Neal (

Neil Neil is a masculine name of Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. As a surname ...

) is a given masculine, and sometimes feminine name and surname of the Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicisation of Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to

Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall Noígíallach (; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. ...

who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion.

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* Abbie Neal (1918–2004), American country music entertainer *

Adam Neal Adam Neal (born 21 May 1990) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played for Oldham in League 1. Neal's position of choice is as a . Background Neal was born in Irlam, near Salford, England. Career He previously ...

(born 1990), English rugby league player * Alice B. Neal (1828–1863), American writer *

Arthur Neal Arthur Neal (23 September 1862 – 29 January 1933) was a British politician. Born in Sheffield, Neal attended Wesley College before becoming a solicitor. He was also the President of Sheffield's Chamber of Commerce. Political career Neal wa ...

(1903–1982), English footballer *

Blaine Neal Blaine Neal (born April 6, 1978) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Neal played with the Florida Marlins (–), San Diego Padres (), Boston Red Sox (), and Colorado Rockies (2005) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He bats l ...

(born 1978), American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster) Bob Neal (born November 14, 1942) is an American sportscaster. Career Bob Neal has been involved for forty-two years in television and radio at the national and local level. He currently teaches sports journalism at the University of Georgia ...

(born 1942), American sports broadcaster *

Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster) Robert Neal (1916 – December 29, 1983) was an American sportscaster who worked primarily in Cleveland, Ohio. Neal graduated from Columbia University. He broadcast the Cleveland Indians on radio 1957–1961 and 1965–1972, and on televis ...

(1916–1983), American sports broadcaster * Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal (born 1978), American internet personality * Charlie Neal (1931–1996), American baseball player *

Daniel Neal Portrait of Neal by William Holl the Elder Daniel Neal (14 December 16784 April 1743) was an English historian. Biography Born in London, he was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, and at the universities of Utrecht and Leiden. In 1704 ...

(1678–1743), British historian *

David Dalhoff Neal David Dalhoff Neal (October 20, 1838May 2, 1915), was an American artist. Early years David Dalhoff Neal was born to father Stephen Bryant Neal and mother Mary (Dalhoff) Neal, on Middlesex Street, in Lowell, Massachusetts. His grandparents were ...

(1838–1915), American artist, father of Max Neal *

Diane Neal Diane Neal (born November 17, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying New York Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak in the television series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' from 2003 to 2012. She is also known for ...

(born 1976), American actress and political candidate *

Dylan Neal Dylan Jeremy Neal (born October 8, 1969"Catching up with....Dylan Neal". ''Soap Opera Digest''. July 22, 2013. p. 73.) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of the character Dylan Shaw on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' ...

(born 1969), Canadian actor *

Edwin Neal Joseph Edwin Neal Jr. (born July 12, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the hitchhiker in ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' and has been a voice talent, appearing on screen and off, including three voices in Wii's '' Me ...

(born 1945), American actor *

Elise Neal Elise Demetria Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She rose to prominence in 1997 with roles in ''Rosewood'', '' Money Talks'', and ''Scream 2''. She later starred as Yvonne Hughley in th ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Eric Neal Sir Eric James Neal (born 3 June 1924) is an Australian retired academic administrator, banker, and manufacturing executive. He is a former Commissioner of Sydney (1987–1988), Governor of South Australia (1996–2001) and Chancellor of Flind ...

(born 1924), Australian businessman *

Evan Neal Evan Neal (born September 19, 2000) is an American professional football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected seventh overall by the Giants ...

(born 2000), American football player * Frederick "Curly" Neal (1942–2020), American basketball player *

Gary Neal Gary Neal (born October 3, 1984) is an American former basketball professional player and coach. He played college basketball for the La Salle Explorers and Towson Tigers. Neal began his professional career abroad with teams in Turkey, Spain an ...

(born 1984), American basketball player *

Jackie Neal Jacqueline "Jackie" Neal (July 7, 1967 – March 10, 2005) was an American blues singer and songwriter. Career Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, her parents were Shirley and Raful Neal. Her father was a blues musician too, as were eight of her ...

(1967–2005), American blues singer *

James Neal (disambiguation) James Neal may refer to: * James F. Neal (1929–2010), Watergate prosecutor * James G. Neal, American librarian * James Neal (ice hockey) (born 1987), NHL hockey player * Jim Neal (1930–2011), NBA basketball player * James Neal (artist) (191 ...

Jeff Neal Boston is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1975 by Tom Scholz. The band's core members include multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 self-titled deb ...

(born 1969), American drummer *

John Neal (disambiguation) John Neal (1793–1876) was an American writer, critic, and activist John Neal may also refer to: * John R. Neal (1836–1889), American politician * John Randolph Neal Jr. (1876–1959), American lawyer * John Neal (British politician) (1889 ...

Joseph Neal Joseph H. Neal (August 31, 1950 – February 14, 2017) was an American politician. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Asse ...

(1950–2017), American politician *

Keanu Neal Keanu Neal (born July 26, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Florida Gators ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Kenny Neal Kenny Neal (born October 14, 1957), is an American blues guitar player, singing, singer, and band member. Neal was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Raful Neal, and he comes from a musical family. He has often performed with his broth ...

(born 1957), American blues musician *

Larry Neal Larry Neal or Lawrence Neal (September 5, 1937 – January 6, 1981) was an American writer, poet, critic and academic. He was a notable scholar of African-American theater, well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s ...

(1937–1981), American author *

Lorenzo Neal Lorenzo LaVonne Neal (born December 27, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Neal played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was select ...

(born 1970), American football player *

Matt Neal Matthew Stephen Phillip Neal (born 20 December 1966) is a British motor racing driver. Neal is a triple BTCC Champion having won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005, 2006 and 2011. Neal is also a record 6 time BTCC Independents Champio ...

(born 1966), British racing driver *

Max Neal Maximilian Dalhoff Neal (26 March 1865 – 1 January 1941) was a German playwright, born to the artist David Dalhoff Neal and wife Marie Ainmiller, and later brother to composer Heinrich Neal. His maternal grandfather was the great glass painter ...

(1865–1941), German playwright, son of David Dalhoff Neal * Minnie E. Neal (1858–1945), American photographer and temperance leader *

Patricia Neal Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World WarII widow Helen Benson in ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (195 ...

(1926–2010), Academy Award-winning American actress * Patricia Neal (known as

Fannie Flagg Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian, and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game show ''Match Game'' and for the 1987 novel '' Fried Green To ...

) (born 1944), American novelist and actress *

Phil Neal Philip George Neal (born 20 February 1951) is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full-back. He is regarded as one of the most successful English players of all time, having won ei ...

(born 1951), English footballer *

Philip Neal Philip H. Neal (born in Richmond, Virginia) was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. Career He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After studying there, Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School ...

, New York City Ballet principal dancer *

Raful Neal Raful Neal (June 6, 1936 – September 1, 2004)Biography ''AllMusic'' was an American Louisiana blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter from the United States. Neal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and reared by his aunt and uncle on a t ...

(1936–2004), American blues singer * Rajion Neal (born 1992), American football player *

Richard Neal Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1989. The district, numbered as the Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2nd di ...

(born 1949), Democratic Representative representing Massachusetts' 2nd congressional district *

Ryan Neal Ryan Christopher Neal (born December 24, 1995) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, and has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, and Ta ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Scott Neal Scott Neal (born 10 June 1978) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in ''The Bill'', first in guest roles as Ryan Keating and Carl Simms and later as a regular cast member as PC Luke Ashton, and for his breakout role in landmark LG ...

(born 1978), British actor *

Shay Neal Shay Neal (born 4 June 1990) is a New Zealand field hockey player. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeir ...

(born 1990), New Zealand field hockey player * Siran Neal (born 1994), American football player * Stephen Neal (born 1976), American football player *

Stephen L. Neal Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a former North Carolina United States Democratic Party, Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995). Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Neal ...

(born 1934), former North Carolina Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995). *

Tom Neal Thomas Carroll Neal Jr. (January 28, 1914 – August 7, 1972) was an American actor and Amateur boxing, amateur boxer. Between 1932 and 1934, he was an amateur boxer who fought in many fights. As an actor, he was best known for his co-starring ...

(1914–1972), American actor *

Ty Neal Tyson B. Neal is an American college baseball coach and former player. He served as head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team from 2014 to 2017. Neal was a four-year letterman at Miami RedHawks baseball, Miami, earning 19 victories as ...

, American college baseball coach *

William Neal William Neal (born 1947) is an English artist painter and graphic designer who achieved international recognition after working for the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. During the last 10 years, and alongside his watercolour work, ...

(born 1947), English painter and graphic designer

Given name

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a Creator ownership, creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and re ...

(1941–2022), American comic book artist and writer *

Neal Ardley Neal Christopher Ardley (born 1 September 1972) is an English professional football manager and former footballer who played as a right midfielder. He is currently the manager of Woking. Ardley was capped at Under-21 level by England. He sp ...

(born 1972), English footballer and manager of AFC Wimbledon *

Neal Baer Neal Baer (born 1955) is an American pediatrician and television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the television shows '' Designated Survivor'', '' ER'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Early life and education ...

(born 1955), American pediatrician and television writer and producer *

Neal Boortz Neal A Boortz Jr. (born April 6, 1945) is an American author, former attorney, and former libertarian radio host. His nationally syndicated talk show, ''The Neal Boortz Show'', which ended in 2013, was carried throughout the United States. The ...

(born 1945), American radio host *

Neal Brennan Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. He is best known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006) with Dave Chappelle and for his N ...

(born 1973), American writer, stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer * Neal Carter (mountaineer) (1902–1978), Canadian mountaineer *

Neal Casal Neal Graeme Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) ...

(1968–2019), American guitarist, singer, songwriter and photographer *

Neal Cassady Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Cassady published only two short fragments of prose in his lif ...

(1926–1968), American beatnik who was the basis for

Jack Kerouac Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Of French-Canadian ...

's character Dean Moriarty *

Neal Marlens Neal Marlens (born November 8, 1956) is an American television producer and writer. He is known for work on the television series ''Growing Pains'', ''The Wonder Years'' and ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'', all with his wife, fellow television produ ...

(born c. 1955/1956), American television producer, creator of

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl X ...

Neal McDonough Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney ...

(born 1966), American actor and producer * Neal H. Moritz (born 1959), American film producer *

Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful ...

(born 1960), American singer and multi-instrumentalist musician and composer *

Neal Nelson Neal Nelson is a basketball, tennis, and golf coach, as well as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha. He is most well known for his basketball coaching accomplishments, such as a career at UW-Waukesha with over 500 w ...

, American basketball, tennis and golf coach and professor *

Neal Patterson Neal L. Patterson (December 10, 1949 – July 9, 2017) was an American businessman who was CEO of Cerner Corporation, a Kansas City-based medical software corporation. Patterson was also owner of the Sporting Kansas City soccer team. Early life ...

(1949–2017), American businessman * Neal Purvis (see

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade Neal Purvis (born 9 September 1961) and Robert Wade (born 1962) are British screenwriters who co-wrote seven James Bond films, from 1999's ''The World Is Not Enough'' to 2021's '' No Time to Die'', as well as other works. Early lives Purvis's ...

) (born 1961), British screenwriter * Neal Roese (born 1965), Canadian-American psychologist * Neal Shapiro (born 1945), American equestrian and Olympic medalist *

Neal Schon Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist for the rock band Journey. He is the last original member to remain throughout the group's history. He was a memb ...

(born 1954), American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist *

Neal Shusterman Neal Shusterman (born November 12, 1962) is an American writer of young adult fiction. He won the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for his book Challenger Deep (novel), ''Challenger Deep'' and his novel, ''Scythe (novel), ...

(born 1962), American writer of young-adult fiction *

Neal Stephenson Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson's work explores mathemati ...

(born 1959), American writer *

Neal Walk Neal Eugene Walk (July 29, 1948 – October 4, 2015) was an American college and professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons during the late 1960s and 1970s, playing overseas af ...

(1948–2015), American basketball center *

Neal Watlington Julius Neal Watlington (December 25, 1922 – December 29, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1953. Born in Yanceyville, North Carolina, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed; he was ...

(1922–2019), American Major League Baseball player

Places

* Neal, Georgia, a community in the United States * Neal, Illinois, a community in the United States * Neal, Kansas, a community in the United States * Neal, Michigan, a community in the United States *

Neal, West Virginia Neal is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United State ...

, a community in the United States

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