Banjo (disambiguation)

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

Banjo may also refer to:

People[edit]

Nickname[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

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

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Films[edit]

• 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[edit]

• "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[edit]

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

Fictional characters[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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

See also[edit]

• Banjos banjos or banjofish, a species of fish

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