A thunderbolt is a symbolic representation of lightning accompanied by a loud thunderclap.
Thunderbolt(s) may also refer to:
People and characters
People 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, 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 Thunderbolt, a peregrine falcon in the 2024 animated film The Wild Robot Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, a Charlton Comics character Thunderbolt Ross, a comics character Thunderbolt Jaxon, a comics character Thunderbolts (comics), a Marvel Comics comic book team
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 Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, a Charlton Comics and DC Comics comic book title The Thunderbolt (newspaper), a publication of the U.S. National States' Rights Party Thunderbolts (comic book), Marvel Comics comic book titles based on the comic book team of the same name
Films Thunderbolt (1910 film), an Australian outlaw film The Thunderbolt (1912 film), an American short drama film The Thunderbolt (1919 film), an American drama film Thunderbolt (1929 film), an American noir film directed by Josef von Sternberg Thunderbolt (1947 film), an American World War II documentary Captain Thunderbolt (film), 1953 Australian "outlaw" film Thunderbolt (1995 film), a Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan Quentin Tarantino's Thunderbolt, the fictitious "original title" of the 2007 American film Death Proof Thunderbolts*, a 2025 American superhero film based on the comic book team of the same name
Music Thunderbolt (band), a Norwegian heavy metal band
Albums Thunderbolt (album), by Saxon ThunderboltA 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 Thunderbolt-2000, a Republic of China (Taiwan) Army rocket launcher system Thunderbolt, a test bed variant of the M8 Armored Gun System SC-76 Thunderbolt, a British bolt-action rifle
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
Ships HMS Thunderbolt, any of several Royal Navy vessels USS Thunderbolt, a U.S. Navy patrol ship The Thunderbolt, English nickname of the FS Tonnere (L9014) (), a French Navy helicopter carrier amphibious assault tender-carrier-ship
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
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 Thunder and Bolt (born 2017), twin miniature pigs licensed as American therapy animals