Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: * Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture *

Ford Thunderbird The Ford Thunderbird (colloquially called the T-Bird) is a personal luxury car produced by Ford from model years 1955 until 1997 and 2002 until 2005 across 11 distinct generations. Introduced as a two-seat convertible, the Thunderbird was pr ...

, a car

Birds

* Dromornithidae, extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds * '' Genyornis'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional characters

* Thunderbird (John Proudstar), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 *

Warpath (comics) James Proudstar, known first as Thunderbird and then as Warpath, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most often those about the fictional superhero team X-Men. Proudstar first appears as the sec ...

, or Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 *

Thunderbird (Neal Shaara) Neal Shaara, also known as Thunderbird, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was depicted briefly a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Leinil Francis Yu, he first ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000 * Thunderbird, a creature in the game ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link''

Film and television

* ''Thunder Birds'' (1942 film), an American World War II propaganda film * ''Thunderbirds'' (1952 film), an American war film * ''Thunderbirds'' (TV series), a 1960s British puppet science-fiction series ** ''Thunderbirds'' (2004 film), based on the TV series * ''Thunderbird'' (2022 film), a South Korean film

Music

* The Thunderbirds, 1960s English band of Chris Farlowe * The Thunderbirds, 1960s Hong Kong band of

Robert Lee Jun-fai Robert Lee Jun-fai (born 16 December 1948) is a Hong Kong musician. He is the younger brother of martial artist Bruce Lee. Early life Lee was born on 16 December 1948 in Hong Kong as the youngest son of Grace Ho () and Lee Hoi-chuen (), a leadi ...

The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues band formed in 1974. Career After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records and later signed with Epic Recor ...

, American blues rock band. * Gibson Thunderbird, a bass guitar

Albums

* ''Thunderbird'' (Cassandra Wilson album), 2006 * ''Thunderbird'' (Louis Bellson album), 1965 * ''Thunderbird'' (Willis Jackson album), 1962

Songs

* "Thunderbird" (Call Me No One song), 2012 * "Thunderbirds" / "3AM", a single by Busted, 2004 * "Thunderbird", by Iron Savior from '' Condition Red'', 2002 * "Thunderbird", by Quiet Riot from ''

Metal Health ''Metal Health'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released on March 11, 1983. The album spawned the hit singles " Cum On Feel the Noize" and " Metal Health". It was the band's first album to receive a worldwide ...

'', 1983 * "Thunderbird", by Seasick Steve from '' I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left'', 2008 * "Thunderbird", by They Might Be Giants from '' The Spine'', 2004 * "Thunderbird", by ZZ Top from '' Fandango!'', 1975 * "Thunderbird", by C418 from ''Excursions'', 2018

Businesses and organisations

Hotels and motels

Thunderbird Motel The Thunderbird Motel was an Indian-themed motel that was built in 1962 along Interstate 494 and 24th Ave., in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. It is an example of post-war American culture. Prior to its demolition, it was part of ...

, a former Indian-themed motel in Minnesota, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, one of the Miami modern architecture buildings, Florida, U.S. * Thunderbird Motel, now a

Standard Hotel Standard Hotels is a group of seven boutique hotels in New York City (Meatpacking District and East Village), Miami Beach, London, Maldives, Ibiza, and Hua Hin, Thailand. The hotels are operated by Standard International Management. The two ...

on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, U.S. * Thunderbird Hotel, now El Rancho Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Schools

Thunderbird School of Global Management Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (or simply Thunderbird) is a global management school in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1946 as an independent, private institution, it was acquired by Arizona State University ( ...

, at Arizona State University, U.S. *

Thunderbird High School Thunderbird High School is a public high school located in northwestern Phoenix, Arizona. The school is a part of the Glendale Union High School District. Feeder schools Some schools in the Washington Elementary School District feed into Thunder ...

, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. *

Thunderbird Adventist Academy Thunderbird Adventist Academy (TAA) is a private Seventh-day Adventist Christian high school and boarding academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Chri ...

, a high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.

Other businesses and organisations

* Thunderbird Entertainment, a Canadian company

Computing

Athlon Thunderbird Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of x86-compatible microprocessors designed and manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The original Athlon (now called Athlon Classic) was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and the f ...

, a microprocessor by AMD *

Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. The projec ...

, an e-mail and news client

Military

United States Air Force Thunderbirds The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron ("Thunderbirds") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing, and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Created in 1953, the USAF ...

, an air demonstration squadron * ''Thunderbird'' (aircraft), a surviving B-17 painted to replicate a high mission-tally B-17 of World War II *

Thunderbird (missile) The English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface-to-air missile produced for the British Army. Thunderbird was primarily intended to attack higher altitude targets at ranges up to approximately , providing wide-area air defence for the Army ...

, a British Army missile in service circa 1959–1977 * Thunderbird Field No. 1 and Thunderbird Field No. 2, World War II airfields in Arizona, U.S. * No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron, of the Royal Canadian Air Force *

45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Thunderbird") is a modular infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. The 45th Infantry Brigade was formed ...

, nicknamed Thunderbird

Places

Thunderbird Archaeological District The Thunderbird Archaeological District, near Limeton, Virginia, is an archaeological district described as consisting of "three sites—Thunderbird Site, the Fifty Site, and the Fifty Bog—which provide a stratified cultural sequence spanning ...

, Virginia, U.S. * Thunderbird Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S. * Thunderbird Mountain, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S. * Lake Thunderbird, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.

Sports

* Adelaide Thunderbirds, an Australian netball team * Albuquerque Thunderbirds, a former American basketball team *

Carolina Thunderbirds The Carolina Thunderbirds were a professional ice hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The Thunderbirds played their home games at the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum before the arena was demolished in 1989. ...

, a former American ice hockey team *

Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL) The Carolina Thunderbirds are a minor league professional hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and play in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. Their home games are played at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex. History In A ...

, an American ice hockey team *

Dubuque Thunderbirds The Dubuque Thunderbirds were a Tier III junior ice hockey team based in Dubuque, Iowa that played in the multipurpose Five Flags Event Center from 2001 through 2010. The Thunderbirds franchise was formed to fill a vacancy for Dubuque hockey fans ...

, a former American junior hockey team *

Hamilton Thunderbirds The Hamilton Cardinals is an amateur Canadian baseball team based in Hamilton, Ontario and playing in the Intercounty Baseball League. Founded in 1958, the club is the second oldest sports team in the city of Hamilton. Players range in age from 1 ...

, former name of a Canadian baseball team *

Halifax Thunderbirds The Halifax Thunderbirds are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. History On September 13, 2018, the NLL approved a franchise reloc ...

, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League *

Sault Thunderbirds The Sault Thunderbirds were a professional ice hockey team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959 to 1962. The Thunderbirds were based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and played at the Sault Memorial Gardens. Players Hockey Hall of F ...

, a 1959–1962 Canadian ice hockey team * Seattle Thunderbirds, an American ice hockey team *

Soo Thunderbirds The Soo Thunderbirds are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). History Soo Thunderbirds first came into being as a junior hockey program in fr ...

, a Canadian ice hockey team *

Southern Utah Thunderbirds The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including six men’s sports: basketball, cross country, ...

, sports teams of Southern Utah University *

Springfield Thunderbirds The Springfield Thunderbirds are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that began play for the 2016–17 season. They are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues. Based in Springfield ...

, an American ice hockey team * Thunderbird, nickname of

Franco Wanyama Franco "Thunderbird" Wanyama (7 February 1968 - 21 March 2019) in Kampala, was a Ugandan amateur middleweight and professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s. He was an amateur representative of Uganda at middleweight ...

(born 1968), Ugandan retired boxer * Thunderbird Country Club, a golf course in Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. * Thunderbird Soccer Club, a Taiwanese football club * The Thunderbirds, organizers of the Phoenix Open golf tournament *

UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thu ...

, the athletic teams of the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...

Thunderbird Stadium Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the University Endowment Lands in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Vancouver's city limits, and is primarily used for soccer and football by the UBC Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in t ...

, a stadium located by the University of British Columbia's main campus

Transportation

* Thunderbird Boats, a 60's boat manufacturer now known as Formula Boats * Royal Enfield Thunderbird, an Indian motorcycle * Thunderbird, a British Rail Class 57/3 diesel rescue locomotive *

Thunderbird 26 The Thunderbird class sailboat was designed in 1958 by Seattle Washington naval architect Ben Seaborn, in response to a request from the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (now APA - The Engineered Wood Association) of Tacoma, Washington for desig ...

, a class of sailboat * Thunderbird (train), a Japanese limited express *

Thunderbird W-14 The Thunderbird W-14 was a small, three seat American passenger transport, first flown in 1926, entering production, significantly improved, in 1927 with several different engine options. About 40-50 were built before the financial collapse of th ...

, three-seat biplane of the 1920s * Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation), the name of several British motorcycles

Other uses

Thunderbird (wine) Flavored fortified wines (known informally as bum wines or bum vino) are inexpensive fortified wines that typically have an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). They are made from various fruits (including grapes and citr ...

, a flavored fortified wine *

Thunderbird (Holiday World) Thunderbird is a steel roller coaster in the Thanksgiving section of Holiday World & Splashin' Safari amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened in 2015 as the eighth Wing Coaster in the world and t ...

, a roller coaster in Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S. *

Thunderbird (PowerPark) Thunderbird is the name of the northernmost wooden roller coaster in the world, located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Western Finland. The two Millennium Flyer trains operating it were manufactured by Great Coasters International Great Coasters I ...

, a roller coaster at PowerPark, Alahärmä, Finland