Thunderbolt (disambiguation) explained

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

Thunderbolt or Thunderbolts may also refer to:

People and characters

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
• Thunderbolt, a peregrine falcon in the 2024 animated film The Wild Robot

Places

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

Arts, entertainment, media

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)

Military

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

See also

• • • • • • Operation Thunderbolt (disambiguation)
• Bolt (disambiguation)
• Lightning bolt (disambiguation)
• Thunder (disambiguation)
• Thunderclap (disambiguation)
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, a 1974 American crime film