Banjo (disambiguation)
# Banjo (disambiguation)

A banjo is a stringed instrument common in folk and popular music.

Banjo may also refer to:

## People

### Nickname

* Terence Bannon (born 1967), Northern Ireland mountaineer and adventurer
* Bill Cornett (1890–c. 1959), American traditional folk singer, banjo player and politician
* Banjo Matthews (1932–1996), NASCAR driver, car owner and builder
* Barney McKenna (1939–2012), Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners, nicknamed "Banjo Barney"
* Banjo Paterson (1864–1941), Australian poet, journalist and author
* Ikey Robinson or Banjo Ikey (1904–1990), American banjoist and vocalist

### Surname

* Ashley Banjo (born 1988), English street dancer, choreographer and actor
* Chris Banjo (born 1990), American National Football League player
* Jordan Banjo (born 1992), a British street dancer
* Kay Banjo (born 1992), American soccer player
* Tunji Banjo (fl. 1977–1982), Nigerian-Irish former footballer
* Victor Banjo (1930–1967), Nigerian Army colonel

### Stage name

* Banjō Ginga, Japanese actor and voice actor Takashi Tanaka (born 1948)

## Arts and entertainment

### Films

* Banjo (1947 film), an American film directed by Richard Fleischer
* Banjo (2016 film), an Indian film
* the title character of Banjo the Woodpile Cat, a 1979 animated short

### Music

* "Banjo" (song), by Rascal Flatts from the album Changed
* "The Banjo" (song), a 2014 single by Norwegian formation 3LOGY
* The Banjo (Gottschalk), an 1853 piano composition by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
* Banjo, of the Overflow, an 1892 poem by Australian poet Francis Kenna

### Television

* "Banjo (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast

### Fictional characters

* Haran Banjo, the main character in the 1978's Japanese anime series Daitarn 3
* Banjo, one of two protagonists in the Banjo-Kazooie video game series
* Mister Banjo, a recurring enemy of the Marvel Family
* Banjo Possum, a minor character in the Tiny Toon Adventures animated television series
* Dr. Banjo, a character from the Futurama episode "A Clockwork Origin"

## Other uses

* Banjo (chocolate bar), a popular British chocolate bar during the 1970s
* Egg banjo, a type of fried egg sandwich
* Banjo (samba), a musical instrument
* Banjo (application), a surveillance app
* Banjo (signal), an obsolete railroad signalling device
* Banjo (wood lathe), a fixture on a wood-turning lathe
* Banjo enclosure, an archaeological feature
* Banjo Island, Bermuda
* Banjo Awards, presented by the National Book Council of Australia from 1974 to 1997 for both fiction and non-fiction
* Banjo ray, another name for the fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina)
* Battle of Banjo, a First World War battle in Africa
* Japanese gunboat Banjō, a warship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
* A slang term for the Australian $10 note because one side has a picture of Banjo Paterson
* A dinosaur specimen of the genus Australovenator
* A typeface from French foundry Deberny & Peignot
