Cannonball

A cannonball is round shot ammunition for a cannon. By analogy, cannonball is also the name or nickname of:

• A diving technique in swimming; unlike competitive diving techniques, however, its purpose is to maximize, rather than minimize, splash upon water entry.

People

• Cannonball Adderley, jazz alto saxophonist
• Erwin Baker ("Cannon Ball" Baker), (1882–1960), man who traveled across the USA several times
  • Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, created in his honor
  • Cannonball (film) (1976), a film inspired by Erwin G. "Cannon Ball" Baker and his race
  • Cannonball Run (disambiguation), various things related to Erwin G. "Cannon Ball" Baker
• Frank "Cannonball" Richards, a vaudeville performer whose act involved being shot in the gut with a cannonball

Fictional characters

• Experiment 520, a character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch: The Series
• Cannonball (Transformers), the Decepticon space pirate in the Transformers toy line.
• Cannonball (comics), Sam Guthrie, a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men

Music albums/songs

• Cannonball (album), an album by Pat Green
• "Cannonball" (The Breeders song), a song by the Breeders from the album Last Splash
• "Cannonball" (Supertramp song), a song by Supertramp from the album Brother Where You Bound
• "Cannonball" (Damien Rice song), a song by Damien Rice from his 2002 album O, covered by Little Mix in 2011
• "Cannonball", a song by Five Iron Frenzy from their 2004 album The End Is Near
• "Cannonball", a song by Dog Eat Dog from their album Walk with Me
• "Cannon Ball", a song by Colin Munroe featuring Drake from his album Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero.
• "Cannon Ball", a soundtrack featured in the Capcom game Mega Man Zero 3.
• "Cannonball", a song by Brandi Carlile from her album The Story

Places

• Cannon Ball, North Dakota, a city in the USA

Television series

• Cannonball (TV series), a TV show about two truck drivers, produced in Canada in 1958-59 and syndicated in the U.S. in 1959-60

Trains

• The Cannonball an Illinois Central passenger train routing between Chicago and New Orleans, designated in modern times as the City of New Orleans
• The Cannonball, a train operated by the Long Island Rail Road along its Montauk Branch

Other

• Cannon Ball roller coaster, a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah, Georgia/Tennessee border
• Cannonball Musical Instruments, a Salt Lake City based musical instrument manufacturer