Hannibal (given name)

Hannibal is a given name of Phoenician/Carthaginian origin, meaning "Mercy of Baal". Its continued use in later times and cultures, up to the present, is mainly due to the historical fame of General Hannibal of the Second Punic War.

Hannibal may refer to:

Carthaginians

• Hannibal, (247–183/182 BC), general who fought the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War
• Hannibal Mago (died 406 BC), shofet (magistrate) of Carthage in 410 BC
• Hannibal Gisco (died 258 BC), military commander in the First Punic War
• Hannibal the Rhodian, ship captain during the siege of Lilybaeum in the First Punic War
• Hannibal (Mercenary War) (died 238 BC), general
• Hannibal Monomachus, who fought alongside the famous Hannibal

Others

• Hannibal Buress (born 1983), American comedian from Chicago
• Hannibal Day (1804–1891), Union army officer during the American Civil War
• Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
• Hannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), Abraham Lincoln's first vice president
• Hannibal Kimball (1832–1895), American entrepreneur
• Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788–1861), Australian colonist, politician, businessman and wool pioneer
• Hannibal Navies (born 1977), American National Football League player
• Hannibal Potter (1592–1664), English clergyman and President of Trinity College, Oxford
• Hannibal Price (1841–1893), Haitian diplomat and author
• Hannibal Sehested (council president) (1842–1924), Danish Council president
• Hannibal Sehested (governor) (1609–1666), Danish Governor of Norway
• Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991), Icelandic politician
• Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson in 1948), American jazz trumpeter and composer also known simply as Hannibal
• Hannibal, a ring name of Devon Nicholson (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler

Fictional

• Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris, and their various film and television adaptations.

See also

• Aníbal, Spanish/Portuguese equivalent