA, an American audio equipment manufacturer
 * WhirlWind (Seabreeze), a roller coaster at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York
 * Whirlwind, the former name of the roller coaster Bocaraca
 * Operation Whirlwind, a failed Croatian Army offensive