- The Thunderbird is a mythical creature common to Native American religion.
- The Ford Thunderbird is a model of automobile.
- The Thunderbirds is a demonstration flying team of the United States Air Force.
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds is a rock and roll band from the 1970s through the 1990s.
- Thunderbirds is a television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, notable for its extensive use of puppetry.
- Thunderbird is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men.
- Thunderbird was a code-name for one of AMD's Athlon variants (a central processing unit).
- Mozilla Thunderbird is a piece of e-mail and news client software based on Mozilla.
- Thunderbirds is a computer game for the Amiga and NES platforms.
- Thunderbirds is a film scheduled for release in 2004.
- Thunderbird is a fortified wine.