Hal

For other uses, see Hal (disambiguation).

For HAL, see HAL (disambiguation).

Hal is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Harold, and a nickname. It may refer to:

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 (born 1929), 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 Dixon (biochemist) (1928–2008), Irish biochemist
• Hal Duncan (born 1971), Scottish writer
• Hal Goldsmith (1930–2004), American Olympic foil and épée fencer
• Hal Holbrook (born 1925), American actor
• Hal Hunter (disambiguation)
• Hal Linden (born 1931), American actor
• Hal Lindsey (born 1929), American evangelist and Christian writer
• Harold Prince (born 1928), American theatrical producer and director
• Hal Roach (1892-1992), American film and television producer, director and actor
• Hal Robson-Kanu (born 1989), Welsh footballer
• Hal Rogers (born 1937), American politician
• Hal Singer (born 1919), American R&B and jazz bandleader and saxophonist
• Hal Smith (disambiguation)
• Hal Sparks (born 1969), American actor and comedian
• Hal Steinbrenner (born 1969), principal owner, managing general partner and co-chairman of the New York Yankees baseball franchise
• Hal B. Wallis (1898-1986), American film producer
• 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

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
• Dr. Hal Emmerich, nicknamed Otacon, from the Metal Gear video game series
• Hal Hunt, in the children's Adventure novel series
• 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)

Animals

• Hal (coyote), a coyote that wandered into New York City in 2006

See also

• Harold (disambiguation)
• Henry (disambiguation)