# Sandman (disambiguation)

The Sandman is a figure in folklore who brings good sleep and dreams.
Sandman may also refer to:

## People

* Sandman (surname)
* Sandmann, German-language surname
* Mariano Rivera (born 1969), Panamanian-American baseball player nicknamed "Sandman"
* Adam Sandler (born 1966), American comedian and actor nicknamed "The Sandman" by fans
* Howard Sims (1917–2003), African-American tap dancer nicknamed "Sandman"
* Steve Abbott (comedian) or The Sandman, Australian comedian
* The Sandman (wrestler), a ring name of retired professional wrestler Jim Fullington (born 1963)
* Homeboy Sandman, American rapper

## Arts, entertainment and media
### Audio dramas

* The Sandman (Doctor Who audio drama), a 2002 Doctor Who monthly adventure
* The Sandman (podcast), a 2020 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic books

### Fictional characters

* Sandman (DC Comics), the name of many superhero characters published by DC Comics
** Sandman (Wesley Dodds), a comic book superhero first appearing in the 1930s
** Sandman (Sandy Hawkins), former sidekick of Wesley Dodds
** Dream (Sandman), a godlike entity and personification of dreaming
* Sandman (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons series
* Sandman (Marvel Comics), a comic book super villain who can transform his body into sand
* Mr. Sandman (Punch-Out!!), a character in the video game Punch-Out!!
* Christian "The Sandman" Naylor, a villain in Death Warrant
* Klein Sandman, the leader of the protagonists from Gravion
* Sandman, a character on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show
* Sandman, a character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
* Sandman, a profession in Logan's Run
* Sandman, a character in Rise of the Guardians
* Sandman, a character in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Sandman, Dream Me A Dream"
* Sandman, a character in The Santa Clause 2
* Sandmen, parasites in Dark•Matter for the roleplaying game Alternity
* The Sandman, a drug dealer in Scarface: The World Is Yours
* The Sandman, a lead character in Sleepstalker
* The title character of Nilus the Sandman, a 1990s Canadian animated series
* Sandmen, the carnivorous, rheum-infected zombies in the Doctor Who episode Sleep No More

### Film

* Sandmann – Historien om en sosialistisk supermann (2005), a Norwegian documentary film by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
* The Sandman (1932 film) a French drama film directed by André Hugon
* The Sandman (1991 film), a short horror stop-motion animation film
* The Sandman (1995 film), an American horror thriller film
* The Sandman (2000 film), a short film by the Brothers Quay
* S&Man (2006) or Sandman, an American pseudo-documentary film on horror films
* The Sandman (2007 film), a Spanish romantic drama film
* The Sandman (2011 film), a Swiss romantic comedy
* The Sandman (2017 film), an American horror film

### Television
#### Episodes

* "Sabrina, the Sandman", Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) season 3, episode 23 (1999)
* "Sandman", Pacific Blue season 3, episode 6 (1997)
* "Sandman", Spider-Man (2017) season 1, episode 6 (2017)
* "Sandman", Urban Gothic series 2, episode 1 (2001)
* "The Sandman", C-16: FBI episode 4 (1997)
* "The Sandman", Conrad Nagel Theater episode 14 (1955)
* "The Sandman", Criminal Minds season 11, episode 17 (2016)
* "The Sandman", Mr. Mom episode 4 (2019)
* "The Sandman", Mona the Vampire season 4, episode 11a (2004)
* "The Sandman", Naked City season 1, episode 32 (1959)
* "The Sandman", Prisoners of Gravity season 5, episode 3 (1993)
* "The Sandman", Space Ghost episode 3b (1966)
* "The Sandman", T.H.E. Cat episode 2 (1966)

#### Shows

* The Sandman (TV series), an American television series

### Literature

* The Sandman (book), a 2008 children's book by Ralph Fletcher
* The Sandman (novel), a 1984 novel by Miles Gibson
* The Sandman (comic book), a DC Vertigo comic book series by Neil Gaiman (1989 onwards)
* "The Sandman" (short story), an 1817 story by E.T.A. Hoffmann

### Music

* The Sandmen, a Danish rock band best known from the film Nattevagten
* Sandman (album), a 1976 album by Harry Nilsson
* Sandman (magazine), a British music magazine

#### Songs

* "Sandman" or "Enter Sandman", by Metallica
* "Mr. Sandman", written by Pat Ballard, also recorded as "Sandman"
* "Sandman", by America from the debut album America
* "Sandman", by Beatallica from the 2007 album Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band
* "Sandman", by English band Hurts from the album Exile
* "The Sandman", by Heavenly from the 2001 album Sign of the Winner
* "Sandman", performed by Kirsty McGee
* "Sandman", by Yung Lean from the album Unknown Memory
* "Sandman", by Ed Sheeran from the album =
* "Sandman", by ASAP Rocky from the album Live. Love. ASAP
* "Sandmann", by Oomph! from the album Monster

### Games

* Sandman: Map of Halaal, a 1985 table-top role-playing game

## Other uses

* Sandman Hotels, a group of Canadian hotels and restaurant companies
* Sandman Centre, a multi-purpose arena in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
* Holden Sandman, a sports package for the 1970s Holden Kingswood and 2015 Holden Commodore