# Lightning (disambiguation)

Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity.
Lightning or Lightnin' may also refer to:

## Arts, entertainment and media
### 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, 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

## People
### 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

## Sports
### 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

## Transportation and military
### 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