Al (given name)
The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, Alyson, Alysson, Allyson, Alistair, Alister, Alex, Alexander, Alvin, Alyssa, Alsha, Aldrin, Alden, Aldwin, or Alwin. People named Al include:Art, entertainment, and media
- Al Bolton, American television and radio meteorologist from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Al Caiola, American guitarist, composer, arranger
- Al Casey , American guitarist
- Al Columbia, American cartoonist
- Al Green, American R&B musician
- Al Israel,, American actor
- Al Jarreau, American singer
- Al Jean, American screenwriter and television producer
- Al Johnson , American singer, arranger, producer
- Al Jolson, American singer and actor
- Al Kooper, American songwriter and musician
- Al or Alec Lazo, Cuban-American dancer
- Al Pacino, actor and director
- Al Roker, American television broadcaster
- Al Sapienza, actor
- Al Sharpton, American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician
- Al Stewart, English singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, American parody singer
Sports
Baseball
- Al Levine, American major league baseball pitcher
- Al Rosen, American major league baseball All Star and MVP
Boxing
- Al McCoy , American world champion middleweight boxer
- Al Singer, American world champion lightweight boxer
- Al Haymon, American boxing promoter
Gridiron football
- Al Bedner, American football player
- Al Bloomingdale, American player of Canadian football
- Al Darby, American football player
- Al Davis, American football coach and executive
- Al Hoptowit, American football player
- Al Latimer, American football player
- Al Romano, American football player
- Al Shook, American football player
- Al Valdes, Canadian football player
- Al Witcher, American football player
Other sports
- Al Green , American-Australian basketball player
- Al Green , American professional wrestler
- Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
Politics
- Al Capone, prominent Chicago gangster from the 1920s
- Al Franken, former Minnesota senator
- Al Gore, environmentalist and former Senator and Vice President of the United States
- Al Smith, former governor of New York
