Hal

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 Ashby (1929–1988), American film director Hal Barwood, American game designer Hal Bidlack (born 1958), former USAF officer Hal Blaine (Harold Simon Belsky; 1929–2019), American drummer Hal Colebatch, Australian politician Hal Colebatch (author) (1945–2019), Australian author 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 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 1935), American TV director Hal Halvorsen, military officer Hal Helgeson (1931–2007), American geochemist Hal Holbrook (1925–2021), American actor Hal Hunter (disambiguation) Hal Ketchum (1953–2020), American singer Hal Linden (born 1931), American actor Hal Lindsey (born 1929), American evangelist 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) 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 1934), American actor Hal Willis (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian Hal Willis (singer) (1933–2015), Canadian Hal Willis, pseudonym of English writer Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850) Jean Ven Robert Hal (born 1970), Italian composer Fictional characters Prince Hal, later Henry V of England HAL 9000, a computer in Arthur C. Clarke's fiction Dr.