Cannonball is the nickname of:
Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975), American jazz alto saxophonist Erwin Baker (1882–1960), American motorcycle and automobile racing driver and organizer Harry Frederick Baker (1904–1986), Australian speedway motorcycle rider and aviator Jim Butler (American football) (1943–2014), American National Football League running back Clyde Crabtree (1905–1994), American football player Ed Crane (baseball) (1862–1896), American Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder Norman Curtis (1924–2009), English footballer Charlie Fleming (1927–1997), Scottish footballer Bill Jackman (1897–1972), American pitcher in baseball's Negro leagues Lawson Little (1910–1968), American golfer Cannon Ball Miller (fl. 1900–1906), baseball pitcher in the pre-Negro leagues Ed Morris (1880s pitcher) (1862–1937), American Major League Baseball pitcher Didier Pitre (1883–1934), Canadian ice hockey player Dick Redding (1890–1948), American pitcher, outfielder and manager in the Negro leagues Frank Richards (performer) (1887–1969), American vaudeville performer whose act involved being shot in the gut with a cannonball Ledell Titcomb (1866–1950), American Major League Baseball pitcher Gus Weyhing (1866–1955), American Major League Baseball pitcher
See also
Jackie Chan (born 1954), Hong Kong actor and martial artist nicknamed Pao-pao ("Cannonball") Dave Hickson (1929–2013), English footballer nicknamed "Cannonball Kid" John Maulbetsch (1890–1950), American college football player nicknamed "the Michigan Cannon Ball"