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 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 Ketchum (1953–2020), American singer

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 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 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 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

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 (Angry Birds), the green toucan bird with a boomerang ability Hal (Malcolm in the Middle), in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle

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