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
  • Damini – Lightning, a 1993 Indian courtroom drama film by Rajkumar Santoshi
  • 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 character from the fourth season of Battle for Dream Island, an animated web series
  • Lightning, a bloodhound in Racing Stripes
  • Lightning, a BBC Two television quiz show hosted by comedian Zoe Lyons

Literature

  • Lightning (Koontz novel), a 1988 thriller novel by Dean Koontz
  • Lightning (Steel novel), a 1995 romance novel by Danielle Steel
  • 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

Albums

  • Lightning (Borut Kržišnik album), 2013
  • Lightning (Matt and Kim album), 2012
  • Lightning, by J, 2021
  • Lightning, an EP by Cash Cash, or the title song, 2014

Songs

  • "Lightning" (song), by the Wanted, 2011
  • "Lightning", by Bag Raiders, 2019
  • "Lightning", by Charli XCX from Crash, 2022
  • "Lightning", by Counting Crows, one of the "Flying Demos", 1991
  • "Lightning", by Eric Church from Sinners Like Me, 2006
  • "Lightning", by Jessie Ware from That! Feels Good!, 2023
  • "Lightning", by Little Mix from Get Weird, 2015
  • "Lightning", by Mitski from Nothing's About to Happen to Me, 2026
  • "Lightning", by State Champs from Living Proof, 2018
  • "Lightning", by Supernaut from the B-side of "I Like It Both Ways", 1976

Labels

  • Lightning Records (Belgium), defunct parent label of Bonzai Records
  • Lightning Records (UK label), a record label founded in the 1970s

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
  • Usain Bolt, (born 1986), Jamaican sprinter

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
  • Charlie Lightening, British filmmaker

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

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

See also

  • Greased Lightning (disambiguation)
  • Inazuma (disambiguation)
  • Lightning Comics (disambiguation)
  • Like Lightning (disambiguation)
  • Operation Lightning (disambiguation)
  • Litening, a targeting pod for attack aircraft