The nickname Al is often short for
Alfred,
Albert,
Alphonse Alphonse may refer to:
* Alphonse (given name)
* Alphonse (surname)
* Alphonse Atoll
Alphonse Atoll is one of two atolls of the Alphonse Group, the other being St. François Atoll — both in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral arch ...
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Alphons,
Allen,
Allan,
Alan
Alan may refer to:
People
*Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname
* Alan (given name), an English given name
** List of people with given name Alan
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Alyson,
Alysson Alysson is a masculine or feminine given name, a variant form of Alison. Notable people with the name include:
Men:
*Alysson Marendaz Marins (born 1976), Brazilian football player
*Alysson Paolinelli, Brazilian agronomic engineer and public offici ...
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Allyson,
Alistair, Alister,
Alex,
Alexander,
Alvin,
Alyssa,
Alisha
Alisha (Arabic: علیشا Romanized: 'Alīshā) is cognate of the female given name Alicia, a variant of Alice, which comes from the Old English name Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning "noble natured" (noble of kind).
Variant forms used by no ...
, Aldrin, Alden,
Aldo
Aldo may refer to:
* Aldo (given name), male given name
** Aldo (footballer, born 1977)
** Aldo (footballer, born 1988)
* Aldo Group, a worldwide chain of shoe stores
* Aldosterone in shorthand
* Aldo Bonzi
Aldo Bonzi is a town in La Matanza P ...
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Aldwin,
Ali Alwin Alwin is a German and Dutch form of Alvin and may refer to:
*Alwin-Broder Albrecht (1903–1945), German naval officer, one of Adolf Hitler's adjutants during World War II
*Alwin Berger (1871–1931), German botanist and contributor to the nomencla ...
or Aloysius. People named Al include:
Art, entertainment, and media
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Al Bowlly (1898–1941), South African-British singer and guitarist
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Al Caiola
Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of ...
(1920–2016), American guitarist, composer, arranger
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Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter
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Al Casey (rock guitarist) (1936–2006), American guitarist
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Al Columbia (born 1970), American cartoonist
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Al Green (born 1946), American R&B musician
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Al Israel, (1935–2011), American actor
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Al Jarreau (1940–2017), American singer
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Al Jean (born 1961), American screenwriter and television producer
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Al Johnson (musician) (1948–2013), American singer, arranger, producer
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Al Jolson (1886–1950), American singer and actor
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Al Kooper (born 1944 as Alan Peter Kuperschmidt), American songwriter and musician
* Al or
Alec Lazo
Alejandro Lazo (born February 23) is a Cuban-American professional dancer, instructor, and choreographer based in Palm Beach, Florida. Lazo was the US International Rising Star Latin Champion in 1990 and went on through over twenty years of suc ...
, Cuban-American dancer
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Al Murray (born 1968), English stand-up comedian
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Al Pacino (born 1940), actor and director
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Al Roker (born 1954), American television broadcaster
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Al Sapienza
Al Sapienza is an American actor who has had numerous roles in television, stage and film productions. He is best known for his role as Mikey Palmice on the HBO series ''The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, c ...
(born 1962), actor
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Al Sharpton (born 1954), American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician
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Al Stewart (born 1945), English singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician
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"Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), American parody singer
Sports
Baseball
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Al Levine
Alan Brian Levine (born May 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched 234 games in the minor leagues, and 416 games in the major leagues.
Early and personal life
Levine, who is Jewish, was born in Park ...
(born 1968), American major league baseball pitcher
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Al Rosen (1924–2015), American major league baseball All Star and MVPa
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Al Silvera (1935–2002), American major league baseball player
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Al Kaline (1934–2020), American major league baseball player
Boxing
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Al McCoy (boxer) (Alexander Rudolph; 1894–1966), American world champion middleweight boxer
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Al Singer ("The Bronx Beauty"; 1909–61), American world champion lightweight boxer
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Al Haymon (born 1955), American boxing promoter
Gridiron football
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Al Bedner (1898–1988), American football player
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Al Bloomingdale
Alan Bloomingdale (born March 1, 1953) is a former American football running back who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts. He played college football
College footbal ...
(born 1953), American player of Canadian football
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Al Darby (born 1954), American football player
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Al Davis (1929–2011), American football coach and executive
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Al Hoptowit (1915–1981), American football player
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Al Latimer (born 1957), American football player
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Al Romano
Al Romano (born April 14, 1953) is a former gridiron football defensive tackle who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the eleventh round o ...
(born 1953), American football player
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Al Shook (1899–1984), American football player
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Al Valdes, Canadian football player
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Al Witcher (born 1936), American football player
Other sports
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Al Green (basketball) (born 1953), American-Australian basketball player
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Al Green (wrestler) (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
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Al Horford (born 1986), Dominican basketball player
Politics
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Al Capone (1899–1947), prominent Chicago gangster from the 1920s
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Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(born 1951), former US senator from Minnesota
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Al Gore (born 1948), environmentalist, former US Senator and former Vice President of the United States
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Al Smith (1873–1944), former Governor of New York
Fictional characters
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Al Bundy, a character in the television series ''
Married... with Children''
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Al Powell, a police Sergeant from ''Die Hard''
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Al Da Flaga
This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. These characters appear in the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime television series, as we ...
, a fictional character in the anime ''Gundam SEED''
*Al Dillon, a character in the 1987 film ''
Predator''
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English masculine given names
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