Bull, The Bull, and Da Bull are used as

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

s and ring names. Those so named include: * Bill Adams (1900–1973), Australian rules footballer * Donnis Churchwell (1936–2010), American former National Football League player * Bull Buchanan, ring name of

Barry Buchanan Barry Buchanan (born January 15, 1968) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) under the ring names Recon, Bull Buchanan and B² and ...

(born 1968), American wrestler *

Bull Connor Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor (July 11, 1897 – March 10, 1973) was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, for more than two decades. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

(1897–1973), American politician infamous for opposing desegregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in the 1960s *

Bull Curry Fred Thomas Koury Sr. (May 2, 1913 – March 8, 1985) was an American of Lebanese descent who was best known as a professional wrestler under the name ”Wild Bull” Curry. He is recognized as the originator of the hardcore style predating leg ...

, ring name of Fred Thomas Koury, Sr. (1913–1985), American professional wrestler * Johnny Davis (born 1956), American former National Football League player *

Ed Durham Edward Fant "Bull" Durham (August 17, 1907 – April 27, 1976) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1929 to 1933 for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Listed at , 170 lb., Durham batted left-handed and threw right-h ...

(1907–1976), American baseball pitcher *

Leon Durham Leon "Bull" Durham (born July 31, 1957) is an American former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham was a longtime minor league hitting coach, and most recently served as the assistant hitting coac ...

(born 1957), American baseball first baseman *

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Hag ...

(1894–1960), Argentine boxer nicknamed "The Wild Bull of The Pampas" *

Sammy Gravano Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American former mobster who became underboss of the Gambino crime family. Gravano played a major role in prosecuting John Gotti, the crime family's boss, by agreeing to testify as a ...

(born 1945), former underboss of the Gambino crime family *

David Gurfein David Gurfein is an American military veteran. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. Gurfein is currently the CEO of the American nonprofit organization United American Patriots (UAP). Early life Gurfein attended Great Neck Sout ...

, United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, and CEO of nonprofit organization United American Patriots *

William Halsey Jr. William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was an American Navy admiral during World War II. He is one of four officers to have attained the rank of five-star fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others ...

(1882–1959), United States Navy fleet admiral *

Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland (born 13 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Van Hermet–Eurogifts, , , , and squads. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peni ...

(born 1983), Dutch cyclist nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland" *

Terry Jenkins Terry Jenkins (born 26 September 1963) is an English former professional darts player who was nicknamed The Bull, having previously used the name "Tucker" for his matches. He reached number three in the world rankings and was a runner-up in nin ...

(born 1963), English darts player *

Brooks Lawrence Brooks Ulysses Lawrence (January 30, 1925 – April 27, 2000) was a Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1959), and Cincinnati Reds (1960). Lawrence was born in Springfie ...

(1925–2000), American Negro National League and Major League Baseball pitcher *

Greg Luzinski Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski (born November 22, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder from to , most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies where he w ...

(born 1950), American Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter *

Frank McCaffrey Francis "Bull" McCaffrey (December 26, 1888 – December 26, 1952) was an American football player and coach.

(1888–1952), American college football player and 1917 head football coach of Fordham University *

Harshad Mehta Harshad Shantilal Mehta (29 July 1954 — 31 December 2001) was an Indian stockbroker and a convicted fraudster. Mehta's involvement in the 1992 Indian securities scam made him infamous as a market manipulator. Of the 27 criminal charges br ...

(1954–2001), Indian stockbroker and fraudster, nicknamed "The Big Bull" and "Raging Bull" *

Bull Montana Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna; May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler, boxer and actor. Biography Born in Voghera, Italy, into a poor country family — and at a tim ...

(1887–1950), American professional wrestler and actor *

Bull Nakano is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional golfer better known as . She began competing in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) as a teenager under the ring name Bull Nakano. As a wrestler she was a villain, who often teamed w ...

(born 1968), ring name of Japanese women's professional wrestler Keiko Nakano *

William "Bull" Nelson William "Bull" Nelson (September 27, 1824 – September 29, 1862) was a United States naval officer who became a Union general during the American Civil War. As a Kentuckian, Nelson could have sympathized with the Confederates but, like his st ...

(1824–1862), United States Army major-general during the American Civil War, and United States Navy officer prior to the war *

Greg Noll Greg Noll (' Lawhead; February 11, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American pioneer of big wave surfing and a prominent longboard shaper. Nicknamed "Da Bull" by Phil Edwards in reference to his physique and way of charging down the face of a w ...

(1937–2021), American surfing pioneer *

Bull Pain Frank Vizi (born June 9, 1961) is a German born American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Bull Pain, Rick Gantner and Psycho. He is best known for his appearances with promotion such as the American Wrestling Association, Worl ...

, American professional wrestler *

Bull Polisky John "Bull" Polisky (January 15, 1901 – April 23, 1978) was an American football guard who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at St. Edward's University before transferring to the U ...

(1901–1978), American football player * Alan Richardson (1940–2015), Australian footballer *

Franz Roth Franz "Bulle" Roth (born 27 April 1946 in Memmingen) is a former German footballer. He earned four caps for the Germany national football team and was nicknamed "the Bull" due to his physical playing style. Career Roth was a big game player and ...

(born 1946), German former footballer *

Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...

(born 1971), Turkish retired footballer nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" *

Edwin Vose Sumner Edwin Vose Sumner (January 30, 1797March 21, 1863) was a career United States Army officer who became a Union Army general and the oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side during the American Civil War. His nicknames "Bull" or "Bul ...

(1797–1863), American Civil War Union Army general *

Tsang Kin-shing Tsang Kin-shing (; born 1957), nicknamed "The Bull" () by his supporters, is a Hong Kong politician who formerly served as a member of the Legislative Council and later the Eastern District Council. He is most well known as the founder of the con ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong politician

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