Gal may refer to:

People

Surname

* Gál, 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 (born 1975), Israeli video artist *

Dean Gal Dean Gal is an Israeli footballer who plays for Hapoel Kafr Kanna.player profile
at IFA website

(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 partn ...

(born 1970), Dutch dressage rider * Gedalia Gal (born 1933), Israeli farmer and former politician *

Igor Gal Igor Gal (born 20 January 1983) is a Croatian retired Association football, football Defender (association football), defender. External links * *Igor Gal profile
at HLSZ 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Koprivnica Association ...

(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 Olym ...

(born 1969), Dutch-Italian judoka * Lidia Gal, 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 ''Arie ...

(born 1944), Israeli writer * Nora Gal (1912–1991), Soviet translator and literary critic *

Riki Gal Riki Gal ( he, ריקי גל, born July 7, 1950, in Jerusalem) is an Israeli singer. Gal, who reached the height of her career in the 1980s, sings a mix of blues, folk and pop. Biography Rivka Menashe (later Riki Gal) was born in 1950 to an Ortho ...

(born 1950), Israeli singer * Reuven Gal (born 1942), Israeli psychologist *

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(born 1985), German LPGA golfer * Șandor Gal (born 1955), Romanian former ice hockey player * Sharon Gal (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 h ...

, 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 ** 1970–71 *Israeli Supercup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli ...

(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, China ...

(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 star ...

(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 Haifa ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer * Gal Barel (born 1990), Israeli footballer * Gal Cohen (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 (born 1991), Israeli footballer * Gal Hirsch (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. References External links

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(born 1992), Slovenian hockey player * Gal Levy (born 1994), Israeli footballer; see

2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. season The 2016–17 Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., 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 Liga Leumit, 2012� ...

* 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 (born 1987), Israeli swimmer *

Gal Nir Gal Nir ( he, גל ניר; born March 30, 1983) is an Israeli football (soccer) goalkeeper. Nir began his career in the youth club of Hapoel Tel Aviv and moved later on to the youth club of Hapoel Ironi Rison LeZion, where he also played in th ...

(born 1983), Israeli football goalkeeper *

Gal Sapir Gal Sapir is an Israeli footballer who plays for F.C. Holon Yermiyahu. Honours *Liga Leumit: **''Runner-up (1):'' 2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represent ...

(born 1990), Israeli footballer * Gal Sone (born 1985), Japanese competitive eater *

Gal Shish Gal Shish ( he, גל שיש; born 28 January 1989) is an Israeli former professional footballer. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent. Career At international level, Shish was capped at levels from under-17 to under-21. On 16 August 2012, Shi ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer * Gal Tzruya (born 1989), Israeli footballer; see List of Israeli football transfers summer 2020 * Gal Uchovsky (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 (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, Ireland, Chapman code GAL *

Gal, Azerbaijan Gal (also, Qal, Gyal, Hal) or Gagh () is a village and the least populous municipality in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is located 20 km in the north from the district center, on the slope of the Ilandagh Mountain. Its p ...

, a village and municipality in Nakhchivan * Gal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *

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, in Abkhazia * Hal, Azerbaijan, 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 gro ...

, a 1980s Spanish anti-ETA group * Global administrative law * Great Autonomies and Freedom (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, 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 molecu ...

, 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 t ...

, 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, Austr ...

, 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 * Generalized Automation Language * Global Address List in groupware

Language

* Gal language *

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 island ...

(ISO code) * GAL (cuneiform), Sumerian cuneiform character

Other uses

* ''Gal'' (1969 album), by Gal Costa * ''GAL'' (film), a 2006 Spanish film * Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, serving Galena, Alaska * Epistle to the Galatians * ''Gal''-class submarine of the Israeli Navy * General Aircraft Limited, 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, a football stadium in Irun, Spain