Gal may refer to:

People

Surname

Gál Gál is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *András Gál (born 1989), Hungarian football defender with BFC Siófok *Bernhard Gál (born 1971), Austrian artist, composer and musicologist * Gyula Gál (born 1976), Hungarian ...

, a Hungarian surname *

Andreas Gal Andreas Gal is former chief technology officer at Mozilla. He is most notable for his work on several open source projects and Mozilla technologies. Gal was born in Szeged, Hungary and grew up in Lübeck, Germany. During high school he worked on ...

(born 1976), German programmer *

Dani Gal Dani Gal is an artist and a filmmaker, born 1975 in Jerusalem, lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Biography He studied at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design in Jerusalem, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste Städelschule in Frankfurt and ...

(born 1975), Israeli video artist * Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer *

Edward Gal Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed "Toto"), were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider par ...

(born 1970), Dutch dressage rider *

Gedalia Gal Gedalia Gal ( he, גדליה גל, born 14 February 1933) is an Israeli farmer and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Labor Party from 1988 until 1996. Biography Born in Magdiel during the Mandate ...

(born 1933), Israeli farmer and former politician *

Igor Gal Igor Gal (born 20 January 1983) is a Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map ...

(born 1983), Croatian footballer *

Jenny Gal Jennifer ("Jenny") Eva Caroline Gal (born 2 November 1969 in Uccle, Belgium) is a retired judoka who competed for The Netherlands at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Atlanta Olymp ...

(born 1969), Dutch-Italian judoka *

Lidia Gal Lidia Gal is an Israeli chess player. She is a winner the Israeli Women's Chess Championship (1971). Biography From the early 1970s to the early 1980s, Lidia Gal was one of Israel's leading female chess players. In 1971, she won Israeli Women' ...

, Israel chess master *

Naomi Gal Naomi Gal (Hebrew נעמי גל) (b. Jerusalem, 1944) is an Israeli writer. Her novel () ( Tel Aviv 1993, in 2011 rewritten in English as ''Soap Opera''), in its original Hebrew version won the Jerusalem Prize for Literature in 1994. In 1999 ''Ar ...

(born 1944), Israeli writer *

Nora Gal Nora Gal (russian: Нора Галь), full name Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina (russian: Элеонора Яковлевна Гальперина, April 27, 1912 in Odessa – July 23, 1991) was a Soviet translator, literary critic, and trans ...

(1912–1991), Soviet translator and literary critic * Riki Gal (born 1950), Israeli singer *

Reuven Gal Reuven Gal ( he, ראובן גל; born August 24, 1942, surname Gruber) is an Israeli social and clinical psychologist, a social activist and entrepreneur, researcher, author and consultant in the field of behavioural, communal and social sciences ...

(born 1942), Israeli psychologist *

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(born 1985), German LPGA golfer *

Șandor Gal Şandor Gal (born November 23, 1955) is a former Romanian ice hockey player. He played for the Romania men's national ice hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially t ...

(born 1955), Romanian former ice hockey player *

Sharon Gal Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

(born 1974), Israeli journalist and politician *

Shmuel Gal Shmuel Gal ( he, שמואל גל, born 1940) is a mathematician and professor of statistics at the University of Haifa in Israel. He devised the Gal's accurate tables method for the computer evaluation of elementary functions. With Zvi Yehudai ...

, Israeli mathematician and professor *

Susan Gal Susan Gal (born 1949) is the Mae & Sidney G. Metzl Distinguished Service Professor of Anthropology, of Linguistics, and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago She is the author or co-author of several books and numerous articles on lingui ...

(born 1949), American academic *

Udi Gal Udi Gal ( he, אודי גל; born June 11, 1979) is an Israeli Olympic sailor, who is a sailing world championship three-time bronze medalist. Biography Gal is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He started sailing at 8 years of age, and ...

(born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor *

Uziel Gal Uziel "Uzi" Gal ( he, עוזיאל "עוזי" גל, born Gotthard Glas; 15 December 1923 – 7 September 2002) was an Israeli firearm designer, best remembered as the designer and namesake of the Uzi submachine gun. Biography Gal was born in ...

(1923–2002), German-born Israeli gun designer *

Yehoshua Gal Yehoshua Gal (born 5 July 1951) is a former Israeli footballer. Honours *Championships In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of co ...

(born 1951), Israeli former footballer *

Yoram Gal Yoram Gal (born January 7, 1952) is an international Israeli painter, playwright, director, actor and theater, TV and cinema producer. His first play was EVERYMAN (1978). He has been an actor and director and a painter in the United States, Chin ...

(born 1952), Israeli playwright and actor *

Zehava Gal Zehava Gal ( he, זֶהָבָה גַּל) is an Israeli-born operatic mezzo-soprano. Zehava Gal has sung leading roles in both European and North American opera houses and festivals, including La Scala, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Paris Opera, ...

, Israeli operatic mezzo-soprano

Given name or nickname

Gal I (Bishop of Clermont) Saint Gal of Clermont (also Gall) (c. 489 – 554) was the sixteenth Bishop of Clermont, holding that see from 527 to 551. He shares a name with a later bishop of the diocese, who, though less illustrious than the first Gal, is also revered as ...

(–), Christian saint *

Gal Alberman Gal Alberman ( he, גל אלברמן; born 17 April 1983) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Maccabi Petah Tikva Alberman was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Jewish family. Alberman start ...

(born 1983), Israeli footballer *

Gal Arel Gal Arel (Hebrew: גל אראל; born 9 July 1989) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a central defender for Hapoel Haifa. Club career Arel was born in Kiryat Haim, Haifa. He finished his formation with Hapoel Hai ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer *

Gal Barel Gal Brael ( he, גל בראל; born 15 June 1990) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game a ...

(born 1990), Israeli footballer *

Gal Cohen Gal Cohen (born 14 August 1982) is a former Israeli footballer. Cohen started his career in 2001, when he signed to Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 2006/2007, Cohen was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, after one year he backed to Petah Tikva and became ...

(born 1982), Israeli footballer *

Gal Costa Gal Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; 26 September 1945 – 9 November 2022), known professionally as Gal Costa (), was a Brazilian singer of popular music. She was one of the main figures of the tro ...

(1945–2022), Brazilian pop singer *

Gal Fridman Gal Fridman (or Friedman, he, גל פרידמן; born September 16, 1975) is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a Bronze Medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and his gold medal in the Athens 2004 ...

(born 1975), windsurfer and first Israeli to win an Olympic gold medal *

Gal Gadot Gal Gadot-Varsano ( he, גל גדות ; born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. She then served in the Israel Defense Forces for two years as a combat fitness instructor, whereafter she ...

(born 1985), Israeli actress and model *

Gal Genish Gal Genish (born 16 December 1991) is an Israeli footballer. Honours * Toto Cup (Leumit): **''Runner-up (1):'' 2011 External links * * 1991 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli footballers Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Iro ...

(born 1991), Israeli footballer *

Gal Hirsch Gal Hirsch ( he, גל הירש; born 1964) is an Israeli brigadier general (Tat aluf) who commanded the 91st Division of Israel Defense Forces during the 2006 Lebanon War, and since 2020 he is the president oNEWSRAEL Biography Gal Hirsch was ...

(born 1964), Israeli general *

Gal Koren Gal Koren (born January 16, 1992) is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player. Koren competed at the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team The Slovenia men's national ice hockey team ...

(born 1992), Slovenian hockey player *

Gal Levy Gal may refer to: People Surname * Gál, a Hungarian surname * Andreas Gal (born 1976), German programmer * Dani Gal (born 1975), Israeli video artist * Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer * Edward Gal (born 1970), Dutch dressage rider * G ...

(born 1994), Israeli footballer; see

2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season The 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva season was the club's 107th season since its establishment in 1912, and 4th straight season in the Israeli Premier League since promoting from Liga Leumit in 2012–13. During the 2016–17 campaign the club ...

* Gal Mayo (born 1981), Israeli footballer *

Gal Mekel Gal Mekel ( he, גל מקל, pronounced ; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks and spent time in Europe and Israel. He played college basketball for two years at Wichita Sta ...

(born 1988), Israeli National Basketball Association player *

Gal Mesika Gal Mesika (born June 29, 1988) is an Israeli American football and association football player. Biography Gal Mesika was born in Herzliya to a Tunisian-Jewish family. His father was also a footballer who played for Maccabi Herzliya and also ...

(born 1988), Israeli American football and association football player *

Gal Nevo Gal Nevo ( he, גל נבו; born 29 June 1987) is a record-holding Israeli swimmer. Biography Gal Nevo was born in Kibbutz Hamadia in the Beit She'an Valley. When the local swimming pool closed, Nevo would practice at Gan HaShlosha National Park. ...

(born 1987), Israeli swimmer * Gal Nir (born 1983), Israeli football goalkeeper * Gal Sapir (born 1990), Israeli footballer *

Gal Sone is a female Japanese competitive eater and singer. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating, or ''ōgui'', after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 resulted ...

(born 1985), Japanese competitive eater * Gal Shish (born 1989), Israeli footballer * Gal Tzruya (born 1989), Israeli footballer; see

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Gal Uchovsky Gal Uchovsky ( he, גל אוחובסקי; born September 27, 1958) is an Israeli screenwriter, producer, journalist, activist and Israeli TV personality. Early life Uchovsky was born in Hadera. His family moved to Vienna where his father studie ...

(born 1958), Israeli screenwriter and producer *

Gal Weinstein Gal Weinstein ( he, גל וינשטיין) is an Israeli artist. Biography Gal Weinstein, born 1970, Ramat Gan, Israel. Lives and works in Tel Aviv. Education * 1992–1993 Theater Set Design, Tel Aviv University * 1993–1997 BFA, Bezalel ...

(born 1970), Israeli artist *

Gal Yekutiel Gal Yekutiel (born November 4, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the extra lightweight (under 60 kg) weight category. Biography He has represented Israel in the Olympic Games of 2004 and 2008 File:2008 Events ...

(born 1981), Israeli judoka *

Paul Gallen Paul Gallen (born 14 August 1981) is an Australian professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward and captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL to their maiden NRL Premiership in 2016 ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby league footballer

Pseudonym or nom de guerre

* GAL (cartoonist) (born 1940), Belgian cartoonist *

János Gálicz János Gálicz (1890–1939), better known as "General Gal", was a Hungarian and Soviet brigade and division commander during the Spanish Civil War. Biography Born in 1890 in the town of Tótkomlós in Austria-Hungary (now Békés county in Hu ...

or "General Gal", Austro-Hungarian brigade and division commander during the Spanish Civil War

Places

County Galway "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ...

, Ireland, Chapman code GAL * Gal, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality in Nakhchivan * Gal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *

Gali (town) ; ab, Гал , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_map = Gali na mapě.svg , map_caption = , ...

, in Abkhazia *

Hal, Azerbaijan Hal is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan. History The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War ...

, a village in Qubadli

Politics and law

GAL (paramilitary group) GAL (an acronym for ''Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación'', "Antiterrorist Liberation Groups") were death squads illegally established by officials of the Spanish government to fight against ETA, the principal Basque separatist militant ...

, a 1980s Spanish anti-ETA group *

Global administrative law Global administrative law is an emerging field that is based upon a dual insight: that much of what is usually termed “global governance” can be accurately characterized as administrative action; and that increasingly such action is itself being ...

Great Autonomies and Freedom Great Autonomies and Freedom ( it, Grandi Autonomie e Libertà, GAL) was a miscellaneous and highly heterogeneous, mainly centre-right, regionalist and Christian-democratic, parliamentary group active in the Italian Senate. The group was formed ...

(Italian: '), an Italian parliamentary group * Guardian ''ad litem'', a type of legal guardian in the United States * Green-Alternative List, now

Alliance 90/The Greens Hamburg Alliance 90/The Greens Hamburg is the Hamburg state association of Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a Green politics, green List of political par ...

, a German political party

Science

* ''Gal'' (newspaper), a trilingual newspaper published in Abkhazia *

Gal (unit) The gal (symbol: Gal), sometimes called galileo after Galileo Galilei, is a unit of acceleration sometimes used in gravimetry. BIPM ''SI brochure'', 8th ed. 2006Table 9: Non-SI units associated with the CGS and the CGS-Gaussian system of units. ...

, a unit of acceleration *

Galactose Galactose (, '' galacto-'' + '' -ose'', "milk sugar"), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is about as sweet as glucose, and about 65% as sweet as sucrose. It is an aldohexose and a C-4 epimer of glucose. A galactose molec ...

, a sugar *

Galanin Galanin is a neuropeptide encoded by the ''GAL'' gene, that is widely expressed in the brain, spinal cord, and gut of humans as well as other mammals. Galanin signaling occurs through three G protein-coupled receptors. Much of galanin's function ...

, a peptide encoded by the GAL gene * ''

Galeandra ''Galeandra'', abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of 37 known species of orchids native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Florida. Species Species currently accepted as of June 2014: #'' Galeandra arundi ...

'', an orchid genus *

Galectin Galectins are a class of proteins that bind specifically to β-galactoside sugars, such as ''N''-acetyllactosamine (Galβ1-3GlcNAc or Galβ1-4GlcNAc), which can be bound to proteins by either N-linked or O-linked glycosylation. They are also te ...

, an enzyme *

Gallon The gallon is a unit of volume in imperial units and United States customary units. Three different versions are in current use: *the imperial gallon (imp gal), defined as , which is or was used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Aus ...

, a unit of capacity or volume

Technology

.gal .gal () is a GeoTLD intended to highlight the Galician people, Galician language, and Galician culture. It was approved on 14 June 2013 by ICANN, and the first 93 domains went online on July 25, 2014. The initiative was backed by more than 13, ...

, a top-level Internet domain for Galicia, Spain *

Generic array logic The Generic Array Logic (also known as GAL and sometimes as gate array logic) device was an innovation of the PAL and was invented by Lattice Semiconductor. The GAL was an improvement on the PAL because one device type was able to take the place ...

* Generalized Automation Language * Global Address List in groupware

Language

Gal language Gal is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Baimak, and sometimes goes by that name. References External links * Paradisec open accesnotes about the grammar of Gal(and other Halmahera Halmahera, formerly known ...

Galoli language The Galoli, or Galolen, are a people of East Timor with a population of about 50,000, primarily along the northern coast of the district of Manatuto. To the west lies the Mambai people. There is an old colony on the southern coast of Wetar islan ...

(ISO code) *

GAL (cuneiform) GAL (Borger 2003 nr. 553; U+120F2 𒃲) is the Sumerian cuneiform for "great". See also * LÚ.GAL (King, i.e. ''Man–Great'') * DEREŠ.KI.GAL References Sumerian words and phrases Cuneiform determinatives Cuneiform signs {{ ...

, Sumerian cuneiform character

Other uses

* ''Gal'' (1969 album), by Gal Costa * ''GAL'' (film), a 2006 Spanish film *

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Galena, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings ...

, serving Galena, Alaska *

Epistle to the Galatians The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul the Apostle to a number of Early Christian communities in Galatia. Scholars have suggested that this is either the Roman province of Galatia in south ...

* ''Gal''-class submarine of the Israeli Navy *

General Aircraft Limited General Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1931 to amalgamation with Blackburn Aircraft in 1949 to become Blackburn and General. Its main products were military gliders and light transport aircraft. His ...

, a British aircraft manufacturer * Global Aero Logistics, an American airline holding company * , a Japanese fashion style for young women *

Kogal is a Japanese fashion culture that involves schoolgirls wearing an outfit based on Japanese school uniforms (or their actual uniforms) but with very short skirts. The short skirts are worn irrespective of the season. The girls may also wear l ...

, a newer Japanese fashion style for young women, also sometimes referred to as "gal" *

Stadium Gal Stadium Gal is a football stadium in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Real Unión, currently in Segunda División B. The capacity of the stadium is 5,500 spectators. The stadium is located on the left bank of the Bidasoa r ...

, a football stadium in Irun, Spain