A banjo is a stringed instrument common in folk and popular music.
Banjo may also refer to:
People Nickname Terence "Banjo" Bannon (born 1967), Northern Ireland mountaineer and adventurer Bill Cornett (1890–c. 1959), or "Banjo Bill", 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 "Banjo" Beale, Australian interior designer
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 River, a first-class river in Ōita Prefecture, Japan ProFe Banjo, a family of Czech T-tailed gliders and motor gliders 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 Banjos banjos or banjofish, a species of fish