Sunbeam
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Things commonly known as Sunbeam or as a sunbeam include:
- Sunlight, as a ray or beam
- "Sunbeam" (see Galactic Patrol), a fictional weapon from the Lensman universe
- Sunbeam (locomotive) (see GWR Sun Class), a member of the Great Western Railway Sun Class of locomotives
- Sunbeam (motorcycle), a brand of motorcycle made by John Marston Ltd. of Wolverhamption, UK
- BSA Sunbeam, a motor scooter
- Sunbeam Bread, a franchised brand of white bread
- Sunbeam Car Company, a British maker of cars originally allied with Sunbeam bicycles and motorcycles under the company of John Marston Ltd
- Sunbeam Cases, a maker of acrylic or flashy computer cases
- Sunbeam, a German disc jockey
- Sunbeam Products, an American appliance/consumer products manufacturer founded in 1897
- "Chrysler Sunbeam" (see Hillman Avenger), a 1977 hatchback automobile
- Sunbeam snake, of the genus Xenopeltis
- Sunbeam Products a.k.a. Sunbeam-Oster Corporation, an appliance manufacturer
- Kafk Sunbeam, a character in Zatch Bell!
- Sunbeam Foods Group, an Australian dried fruits company established in 1926 in Mildura as Co-operative Dried Fruit Sales Pty Ltd
- Unused Utensils, Australian colloquialism for any item such as a knife, fork or spoon, or a glass, plate or bowl set on the table for a meal, but not used. If the item can be returned to the cupboard without washing it, as it was unused, it is referred to as a sunbeam. Ex: "Nobody used these knives; they're sunbeams." And they are returned to the cupboard.
Places known as Sunbeam include:
- Sunbeam, Colorado, USA, is in Moffat County at 40°33'3"N 108°11'43"W
- Sunbeam, Florida, USA, is in Duval County at 30°12'21"N 81°34'44"W
- Sunbeam, Idaho, USA, is in Custer County at 44°16'16"N 114°44'0"W
- Sunbeam, Illinois, USA, is in Mercer County at 41°7'38"N 90°44'6"W
- Sunbeam, Virginia, USA, is in Southampton County at 36°35'15"N 77°1'41"W
- Sunbeam, West Virginia, USA, is in Logan County at 37°50'48"N 81°56'43"W