Hal (given name)

Hal is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Harold, Henry or Harvey, and a nickname. Notable people with the name include:

People

• Hal Abelson (born 1947), American mathematician
• Hal Adelquist (1914–1981), American animator
• Hal Aloma (1908–1980), Hawaiian musician
• Hal Anderson (born 1964), Canadian radio host
• Hal Anderson (baseball) (1904–1974), American baseball player
• Hal Anger (1920–2005), American engineer and biophysicist
• Hal Ashby (1929–1988), American film director and editor
• Hal August (1890–1918), American silent film actor
• Hal W. Ayer (died 1913), American newspaper editor and politician
• Hal Baird, American baseball player and coach
• Hal Bamberger (1924-2010), American baseball player
• Hal C. Banks (1909–1985), American labor leader
• Hal Baron (1930–2017), American historian
• Hal V. Barron (born 1962), American biotechnologist
• Hal Barwood (born 1940), American writer, game developer, and filmmaker
• Hal Bauer (1927–1993), American politician
• Hal Baylor (1918–98), American boxer and actor
• Hal Becker (born 1954), American writer
• Hal de Becker (1931–2021), American dancer and writer
• Hal Beckett, Canadian composer
• Hal Bedsole (1941–2017), American football player
• Hal Bennett (1936–2004), American novelist
• Hal Bernson (1930–2020), American politician
• Hal Bernton, American journalist
• Hal Bevan-Petman (1894–1980), British painter
• Hal Bevan (1930–1968), American baseball player
• Hal Blaine (1929–2019), American drummer
• Hal Block (1913-1981), American comedian
• Hal Blumenfeld (born 1962), American neuroscientist
• Hal Borland (1900–1978), American writer and journalist
• Hal Borne (1911–2000), American songwriter
• Hal Boyle (1911–1974), American newspaper journalist
• Hal Bradley (1913–1981), American football player
• Hal Braham (1911–1994), American novelist
• Hal Brands (born 1983), American historian
• Hal Breeden (1944–2021), American baseball player
• Hal Brill (1914–1980), American football player
• Hal Broda (1905–1985), American football player
• Hal Bromm (born 1947), American art dealer
• Hal Brown (1924–2015), American baseball player
• Hal Brown (athlete) (1898–1983), American long-distance runner
• Hal Browne, Australian rugby league footballer
• Hal E. Broxmeyer (died 2021), American microbiologist
• Hal Bruno (1928–2011), American journalist
• Hal Bubser (1895–1959), American baseball player
• Hal Buell (1931/1932 – 2024), American photographer
• Hal Bunderson (born 1936), American politician
• Hal Burrows (1924–2014), American tennis player
• Hal Burt (1900–1979), American football player
• Hal B. Burton, American politician in Arkansas
• Hal Bynum (1934–2022), American singer-songwriter
• Hal Clement (1922–2003), American author and artist
• Hal Clements, American actor
• Hal Colebatch, Australian politician
• Hal Colebatch (author) (1945–2019), Australian author
• Hal Cormier, Canadian politician
• Hal Cruttenden, English stand-up comedian, writer, and actor
• Hal Daub (born 1941), American politician
• Hal David (1921–2012), American lyricist
• Hal Davis (1933–1998), American songwriter
• Hal Dixon (biochemist) (1928–2008), Irish biochemist
• Hal Draper (1914–1990), American socialist activist and writer
• Hal Duncan (born 1971), Scottish writer
• Hal Geer (1916–2017), American film producer
• Hal Gibney (1911–1973), American broadcast announcer
• Hal Gill (born 1975), American ice hockey player
• Hal Goldsmith (1930–2004), American fencer
• Hal Gurnee (born 1925), American TV director
• Hal Halvorsen, military officer
• Hal Helgeson (1931–2007), American geochemist
• Hal Holbrook (1925–2021), American actor
• Hal Hunter (American football, born 1932) (1932–2014), American gridiron football coach
• Hal Hunter (American football, born 1959) (born 1959), American football coach
• Hal Hunter (fullback), American football player
• Hal Irelan (1890–1944), American baseball player
• Hal Jackman (born 1932), Canadian businessman
• Hal Jackson (1915–2012), Disc jockey and radio personality
• Hal Jacobson (born 1950), American politician
• Hal Janvrin (1892–1962), American baseball player
• Hal Jarrett (1907–1983), South African cricketer
• Hal Jeffcoat (1924–2007), American baseball player
• Hal B. Jennings (1915–2008), US Army surgeon general
• Hal Jeter (born 1945), American basketball player
• Hal Jones (baseball) (born 1936), American baseball player
• Hal Jones (ice hockey) (1933–2022), Canadian ice hockey player
• Hal Ketchum (1953–2020), American singer
• Hal Lear (1935–2016), American basketball player
• Hal Linden (born 1931), American actor
• Hal Lindsey (1929–2024), American evangelist
• Hal Mayforth, American cartoonist and artist
• Hal McRae (born 1945), American baseball player
• Hal Moe (1910–2001), American football player and coach
• Hal Moore (1922–2017), U.S. Army general
• Hal Moore (wrestler) (1923–2003), American
• Hal Needham (1931–2013), American stunt performer
• Hal Newhouser (1921–1998), American baseball pitcher
• Hal Porter (1911–1984), Australian novelist
• Hal Prewitt (born 1954), American racing driver
• Hal Prince (1928–2019), American theatrical producer
• Hal Quick (1917-1974), American baseball player
• Hal Roach (1892–1992), American film producer
• Hal Roach (comedian) (1927–2012), Irish
• Hal Robson-Kanu (born 1989), Welsh footballer
• Hal Rogers (born 1937), American politician
• Hal Singer (1919–2020), American musician
• Hal Smith (disambiguation), multiple people, including
  • Hal Smith (actor) (1916–1994), American actor
  • Hal Smith (American football) (born 1935), American football player
  • Hal Smith (pitcher) (1902–1992), American baseball player
  • Hal R. Smith (1931–2014), American baseball player
  • Hal W. Smith (1930–2020), American baseball player
• Hal Sparks (born 1969), American actor
• Hal Steinbrenner (born 1969), American businessman
• Hal Sutton (born 1958), American golfer
• Hal Tarala, Canadian ice hockey player
• Hal Taussig, American academic
• Hal Taylor, American law enforcement officer
• Hal Thirlaway
• Hal Thompson (1922–2006), American football player
• Hal Tidrick, American basketball player
• Hal Toenes (1917-2004), American baseball player
• Hal Totten (1901–1985), American sportscaster
• Hal Trosky (1912–1979), American baseball player
• Hal Trosky Jr. (1936–2012), American baseball player
• Hal Trumble (1926–2010), American ice hockey official and executive
• Hal Tulchin (1926–2017), American film director
• Hal Turner, American Holocaust denier and radio host
• Hal Turpin (1903–1997), American baseball pitcher
• Hal Uderitz (born 1999), American soccer player
• Hal Underwood (born 1945), American golfer
• Hal Uplinger (1929–2011), American basketball player and TV producer
• Hal Varian (born 1947), American economist
• Hal Vaughan (1928–2013), American author and journalist
• Hal W. Vincent (1927–2015), US Marine Corps general
• Hal B. Wallis (1898–1986), American film producer
• Hal Williams (born 1938), American actor
• Hal Willis, pseudonym of English writer Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850)
• Hal Willis (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
• Hal Willis (singer) (1933–2015), Canadian singer
• Hal Yates (1899–1969), American screenwriter
• Hal Yinger (1919–2000), American college football and track and field coach and professor
• Hal Young (1890–1970), British cinematographer
• Hal Ziegler (1932–2012), American politician

Fictional characters

• Prince Hal, later Henry V of England
• HAL 9000, a computer in Arthur C. Clarke's fiction
• Dr. Hal Emmerich, nicknamed Otacon, in the Metal Gear video games
• Hal Hunt, in the children's adventure novels by Willard Price
• Hal Jordan, known as Green Lantern, in DC Comics
• Hal Yorke, in the UK TV series Being Human
• Hal (A Series of Unfortunate Events), in the book and TV series A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Hal (Malcolm in the Middle), in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Hal
• All pages with titles containing Hal
• Hal (disambiguation)
• Hal (surname)