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

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Hal (given name)

People

Fictional characters

See also