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 Spell, a spell found in the 2012 strategy game Clash of Clans
• 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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Lightning
• Greased Lightning (disambiguation)
• Inazuma (disambiguation)
• Lightning Comics (disambiguation)
• Like Lightning (disambiguation)
• Operation Lightning (disambiguation)
• Litening, a targeting pod for attack aircraft