Bombardier may refer to:

Armed forces

Bombardier (rank) Bombardier () is a military rank that has existed since the 16th century in artillery regiments of various armies, such as in the British Army and the Prussian Army. Traditionally the bombardier tended the vents at the top of breeches, handled t ...

, rank equivalent to corporal used in some artillery corps *

Bombardier (aircrew) A bombardier or bomb aimer is the crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs. "Bomb aimer" was the preferred term in the military forces of the Commonwealth, while "bombardier" (from the French word for ...

, crew member on a bomber aircraft *

Artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

crewman, archaically

Businesses

Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Inc. () is a Canadian aerospace manufacturer that produces business jets. Headquartered in Montreal, the company was founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier to market his snowmobiles, and it later became one of the world's big ...

, a Canadian company mainly specializing in air and railway vehicles **

Bombardier Aviation Bombardier Aviation, a division of Bombardier Inc., is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. The company currently produces the Bombardier Global Express, Global and Bombardier Challenger 600, Challenger series of Business jet, business je ...

, the aircraft division **

Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, with headquarters in Toronto and Berlin. It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. ...

, the defunct railway equipment division *

Bombardier Recreational Products BRP Inc. (an abbreviation of Bombardier Recreational Products) is a Canadian manufacturer of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, Side-by-side (vehicle), side by sides, motorcycles, and personal watercraft. It was founded in 2003, when the Recreati ...

, a manufacturer of snowcats and snowmobiles, part of Bombardier Inc. until 2003

People

Bombardier Billy Wells William Thomas Wells, better known as Bombardier Billy Wells (31 August 1889 – 12 June 1967), was an English heavyweight boxer. Fighting under the name "Bombardier Billy Wells", he was British and British Empire Champion from 1911 ...

, English heavyweight boxer *

Charles Bombardier Charles Bombardier (born 1974) is a Canadian engineer and angel investor. His concept ideas have been noted in some news publications. Background Charles Bombardier was born in Valcourt, Canada. Bombardier's grandfather was Joseph-Armand Bomb ...

(born 1974), Canadian industrial designer and entrepreneur *

Denise Bombardier Denise Bombardier (; born Marie Louise Yvette Denise Bombardier, January 18, 1941 – July 4, 2023) was a Canadian journalist, essayist, novelist and media personality who worked for the French-language television network Radio-Canada for ove ...

(1941–2023), Canadian journalist *

Jean-Michel Bombardier Jean-Michel Bombardier (born August 22, 1970) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Michelle Menzies, he won two national titles and finished in the top ten at three World Championships. Personal life Bombardier was born in Montreal, Quebe ...

(born 1970), Canadian skater *

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Joseph-Armand Bombardier (; April 16, 1907 – February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was a snowmobile. Biography Born in Valcourt, Quebec, Joseph-Armand Bombard ...

(1907–1964), Canadian inventor and businessman, founder of Bombardier Inc. * Louise Bombardier (born 1953), Canadian actress and writer

Others

* ''Bombardier'' (film), a 1943 film about aircrew training, starring Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Eddie Albert *

Bombardier beetle Bombardier beetles are adephagan ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbe ...

, insect of family Carabidae * Bombardier Bitter, a beer brewed by Marston's in England {{Disambiguation