The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, and other male or female names beginning with Al-.
People named Al include:
Art, entertainment, and media Art Al Agnew (born 1952), American naturalist painter Al Avison (1920–1984), American comic book artist Al Bernstein (born 1949), Austrian artist Al Bertino (1912–1996), American animator Al Blaustein (1924–2004), American painter and printmaker Al Boeke (1922–2011), American architect and developer Al Buell (1910–1996), American painter Al Capp (1909–1979), American cartoonist and humorist Al Carbee (1914–2005), American artist Al Clayton (1934–2014), American photographer Al Columbia (born 1970), American cartoonist Al Dimalanta, Filipino musician, writer, public relations practitioner, photographer, visual artist, and professor Al Escudero (born ), American computer game designer Al Fagaly (1909–1963), American cartoonist Al Freeman (born 1981), Canadian artist Al Gabriele, American comic book artist Al Gordon (born 1953), American comic book inker and writer Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist Al Hartley (1921–2003), American comic book writer and artist Al Held (1928–2005), American abstract painter Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), American caricaturist Al Jackson (born 1964), American artist and painter Al Jaffee (1921–2023), American cartoonist Al Jarnow (born 1945), American artist, animator, sculptor, and filmmaker Al Kilgore (1927–1983), American artist, cartoonist, and filmmaker Al Lowe (born 1946), American video game designer and developer Al McWilliams (1916–1993), American cartoonist Al Milgrom (born 1950), American comic book writer, penciller, inker, and editor Al Nisbet (born 1958), Scottish-New Zealand cartoonist Al Pabian (1918–2015), American animator Al Parker (1906–1985), American artist and illustrator Al Plastino (1921–2013), American comic book artist Al Posen (1894–1960), American cartoonist Al Qöyawayma, American potter and bronze sculptor Al Rio (1962–2012), Brazilian comic book artist Al Rockoff (born 1946), American photojournalist Al Rosenbaum (1926–2009), American artist Al Scaduto (1928–2007), American cartoonist Al Smith (1902–1986), American cartoonist Al Spalding (1932–2022), American naval architect Al Taliaferro (1905–1969), American cartoonist Al J Thompson (born 1980), Jamaican-American photographer Al Urban (1917–1992), American photographer Al Vandenberg (1932–2012), American photographer Al Vermeer (1911–1980), American cartoonist Al Williamson (1931–2010), American cartoonist, comic book artist, and illustrator Al Wiseman (1918–1988), American cartoonist
Acting, broadcasting, and production Al Adamson (1929–1995), American filmmaker and actor Al Mamun Al Siyam (born 1993), Bangladeshi film actor Al Albert, American sportscaster Al Alleborn (1892–1968), American film director and stuntman Al Anstey (born 1966), American media executive, strategic advisor, and businessman Al Anthony (born 1930), American radio personality and DJ Al Baker (1874–1951), American magician Al Bandiero, American actor and radio personality Al Boasberg (1891–1937), American screenwriter and film director Al Brodax (1926–2016), American film and television producer Al Bruner (1923–1987), Canadian television broadcaster, co-founder of the Global Television Network Al Carmines (1936–2005), American playwriter and actor Al Checco (1921–2015), American actor Al Christy (1918–1995), American actor, advertising executive, and radio and television announcer Al Ciraldo (1921–1997), American sportscaster Al Clark (1902–1971), American film editor Al Clark, Australian film producer Al Cliver (born 1951), Italian actor Al Coates, Canadian radio broadcaster Al Corley (born 1956), American actor, singer, and producer Al Daff (1902–1991), Australian filmmaker and executive Al Debbo (1924–2011), South African comedian, singer, and actor Al DiSarro (1951–2011), American visual effects artist Al Ducharme, American stand-up comedian Al Eschbach, American radio personality Al Eugster (1909–1997), American animator, writer, and film director Al Ferguson (1888–1971), Irish-American film actor Al G. Field (1848/1850–1921), American performer and minstrel show producer Al Flosso (1895–1976), American magician and entertainer Al Franken (born 1951), American comedian, writer, actor, media personality, and politician Al Freeman Jr. (1934–2012), American actor, director, and educator Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938), American actor and casting director Al Goldstein (1936–2013), American adult journalist, filmmaker, and photographer Al Gordon (1923–2012), American television writer Al Gregg (born 1963), English actor, writer, and musician Al Gross, American broadcaster and radio host Al Groves, British record producer Al Guest, Canadian animation producer Al Gurdon, British broadcast lighting designer Al Harrington (1935–2021), Samoan-American actor Al Hart (c. 1927–2016), American radio broadcaster Al Helfer (1911–1975), American radio sportscaster Al Hill (1892–1954), American actor Al Hodge (1912–1979), American actor Al Hoxie (1901–1982), American film actor Al Hunt (born 1942), American news anchor and journalist Al Hunter Ashton (1957–2007), English actor and scriptwriter Al Israel, (1935–2011), American actor Al Jaffe, American media executive and journalist Al Jean (born 1961), American screenwriter and television producer Al Jolson (1886–1950), Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian Al Kaprielian, American meteorologist Al Kelly (1896–1966), Russian-American comedian Al Kikume (1894–1972), American actor and stuntman Al Kresta (1951–2024), American broadcaster, journalist, and author Al Lee (born 1893, date of death unknown), American actor, producer, and manager Al Lehman (1924–2001), American costume designer Al Leong (born 1952), American stuntman and actor Al Lettieri (1928–1975), American actor Al Lewis (1923–2006), American actor and activist Al Lichtman (1888–1958), Hungarian-American film salesman and film producer Al Liguori (1885–1951), Italian-American cinematographer Al Lindner (born 1944), American television and radio personality and fisherman Al Lohman (1933–2002), American radio personality and comedian Al Madrigal (born 1971), American comedian, writer, actor, and producer Al Mancini (1932–2007), American actor Al Markim (1927–2015), American film and television actor Al Martin (1897–1971), American screenwriter Al Masini (1930–2010), American television producer Al Matthews (1942–2018), American actor and singer Al McCann (1930–2015), Canadian play-by-play sports announcer Al McCoy (1933–2024), American sportscaster and play-by-play announcer Al Jafree Md Yusop, Malaysian writer and director Al Meltzer (1928–2018), American sportscaster Al Michaels (born 1944), American sportscaster and play-by-play announcer Al Molinaro (1919–2015), American actor Al Morgan (1920–2011), American producer and writer Al Mukadam (born 1984), Canadian actor Al Mulock (1926–1968), Canadian actor Al Murray (born 1968), English stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and writer Al Overton (1912–1985), American sound engineer Al Overton Jr., American sound engineer Al Pacino (born 1940), American actor and director Al Parker (1952–1992), American adult film actor, producer, and director Al Pitcher (born 1972), New Zealand stand-up comedian Al Porter (born 1993), Irish comedian, actor, and radio broadcaster Al Primo (1935–2022), American television news executive Al Rabin (1936–2012), American television producer Al Rantel (born 1955), American talk show host Al Read (1909–1987), British radio comedian and businessman Al Reeves (1864–1940), American vaudeville and minstrel show entertainer, vocalist, and banjo player Al Reinert (1947–2018), American journalist, film director, screenwriter, and producer Al Ritz (1901–1965), American comedian, actor, and entertainer Al Rockett, American movie producer Al Rodrigo, American actor Al Roelofs (1906–1990), Dutch-American film art director Al Roker (born 1954), American television broadcaster, journalist, and author Al Rosen (1910–1990), American actor Al Ruscio (1924–2013), American actor Al Sabith (born 2007), Indian actor and television host Al Sanders (1941–1995), American television news anchorman Al Santos, American actor and model Al Sapienza (born 1962), American actor Al Schneider (born 1943), American magician, author, physicist, and mathematician Al Schottelkotte (1927–1996), American news anchor and reporter Al Schwartz (1910–1988), American screenwriter, television producer, and director Al Schwartz (born 1932), American television producer Al Sharpton (born 1954), American television personality, radio talk show host, politician, Baptist minister, and civil rights and social justice activist Al Shaver, Canadian sportscaster Al Shea (1927–2009), American actor and theatre critic Al Shean (1868–1949), German-American comedian and vaudeville performer Al Shearer (born 1977), American actor Al Simon (1911–2000), American producer and production manager Al St. John (1892–1963), American silent film actor and comedian Al Strobel (1940–2022), American actor Al Swearengen (1845–1904), American entertainment entrepreneur and pimp Al Tantay (born 1956), Filipino actor, comedian, and director Al Taylor (1887–1951), American actor Al Terzi, American news anchor Al Thompson (1884–1960), American actor Al Trautwig (1956–2025), American sports commentator Al Voecks, American radio personality Al Wasserman (1921–2005), American documentary filmmaker Al Waxman (1935–2001), Canadian actor and director Al Weaver (born 1981), English actor and writer Al Wester (1923–2018), American sportscaster Al White (born 1942), American actor Al Wilson (1895–1932), American actor, producer, and stunt pilot Al Wiman, American news reporter Al Wohlman, American actor and vaudeville performer Al Wong (born 1939), American experimental filmmaker and artist Al Zimbalist (1910–1975), Russian-American film producer
Music Al Aarons (1932–2015), American jazz trumpeter Al Alberts (1922–2009), American singer and composer Al Anderson (born 1947), American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Al Anderson (born 1950), American songwriter and guitarist Al Atkins (born 1947), lead vocalist and founder of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest Al Bano (born 1943), Italian singer, actor, and winemaker Al Barr (born 1968), American musician and lead singer of the American punk band Dropkick Murphys Al Barrow (born 1968), English bassist Al Beeno, Jamaican reggae dancehall DJ Al Bell (born 1940), American record producer, songwriter, and record executive Al Belletto (1928–2014), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Al Benson (1908–1978), American radio DJ, music promoter, and record label owner Al Berard (1960–2014), American Cajun musician, recording artist, and composer Al Bernard (1888–1949), American singer Al Bowlly (1898–1941), South African-British singer and guitarist Al Burnett (1906–1973), British impresario Al Burton (1928–2019), American composer, conductor, consultant, producer, production manager, and screenwriter Al Caiola (1920–2016), American guitarist, composer, and arranger Al Caldwell, American musician Al Campbell (born 1954), Jamaican reggae singer Al Campbell, American keyboardist Al Capps (1939–2018), American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Al Casey (1915–2005), American jazz guitarist Al Casey (1936–2006), American rock guitarist Al Cass (1923–1989), American inventor, performer, trumpeter, manufacturer, and consultant Al Castellanos, Cuban bandleader Al Cherney (1932–1989), Canadian fiddler Al Ciner (born 1947), American guitarist Al Cisneros (born 1973), American musician