Hal
Hal is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Harold or Henry or Harvey, and a nickname. It may refer to:
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People
- Hal Ashby (1929–1988), American film director
- Hal Barwood, American game designer
- Hal Bidlack (born 1958) retired United States Air Force officer, national security aide, and unsuccessful candidate for Congress
- Hal Blaine (1929–2019), American drummer, member of several Halls of Fame, born Harold Simon Belsky
- Hal Gibson Pateshall Colebatch (born 1945), Australian author, poet, lecturer, journalist, editor and lawyer
- Hal Daub (born 1941), American politician
- Hal David (1921–2012), American lyricist
- Hal Davis (1933–1998), American songwriter and record producer
- Hal Dixon (biochemist) (1928–2008), Irish biochemist
- Hal Duncan (born 1971), Scottish writer
- Hal Elrod (born 1979), American author and motivational speaker
- Hal Geer (1916–2017), American animation producer and editor
- Hal Gibney (1911–1973), American radio and television announcer
- Hal Gill (born 1975), American ice hockey defenseman
- Hal Goldsmith (1930–2004), American Olympic foil and épée fencer
- Hal Gurnee (born 1935), American television director
- Hal Halvorsen, military officer
- Hal Holbrook (1925–2021), American actor
- Hal Hunter (disambiguation)
- Hal Ketchum (1953–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
- Hal Linden (born 1931), American actor
- Hal Lindsey (born 1929), American evangelist and Christian writer
- Hal McRae (born 1945), American baseball player
- Hal Moore (1922–2017), U.S. Army general and military writer
- Hal Moore (wrestler) (1923–2003), American sport wrestler
- Hal Needham (1931–2013), American stunt performer and film director
- Hal Newhouser (1921–1998), American baseball pitcher
- Hal Porter (1911–1984), Australian novelist, playwright, and poet
- Hal Prewitt (born 1954), American race car driver, photographer, and businessman
- Hal Prince (1928–2019), American theatrical producer and director
- Hal Roach (1892–1992), American film and television producer, director and actor
- Hal Roach (comedian) (1927–2012), Irish comedian
- Hal Robson-Kanu (born 1989), Welsh footballer
- Hal Rogers (born 1937), American politician
- Hal Singer (1919–2020), American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist
- Hal Smith (disambiguation)
- Hal Sparks (born 1969), American actor and comedian
- Hal Steinbrenner (born 1969), American baseball executive
- Hal B. Wallis (1898–1986), American film producer
- Hal Williams (born 1934), American actor
- Hal Willis (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian World Hockey Association player
- Hal Willis (singer) (1933–2015), Canadian country singer
- Hal Willis, sometime pseudonym of Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850), English writer
- Jean Ven Robert Hal (born 1970), Italian composer of electronic and new age music
Fictional characters
- Prince Hal, a term used for Shakespeare's portrayal of Henry V of England before he became king
- HAL 9000, a sentient computer from Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series and the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Dr. Hal Emmerich, nicknamed Otacon, from the Metal Gear video game series
- Hal Hunt, in the children's Adventure novel series
- Hal Incandenza, a major character in the novel Infinite Jest
- Hal Jordan, a DC Comics superhero better known as Green Lantern
- Hal Willis, a police detective of the 87th Precinct series written by Ed McBain
- Hal Yorke, a lead character in the British TV series Being Human
- Hal (Malcolm in the Middle), from the TV series Malcolm in the Middle
- Hal (A Series of Unfortunate Events), a recordkeeper from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Hal the Dog, one of the main characters in the animated children's TV series Nature Cat
- Hal Stewart, villain of the animated film Megamind
- Hal Turner, a character from 24 (TV series)
- Hal, a male emerald toucanet in the Angry Birds series
- Hal, a character from the cartoon Dot.
- Hal, a cockroach character from the 2008 animated film WALL-E
Animals
- Hal, a coyote that wandered into New York City in 2006
Places
- HAL Airport, airport in Bangalore, India
- Hal, Azerbaijan, a village
- Hal, the French name for Halle, Belgium, a city and municipality
- Hal, Elâzığ
Other uses
- Hal (cuneiform), a cuneiform sign
- Hal (Irish band), an Irish rock band
- Hal (Japanese band), a Japanese pop band
- Hal (2013 film), a Japanese animated film
- Hal (2018 film), an American documentary film
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