# Al (given name)

The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, Alyson, Alysson, Allyson, Alistair, Alister, Alex, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexis, Alexa, Alphonso, Alfreda, American Cheese, Alice, Alec, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alessandro, Alberto, Alberta, Alicia, Alvin, Alyssa, Alisha, Aldrin, Alden, Aldo, Alisia, Alannah, Alejandro, Alejandra, Aldwin, Ali, Allie, Allison, Alwin, Alfie, Alaric or Aloysius.
People named Al include:

## Art, entertainment, and media
### Art

* Al Agnew (born 1952), American naturalist painter
* Al Anood Al Obaidly (born 1990), Emirati artist and businesswoman
* Al Avison (1920–1984), American comic book artist
* Al Beadle (1927–1998), American modernist architect
* Al Bernstein (born 1949), Austrian artist
* Al Bertino (1912–1996), American animator
* Al Blaustein (1924–2004), American painter and printmaker
* Al Boeke (1922–2011), American architect and developer
* Al Buell (1910–1996), American painter
* Al Capp (1909–1979), American cartoonist and humorist
* Al Carbee (1914–2005), American artist
* Al Clayton (1934–2014), American photographer
* Al Columbia (born 1970), American cartoonist
* Al Dimalanta, Filipino musician, writer, public relations practitioner, photographer, visual artist, and professor
* Al Escudero (born c. 1966), American computer game designer
* Al Fagaly (1909–1963), American cartoonist
* Al Freeman (born 1981), Canadian artist
* Al Gabriele, American comic book artist
* Al Gordon (born 1953), American comic book inker and writer
* Al Hansen (1927–1995), American artist
* Al Hartley (1921–2003), American comic book writer and artist
* Al Held (1928–2005), American abstract painter
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), American caricaturist
* Al Jackson (born 1964), American artist and painter
* Al Jaffee (1921–2023), American cartoonist
* Al Jarnow (born 1945), American artist, animator, sculptor, and filmmaker
* Al Kilgore (1927–1983), American artist, cartoonist, and filmmaker
* Al Lowe (born 1946), American video game designer and developer
* Al McWilliams (1916–1993), American cartoonist
* Al Milgrom (born 1950), American comic book writer, penciller, inker, and editor
* Al Nisbet (born 1958), Scottish-New Zealand cartoonist
* Al Pabian (1918–2015), American animator
* Al Parker (1906–1985), American artist and illustrator
* Al Plastino (1921–2013), American comic book artist
* Al Posen (1894–1960), American cartoonist
* Al Qöyawayma, American potter and bronze sculptor
* Al Rio (1962–2012), Brazilian comic book artist
* Al Rockoff (born 1946), American photojournalist
* Al Rosenbaum (1926–2009), American artist
* Al Scaduto (1928–2007), American cartoonist
* Al Smith (1902–1986), American cartoonist
* Al Spalding (1932–2022), American naval architect
* Al Taliaferro (1905–1969), American cartoonist
* Al J Thompson (born 1980), Jamaican-American photographer
* Al Urban (1917–1992), American photographer
* Al Vandenberg (1932–2012), American photographer
* Al Vermeer (1911–1980), American cartoonist
* Al Williamson (1931–2010), American cartoonist, comic book artist, and illustrator
* Al Wiseman (1918–1988), American cartoonist

### Acting, broadcasting, and production

* Al Adamson (1929–1995), American filmmaker and actor
* Al Mamun Al Siyam (born 1993), Bangladeshi film actor
* Al Albert, American sportscaster
* Al Alleborn (1892–1968), American film director and stuntman
* Al Anstey (born 1966), American media executive, strategic advisor, and businessman
* Al Anthony (born 1930), American radio personality and DJ
* Al Baker (1874–1951), American magician
* Al Bandiero, American actor and radio personality
* Al Boasberg (1891–1937), American screenwriter and film director
* Al Brodax (1926–2016), American film and television producer
* Al Bruner (1923–1987), Canadian television broadcaster, co-founder of the Global Television Network
* Al Carmines (1936–2005), American playwriter and actor
* Al Checco (1921–2015), American actor
* Al Christy (1918–1995), American actor, advertising executive, and radio and television announcer
* Al Ciraldo (1921–1997), American sportscaster
* Al Clark (1902–1971), American film editor
* Al Clark, Australian film producer
* Al Cliver (born 1951), Italian actor
* Al Coates, Canadian radio broadcaster
* Al Corley (born 1956), American actor, singer, and producer
* Al Daff (1902–1991), Australian filmmaker and executive
* Al Debbo (1924–2011), South African comedian, singer, and actor
* Al DiSarro (1951–2011), American visual effects artist
* Al Ducharme, American stand-up comedian
* Al Eschbach, American radio personality
* Al Eugster (1909–1997), American animator, writer, and film director
* Al Ferguson (1888–1971), Irish-American film actor
* Al G. Field (1848/1850–1921), American performer and minstrel show producer
* Al Flosso (1895–1976), American magician and entertainer
* Al Franken (born 1951), American comedian, writer, actor, media personality, and politician
* Al Freeman Jr. (1934–2012), American actor, director, and educator
* Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938), American actor and casting director
* Al Goldstein (1936–2013), American adult journalist, filmmaker, and photographer
* Al Gordon (1923–2012), American television writer
* Al Gregg (born 1963), English actor, writer, and musician
* Al Gross, American broadcaster and radio host
* Al Groves, British record producer
* Al Guest, Canadian animation producer
* Al Gurdon, British broadcast lighting designer
* Al Harrington (1935–2021), Samoan-American actor
* Al Hart (c. 1927–2016), American radio broadcaster
* Al Helfer (1911–1975), American radio sportscaster
* Al Hill (1892–1954), American actor
* Al Hodge (1912–1979), American actor
* Al Hoxie (1901–1982), American film actor
* Al Hunt (born 1942), American news anchor and journalist
* Al Hunter Ashton (1957–2007), English actor and scriptwriter
* Al Israel, (1935–2011), American actor
* Al Jaffe, American media executive and journalist
* Al Jean (born 1961), American screenwriter and television producer
* Al Jolson (1886–1950), Lithuanian-American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian
* Al Kaprielian, American meteorologist
* Al Kelly (1896–1966), Russian-American comedian
* Al Kikume (1894–1972), American actor and stuntman
* Al Kresta (born 1951), American broadcaster, journalist, and author
* Al Lee (born 1893, date of death unknown), American actor, producer, and manager
* Al Lehman (1924–2001), American costume designer
* Al Leong (born 1952), American stuntman and actor
* Al Lettieri (1928–1975), American actor
* Al Lewis (1923–2006), American actor and activist
* Al Lichtman (1888–1958), Hungarian-American film salesman and film producer
* Al Liguori (1885–1951), Italian-American cinematographer
* Al Lindner (born 1944), American television and radio personality and fisherman
* Al Lohman (1933–2002), American radio personality and comedian
* Al Madrigal (born 1971), American comedian, writer, actor, and producer
* Al Mancini (1932–2007), American actor
* Al Markim (1927–2015), American film and television actor
* Al Martin (1897–1971), American screenwriter
* Al Masini (1930–2010), American television producer
* Al Matthews (1942–2018), American actor and singer
* Al McCann (1930–2015), Canadian play-by-play sports announcer
* Al McCoy (born 1933), American sportscaster and play-by-play announcer
* Al Jafree Md Yusop, Malaysian writer and director
* Al Meltzer (1928–2018), American sportscaster
* Al Michaels (born 1944), American sportscaster and play-by-play announcer
* Al Molinaro (1919–2015), American actor
* Al Morgan (1920–2011), American producer and writer
* Al Mukadam (born 1984), Canadian actor
* Al Mulock (1926–1968), Canadian actor
* Al Murray (born 1968), English stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and writer
* Al Overton (1912–1985), American sound engineer
* Al Overton Jr., American sound engineer
* Al Pacino (born 1940), American actor and director
* Al Parker (1952–1992), American adult film actor, producer, and director
* Al Pitcher (born 1972), New Zealand stand-up comedian
* Al Porter (born 1993), Irish comedian, actor, and radio broadcaster
* Al Primo (1935–2022), American television news executive
* Al Rabin (1936–2012), American television producer
* Al Rantel (born 1955), American talk show host
* Al Read (1909–1987), British radio comedian and businessman
* Al Reeves (1864–1940), American vaudeville and minstrel show entertainer, vocalist, and banjo player
* Al Reinert (1947–2018), American journalist, film director, screenwriter, and producer
* Al Ritz (1901–1965), American comedian, actor, and entertainer
* Al Rockett, American movie producer
* Al Rodrigo, American actor
* Al Roelofs (1906–1990), Dutch-American film art director
* Al Roker (born 1954), American television broadcaster, journalist, and author
* Al Rosen (1910–1990), American actor
* Al Ruscio (1924–2013), American actor
* Al Sabith (born 2007), Indian actor and television host
* Al Sanders (1941–1995), American television news anchorman
* Al Santos, American actor and model
* Al Sapienza (born 1962), American actor
* Al Schneider (born 1943), American magician, author, physicist, and mathematician
* Al Schottelkotte (1927–1996), American news anchor and reporter
* Al Schwartz (1910–1988), American screenwriter, television producer, and director
* Al Schwartz (born 1932), American television producer
* Al Sharpton (born 1954), American television personality, radio talk show host, politician, Baptist minister, and civil rights and social justice activist
* Al Shaver, Canadian sportscaster
* Al Shea (1927–2009), American actor and theatre critic
* Al Shean (1868–1949), German-American comedian and vaudeville performer
* Al Shearer (born 1977), American actor
* Al Simon (1911–2000), American producer and production manager
* Al St. John (1892–1963), American silent film actor and comedian
* Al Strobel (1940–2022), American actor
* Al Swearengen (1845–1904), American entertainment entrepreneur and pimp
* Al Tantay (born 1956), Filipino actor, comedian, and director
* Al Taylor (1887–1951), American actor
* Al Terzi, American news anchor
* Al Thompson (1884–1960), American actor
* Al Trautwig (born 1956), American sports commentator
* Al Voecks, American radio personality
* Al Wasserman (1921–2005), American documentary filmmaker
* Al Waxman (1935–2001), Canadian actor and director
* Al Weaver (born 1981), English actor and writer
* Al Wester (1923–2018), American sportscaster
* Al White (born 1942), American actor
* Al Wilson (1895–1932), American actor, producer, and stunt pilot
* Al Wiman, American news reporter
* Al Wohlman, American actor and vaudeville performer
* Al Wong (born 1939), American experimental filmmaker and artist
* Al Zimbalist (1910–1975), Russian-American film producer

### Music

* Al Aarons (1932–2015), American jazz trumpeter
* Al Alberts (1922–2009), American singer and composer
* Al Anderson (born 1947), American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Al Anderson (born 1950), American songwriter and guitarist
* Al Atkins (born 1947), lead vocalist and founder of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest
* Al Bano (born 1943), Italian singer, actor, and winemaker
* Al Barr (born 1968), American musician and lead singer of the American punk band Dropkick Murphys
* Al Barrow (born 1968), English bassist
* Al Beeno, Jamaican reggae dancehall DJ
* Al Bell (born 1940), American record producer, songwriter, and record executive
* Al Belletto (1928–2014), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
* Al Benson (1908–1978), American radio DJ, music promoter, and record label owner
* Al Berard (1960–2014), American Cajun musician, recording artist, and composer
* Al Bernard (1888–1949), American singer
* Al Bowlly (1898–1941), South African-British singer and guitarist
* Al Burnett (1906–1973), British impresario
* Al Burton (1928–2019), American composer, conductor, consultant, producer, production manager, and screenwriter
* Al Caiola (1920–2016), American guitarist, composer, and arranger
* Al Caldwell, American musician
* Al Campbell (born 1954), Jamaican reggae singer
* Al Campbell, American keyboardist
* Al Capps (1939–2018), American record producer, arranger, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist
* Al Casey (1915–2005), American jazz guitarist
* Al Casey (1936–2006), American rock guitarist
* Al Cass (1923–1989), American inventor, performer, trumpeter, manufacturer, and consultant
* Al Castellanos, Cuban bandleader
* Al Cherney (1932–1989), Canadian fiddler
* Al Ciner (born 1947), American guitarist
* Al Cisneros (born 1973), American musician
* Al Clauser (1911–1989), American guitarist, songwriter, and engineer
* Al Cleveland (1930–1996), American songwriter
* Al Cohen (1926–2020), American musician
* Al Cohn (1925–1988), American jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer
* Al Connelly (born 1960), Canadian guitarist and songwriter
* Al Conti (born 1968), Argentine composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
* Al Cooper (1911–1981), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
* Al Copley (born 1952), American blues pianist and singer
* Al Coury (1934–2013), American music record executive and producer
* Al Cromwell (1938–1995), Canadian blues and folk musician
* Al Crowder (1904–1981), American radio host, music teacher, and humorist
* Al De Lory (1930–2012), American record producer, arranger, conductor, and session musician
* Al Denson (born 1960), American musician and radio and television host
* Al Dexter (1905–1984), American country musician and songwriter
* Al Di Meola (born 1954), American guitarist
* Al Donahue (1904–1983), American violinist and bandleader
* Al Doughty (born 1966), English musician and bassist
* Al Downing (1940–2005), American musician and entertainer
* Al Doyle (born 1980), British musician
* Al Dreares (1927–2011), American jazz drummer
* Al Drootin (1916–2016), American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
* Al Dubin (1891–1945), American lyricist
* Al Duncan (1927–1995), American drummer and songwriter
* Al Dvorin (1922–2004), American music promoter, concert announcer, and talent agent
* Al Fairweather (1927–1993), British jazz trumpeter
* Al Fletcher (1970–2016), English drummer
* Al Foster (born 1943), American jazz drummer
* Al Gafa (born 1941), American jazz guitarist
* Al Gallodoro (1913–2008), American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
* Al Gamble (born 1969), American session musician
* Al Gay (1928–2013), British jazz tenor saxophonist
* Al Gomes, American record producer and songwriter
* Al Goodhart (1905–1955), American radio announcer, pianist, and special materials writer
* Al Goodman (1890–1972), Ukrainian-American conductor, songwriter, stage composer, musical director, arranger, and pianist
* Al Goodman (1943–2010), American singer and songwriter
* Al Gorgoni (born 1939), American guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer
* Al Green (born 1946), American R&B singer, songwriter, pastor, and record producer
* Al Green, American record industry executive
* Al Greenwood (born 1951), American rock musician
* Al Grey (1925–2000), American jazz trombonist
* Al Gromer Khan (born 1946), German sitar player and composer
* Al Haig (1922–1982), American jazz pianist
* Al Hall (1915–1988), American jazz bassist
* Al Ham (1925–2001), American composer and jingle writer
* Al Harewood (1923–2014), American jazz drummer and teacher
* Al Hawkes (1930–2018), American musician and producer
* Al Hayse (1921–1982), American jazz trombonist
* Al Hazan (1934–2019), American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer
* Al Hendrickson (1920–2007), American jazz guitarist and vocalist
* Al Hibbler (1915–2001), American baritone vocalist
* Al Hirt (1922–1999), American trumpeter and bandleader
* Al Hodge (1950–2006), Cornish guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Al Hoffman (1902–1960), American song composer
* Al Hopkins (1889–1932), American musician
* Al Howard (1927–2020), American night club owner
* Al Hunter, New Zealand singer-songwriter
* Al Hurricane (1936–2017), American singer-songwriter
* Al Hurricane Jr. (born 1956), American singer-songwriter
* Al Jackson Jr. (1935–1975), American drummer, producer, and songwriter
* Al James (born 1991), Filipino rapper and songwriter
* Al Jardine (born 1942), American musician, co-founder of The Beach Boys
* Al Jarreau (1940–2017), American singer and musician
* Al Jewer, Native American flutist
* Al Johnson (1948–2013), American singer, arranger, producer
* Al Jolson (1886–1950), American singer and actor
* Al Jones (1930–1976), American jazz drummer
* Al Jones (1945–2008), English folk and blues songwriter, guitarist, and singer
* Al Jourgensen (born 1958), Cuban-American singer, musician, and music producer
* Al Kapone (born 1975), American rapper
* Al Kasha (1937–2020), American songwriter
* Al Kavelin (1903–1982), American bandleader
* Al Killian (1916–1950), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader
* Al King (1923–1999), American blues singer and songwriter
* Al Klink (1915–1991), American jazz tenor saxophonist
* Al Kooper (born 1944 as Alan Peter Kuperschmidt), American songwriter, record producer, and musician
* Al Kuan, Malaysian music producer, recording engineer, songwriter, copyright manager, columnist, and artists agent
* Al Sherrod Lambert (born 1985), American producer, singer, songwriter, and musician
* Al Lerner (1919–2014), American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor
* Al Levitt (1932–1994), American jazz drummer
* Al Lewis (1901–1967), American lyricist, songwriter, and music publisher
* Al Lewis (1902–1992), American jazz banjoist
* Al Lewis (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter
* Al Lucas (1916–1983), Canadian jazz double-bassist
* Al Marconi (born 1969), English guitarist
* Al Martino (1927–2009), American singer and actor
* Al McKay (born 1948), American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer
* Al McKibbon (1919–2005), American jazz double bassist
* Al Melgard (1890–1977), American organist
* Al Minns (1920–1985), American jazz dancer
* Al Morgan (1908–1974), American jazz double-bassist
* Al Morgan (1915–1989), American nightclub singer, pianist, and composer
* Al J. Neiburg (1902–1978), American lyricist
* Al Nevins (1915–1965), American musician, producer, arranger, guitarist, and violinist
* Al Oster (1924–2017), Canadian singer
* Al Paton, South African musician
* Al Pearce (1898–1961), American comedian, singer, and banjo player
* Al Perkins (born 1944), American guitarist
* Al Petteway, American guitarist
* Al Piantadosi (1882–1955), American composer
* Al Pike (born 1961), American bass guitarist
* Al Pitrelli, American guitarist
* Al Porcino (1925–2013), American trumpeter
* Al Rex (1928–2020), American bass player
* Al Rinker (1907–1982), American musician
* Al Rogers (singer) (1924–2019), American country singer
* Al B. Romano (born 1965), American rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* Al Sack (1911–1947), American conductor, composer, arranger, and violinist
* Al Schackman (born 1933), American jazz guitarist and arranger
* Al Schmitt (1930–2021), American recording engineer and record producer
* Al Schnier (born 1968), American musician
* Al Scorch, American singer-songwriter, banjo player, and guitarist
* Al Sears (1910–1990), American jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader
* Al Sherman (1897–1973), Ukrainian-American songwriter and composer
* Al Shux, British record producer and songwriter
* Al Simmons (born 1948), Canadian musician and children's performer
* Al Staehely (born 1945), American singer-songwriter and entertainment lawyer
* Al Stewart (born 1945), English singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician
* Al Stillman (1901–1979), American lyricist
* Al B. Sure! (born 1968), American singer, songwriter, record producer, radio host, and record executive
* Al Tabor (1898–1983), English bandleader
* Al Timothy (1915–2000), Trinidadian jazz and calypso musician and songwriter
* Al Tinney (1921–2002), American jazz pianist
* Al Trace (1900–1993), American songwriter and orchestra leader
* Al Tuck (born 1966), Canadian songwriter and folksinger
* Al Viola (1919–2007), American jazz guitarist
* Al Walser (born 1976), Swiss-Liechtenstein singer, songwriter, and record producer
* Al Wilson (1939–2008), American singer
* Al G. Wright (1916–2020), American bandleader
* "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), American parody singer and actor

### Writing

* Al Abrams (1904–1977), American sportswriter and editor
* Al Altaev (1872–1959), penname of Soviet children's book author, Margarita Vladimirovna Rokotova
* Al Alvarez (1929–2019), English poet, novelist, essayist, and critic
* Al Aronowitz (1928–2005), American rock journalist
* Al Barkow (born 1932), American journalist, author, editor, lecturer, historian, and golfer
* Al Bernstein (born 1950), American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and public speaker
* Al Berto (1948–1997), Portuguese poet, painter, editor, and cultural programmer
* Al Burt (1927–2008), American author and journalist
* Al Carrell (1925–2014), American columnist, author, and radio personality
* Al Carter (born 1952), American reporter and sports columnist
* Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter
* Al Clouston (1910–2004), Canadian storyteller and humorist
* Al Davison, English comic book writer and artist
* Al Delugach (1925–2015), American journalist
* Al Dempsey, American historical fiction author
* Al Ewing (born 1977), British comic book writer
* Al Fasoldt, American columnist
* Al Feldstein (1925–2014), American writer, editor, and artist
* Al Filreis (born 1956), American literary critic and professor
* Al Giordano (born 1959), American journalist, political commentator, and environmental activist and organizer
* Al Hamilton, Jamaican-British journalist
* Al Hester (1932–2019), American columnist, historian, newspaper reporter, and author
* Al Hewetson (1946–2004), Scottish-Canadian writer and editor
* Al Hine (1915–1974), American novelist, reporter, and movie producer
* Al Hirshberg (1909–1973), American writer and sportswriter
* Al Hunter, Anishinaabe poet and journal writer
* Al Koran (1914–1972), British mentalist, author, and inventor
* Al Laney (1896–1988), American sportswriter
* Al Letson (born 1972), American writer, journalist, and radio and podcast host
* Al Lewis, American journalist
* Al Mahmud (1936–2019), Bangladeshi poet, novelist, and short-story writer
* Al G. Manning (1927–2006), American author, occultist, public accountant, and businessman
* Al Martinez (1929–2015), American columnist, television writer, and novelist
* Al McIntosh (1905–1979), American journalist and editor
* Al Mok, American author, computer scientist, and professor
* Al Morganti (born 1953), American sports journalist
* Al Mujahidi (born 1942), Bangladeshi poet
* Al Neuharth (1924–2013), American businessman, author, and columnist
* Al Perkins (1904–1975), American children's book writer
* Al Pittman (1940–2001), Canadian writer and teacher
* Al Prince (died 2010), American-French journalist and tourism expert
* Al Purdy (1918–2000), Canadian poet
* Al Ramsawack (1932–2021), Trinidad and Tobago folklorist, author, broadcaster, and educator
* Al Reimer (1927–2015), Canadian writer
* Al Richardson (1941–2003), British historian and activist
* Al Richmond (1914–1987), American writer and editor
* Al Ries (1926–2022), American author and marketing professional
* Al Robles (1930–2009), Filipino-American poet and community activist
* Al Sarrantonio (born 1952), American writer, editor, and publisher
* Al Seckel (1958–2015), American author, collector, and skeptic
* Al Siebert (1934–2009), American author and educator
* Al Silverman (1926–2019), American sports writer and author
* Al Smith, British writer
* Al Strachan, Canadian sports author and journalist
* Al Stump (1916–1995), American author and sports writer
* Al J Venter (born 1938), South African war journalist, documentary filmmaker and author
* Al Weisel (1963–2010), American freelance writer
* Al Young (1939–2021), American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and professor

## Sports
### Baseball

* Al Aber (1927–1993), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Alburquerque (born 1986), Dominican major league baseball pitcher
* Al Atkinson (1861–1952), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Autry (1952–2022), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Avila (born 1958), Cuban baseball executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers
* Al Baird (1895–1976), American major league baseball player
* Al Baker (1906–1982), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Barillari (1917–2000), American minor league baseball pitcher, manager, and scout
* Al Barker (1839–1912), American major league baseball player
* Al Barks (1936–2018), American major league baseball player
* Al Barlick (1915–1995), American major league baseball umpire
* Al Bashang (1888–1967), American major league baseball player and manager
* Al Bauer (1859–1944), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Benton (1911–1968), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Blanche (1909–1997), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Bool (1897–1981), American major league baseball player
* Al Boucher (1881–1974), American major league baseball player
* Al Bradley (1856–1937), American major league baseball player
* Al Braithwood (1892–1960), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Brancato (1919–2012), American major league baseball player
* Al Brazle (1913–1973), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Bridwell (1884–1969), American major league baseball player
* Al Buckenberger (1861–1917), American major league baseball manager
* Al Bumbry (born 1947), American major league baseball player
* Al Burch (1883–1926), American major league baseball player
* Al Burris (1874–1938), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Cabrera (1881–1964), Cuban major league baseball player
* Al Campanis (1916–1998), American major league baseball player and executive
* Al Carson (1882–1962), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Chambers (born 1961), American major league baseball player
* Al Cicotte (1929–1982), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Cihocki (1924–2014), American major league baseball player
* Al Clancy (1888–1951), American major league baseball player
* Al Clark (born 1948), American major league baseball umpire
* Al Clauss (1891–1952), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Closter (born 1943), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Corwin (1926–2003), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Cowens (1951–2002), American major league baseball player
* Al Cuccinello (1914–2004), American major league baseball player
* Al Davis, American baseball player
* Al DeVormer (1891–1966), American major league baseball player
* Al Demaree (1884–1962), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Downing (born 1941), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Dwight (1856–1903), American major league baseball player
* Al Eckert (1906–1974), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Elliott (1894–1975), American major league baseball player and football player
* Al Epperly (1918–2003), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Evans (1916–1979), American major league baseball player and manager
* Al Federoff (1924–2011), American minor league baseball player and manager
* Al Ferrara (born 1939), American major league baseball player
* Al Fitzmorris (born 1946), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Flair (1916–1988), American major league baseball player
* Al Forman (1928–2013), American baseball umpire
* Al Froehlich (1887–1916), American major league baseball player
* Al Gallagher (1945–2018), American major league baseball player
* Al Gardella (1918–2006), American major league baseball player
* Al Gerheauser (1917–1972), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Gettel (1917–2005), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Gionfriddo (1922–2003), American major league baseball player
* Al Glossop (1914–1991), American major league baseball player
* Al Gould (1893–1982), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Grabowski (1901–1966), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Greene (1954–2014), American major league baseball player
* Al Grunwald (1930–2011), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Hall (died 1885), American major league baseball player
* Al Halt (1890–1973), American major league baseball player
* Al Harazin, American major league baseball general manager
* Al Heist (1927–2006), American major league baseball player, coach, and scout
* Al Hermann (1899–1980), American major league baseball player
* Al Holland (born 1952), American major league baseball player
* Al Hollingsworth (1908–1996), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Hrabosky (born 1949), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Hubbard (1860–1930), American major league baseball player
* Al Huenke (1891–1974), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Humphrey (1886–1961), American major league baseball player
* Al Jackson (1935–2019), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Javery (1918–1977), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Javier (born 1954), Dominican major league baseball player
* Al Johnson (1860–1901), American baseball executive
* Al Johnson, American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Jones (born 1959), American major league baseball pitcher in the 1980s
* Al Jones, American major league baseball pitcher in the 1940s
* Al Jurisich (1921–1981), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Kaiser (1886–1969), American major league baseball player
* Al Kaline (1934–2020), American major league baseball player
* Al Kellett (1901–1960), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Kellogg (1886–1953), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Kenders (1937–2013), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Klawitter (1889–1950), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Kozar (1921–2007), American major league baseball player
* Al Krumm (1865–1937), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Kvasnak (1921–2002), American major league baseball player
* Al LaMacchia (1921–2010), American major league baseball pitcher and scout
* Al Lachowicz (born 1960), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Lakeman (1918–1976), American major league baseball player
* Al Lary (1928–2001), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Lefevre (1898–1982), American major league baseball player
* Al Leiter (born 1965), American major league baseball pitcher and sports commentator
* Al Levine (born 1968), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Libke (1918–2003), American major league baseball player
* Al López (1908–2005), Spanish-American major league baseball player and manager
* Al Lukens (born 1868), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Luplow (1939–2017), American major league baseball player
* Al Lyons (1918–1965), American major league baseball player
* Al Mahon (1909–1977), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Mamaux (1894–1962), American major league baseball player and manager
* Al Mannassau (1866–1933), American major league baseball player, umpire, and manager
* Al Martin (1847–1915), American major league baseball player
* Al Martin (born 1967), American major league baseball player
* Al Mattern (1883–1958), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Maul (1865–1958), American major league baseball pitcher and player
* Al Mays (1865–1905), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al McBean (born 1938), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al McCauley (1863–1917), American major league baseball pitcher and player
* Al McCoy (1928–2006), American major league baseball player
* Al McLean (1912–1990), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Milnar (1913–2005), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Monchak (1917–2015), American major league baseball player
* Al Montgomery (1920–1942), American major league baseball player
* Al Montreuil (1943–2008), American major league baseball player
* Al Moore (1902–1974), American major league baseball player
* Al Moran (born 1938), American major league baseball player
* Al Morris, American major league baseball player
* Al Myers (1863–1927), American major league baseball player
* Al Naples (1926–2021), American major league baseball player
* Al Neiger (1939–2022), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Newman (born 1960), American major league baseball player
* Al Nichols (1852–1936), English major league baseball player
* Al Niehaus (1899–1931), American major league baseball player
* Al Niemiec (1911–1995), American major league baseball player
* Al Nipper (born 1959), American major league baseball pitcher and coach
* Al Nixon (1886–1960), American major league baseball player
* Al Ogletree (1930–2019), American college baseball coach
* Al Oliver (born 1946), American major league baseball player
* Al Olmsted (born 1957), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Orth (1872–1948), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Osuna (born 1965), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Papai (1917–1995), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Pardo (born 1962), Spanish major league baseball player
* Al Pedrique (born 1960), Venezuelan major league baseball player, coach, and manager
* Al Piechota (1914–1996), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Pilarcik (1930–2010), American major league baseball player
* Al Pinkston (1917–1981), American major league baseball player
* Al Platte (1890–1976), American major league baseball player
* Al Porto (1926–2005), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Pratt (1847–1937), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Preston (1926–1979), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Raffo (born 1941), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Reach (1840–1928), Anglo-American major league baseball player, executive, publisher, spokesman, and businessman
* Al Reavis (1893–1950), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Reiss (1909–1989), American major league baseball player
* Al Reyes (born 1970), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Richter (1927–2017), American major league baseball player
* Al Robinson (died 1912), American major league baseball player
* Al Rosen (1924–2015), American major league baseball player
* Al Rubeling (1913–1988), American major league baseball player
* Al Salerno (1931–2007), American major league baseball umpire
* Al Santorini (born 1948), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Sauter (1868–1928), American major league baseball player
* Al Schacht (1892–1984), American major league baseball pitcher, coach, and restaurateur
* Al Scheer (1888–1959), American major league baseball player
* Al Schellhase (1864–1919), American major league baseball player
* Al Schmelz (born 1943), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Schroll (1932–1999), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Schulz (1889–1931), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Schweitzer (1882–1969), American major league baseball player
* Al Severinsen (1944–2015), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Shaw (1873–1958), English major league baseball player
* Al Shaw (1881–1974), American major league baseball player
* Al Shealy (1900–1967), American major league baseball player
* Al Silvera (1935–2002), American major league baseball player
* Al Sima (1921–1993), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Simmons (1902–1956), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Skinner (1856–1901), American major league baseball player
* Al Smith (1903–1995), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Smith (1907–1977), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Smith (1925–2006), American major league baseball umpire
* Al Smith (1928–2002), American major league baseball player
* Al Somers (1905–1997), American baseball empire
* Al Spangler (born 1933), American major league baseball player and coach
* Al Spohrer (1902–1972), American major league baseball player
* Al Stanek (1943–2018), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Stokes (1900–1986), American major league baseball player
* Al Strueve (1860–1929), American major league baseball player
* Al Tate (1918–1993), American major league baseball player
* Al Tedrow (1891–1958), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Tesch (1891–1947), American major league baseball player
* Al Thake (1849–1872), English major league baseball player
* Al Todd (1902–1985), American major league baseball player
* Al Unser (1912–1995), American major league baseball player
* Al Van Camp (1903–1981), American major league baseball player
* Al Veach (1909–1990), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Veigel (1917–2012), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Verdel (1921–1991), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Vincent (1906–2000), American major league baseball player, coach, manager, and scout
* Al Weis (born 1938), American major league baseball player
* Al Weston (1905–1997), American major league baseball player
* Al Wickland (1888–1980), American major league baseball player
* Al Widmar (1925–2005), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Williams (1914–1969), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Williamson (1900–1978), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Wingo (1898–1964), American major league baseball player
* Al Worthington (born 1929), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Wright (1842–1905), American major league baseball manager
* Al Wright (1912–1998), American major league baseball player
* Al Yates (1945–2007), American major league baseball player
* Al Yeargin (1901–1937), American major league baseball pitcher
* Al Zarilla (1919–1996), American major league baseball player

### Basketball

* Al Alvarez (1912–1995), Argentine basketball player
* Al Attles (1936–2024), American basketball player and coach
* Al Barbre (born 1942), American basketball coach
* Al Beard (born 1942), American basketball player
* Al Benson (born 1914), American basketball player
* Al Bianchi (1932–2019), American basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant, and scout
* Al Bonniwell (1911–2002), American basketball player
* Al Brightman (1923–1992), American basketball player and coach
* Al Bunge (1937–2019), American basketball player
* Al Butler (1938–2000), American basketball player
* Al Carlson (born 1951), American basketball player
* Al Cervi (1917–2009), American basketball player and coach
* Al Cueto (born 1946), Cuban basketball player
* Al Dillard, American college basketball player
* Al Durham (born 1998), American basketball player
* Al Eberhard (born 1952), American basketball player
* Al Ferrari (1933–2016), American basketball player
* Al Fisher (born 1986), American basketball player
* Al Fleming (1954–2003), American basketball player
* Al Green (born 1953), American-Australian basketball player and coach
* Al Grenert (1919–2002), American basketball player and coach
* Al Guokas (1925–1990), American basketball player
* Al Hairston (born 1945), American basketball player and coach
* Al Harrington (born 1980), American basketball player
* Al Henry (born 1949), American basketball player
* Al Horford (born 1986), Dominican basketball player
* Al Jackson (born 1943), American basketball player
* Al Jefferson (born 1985), American basketball player
* Al Johnson (1913–1991), American basketball player
* Al Leslie (born 1960), American basketball player and coach
* Al Lucas (1922–1995), American basketball player
* Al Lujack (1920–2002), American basketball player
* Al Masino (1928–2006), American basketball player
* Al McClellan (1898/1899–1962), American college basketball coach
* Al McGuire (1928–2001), American college basketball coach and broadcaster
* Al Miksis (1928–2012), American basketball player
* Al Moschetti (1920–2007), American basketball player
* Al Negratti (1921–1998), American basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
* Al Peterson (c. 1906–1900s), American basketball player
* Al Price (1917–2011), American basketball player
* Al Roges (1930–2009), American basketball player
* Al Salvadori (born 1945), American basketball player
* Al Sanders (1950–1994), American basketball player
* Al Schrecker (1917–2000), American basketball player
* Al Seiden (1937–2008), American basketball player
* Al Skinner (born 1952), American basketball player and college basketball coach
* Al Smith (1947–2022), American basketball player
* Al Solis (born 1962), Filipino basketball player
* Al Stewart (born 1983), American basketball player
* Al Szolack (born 1950), American basketball player
* Al Thornton (born 1983), American basketball player
* Al Tucker (1943–2001), American basketball player
* Al Vergara (born 1979), Filipino basketball player
* Al Walker (born 1959), American basketball player, coach, and scout
* Al Westover (born 1954), American basketball coach
* Al Williams (1948–2007), American basketball player
* Al Wood (born 1958), American basketball player

### Boxing

* Al Asuncion (1929–2006), Filipino flyweight boxer
* Al Bourke (born 1928), Australian middleweight boxer
* Al Cole (born 1964), American heavyweight boxer
* Al Davis (1920–1945), American lightweight boxer
* Al Ford (born 1950), Canadian lightweight boxer
* Al Foreman (1904–1954), British-Canadian lightweight boxer
* Al Haymon (born 1955), American boxing promoter
* Al Hostak (1916–2006), American middleweight boxer
* Al Kaufman (1886–1957), American heavyweight boxer and film actor
* Al Korovou (born c. 1947), Fijian middleweight boxer
* Al McCoy (Alexander Rudolph; 1894–1966), American world champion middleweight boxer
* Al Mello (1906–1993), American middleweight boxer
* Al Palzer (1890–1917), American heavyweight boxer
* Al Phillips (1920–1999), English featherweight and lightweight boxer
* Al Robinson (1947–1974), American featherweight boxer
* Al Romero (1911–1985), Mexican-American welterweight boxer
* Al Seeger (born 1980), American Super-bantamweight boxer
* Al Silvani (1910–1996), American boxing trainer and actor
* Al Singer ("The Bronx Beauty"; 1909–1961), American world champion lightweight boxer
* Al Sund (1902–1951), American bantamweight boxer
* Al Weill (1893–1969), French-American boxing manager

### Gridiron football

* Al Ackland (born c. 1940), Canadian football player
* Al Afalava (born 1987), American football player
* Al Akins (1921–1995), American football player
* Al Anderson (c. 1914–1994), Canadian football administrator and general manager
* Al Andrews (born 1945), American football player
* Al Arndt (1911–1969), American football player
* Al Atkinson (born 1943), American football player
* Al Babartsky (1915–2002), American football player
* Al Baggett (1903–1976), American college football and basketball coach
* Al Bagnoli (born 1953), American football player and coach
* Al Baisi (1971–2005), American football player
* Al Baker (born 1956), American football player
* Al Baldwin (1923–1994), American football player
* Al Bansavage (1938–2003), American football player
* Al Barnes, American college football player
* Al Barry (born 1930), American football player
* Al Beauchamp (born 1944), American football player
* Al Bedner (1898–1988), American football player
* Al Bemiller (1938–2022), American football player
* Al Benecick (1937–2015), Canadian football player
* Al Bentzin (1902–1979), American football player
* Al Blades (1977–2003), American football player
* Al Blades Jr. (born 1999), American football player
* Al Blatnik (1923–2011), American college football and basketball coach
* Al Blevins (1922–1988), American college football and basketball coach
* Al Bloodgood (1901–1947), American football player
* Al Bloomingdale (born 1953), American Canadian football player
* Al Blozis (1919–1945), American football player and track and field athlete
* Al Bodine (1927–2020), American Canadian football player
* Al Borges (born 1955), American football coach
* Al Brenner (1947–2012), American Canadian football player
* Al Brosky (1928–2010), American football player
* Al Bruno (1927–2014), American football player, administrator, and coach
* Al Bryant (1930–2021), Canadian football player
* Al Burleson (born 1954), American Canadian football player
* Al Campana (1926–2009), American football player
* Al Caniglia (1921–1974), American college football coach
* Al Cannava (1924–2017), American football player
* Al Carapella (1927–2020), American and Canadian football player
* Al Carmichael (1928–2019), American football player
* Al Catanho (born 1972), American football player
* Al Chamblee (born 1968), American football player
* Al Chandler (born 1950), American football player
* Al Charuk (born 1954), Canadian football player
* Al Chesley (born 1957), American football player
* Al Clark (1948–2004), American football player
* Al Clemens (1898–1993), American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator
* Al Coleman (born 1944), American football player
* Al Conover (born 1938), American football player and coach
* Al Conway (1930–2012), American football player and referee
* Al Coppage (1916–1992), American football player
* Al Cornsweet (1906–1991), American football player and coach
* Al Couppee (1920–1998), American football player
* Al Cowlings (born 1947), American football player and actor
* Al Crook (1897–1958), American football player
* Al Crow (1932–2019), American football player
* Al Culver (1908–1982), American football player
* Al Darby (born 1954), American football player
* Al Davis (1929–2011), American football coach and executive
* Al Darby (born 1954), American football player
* Al Davis (1929–2011), American football coach and executive
* Al DeMao (1920–2008), American football player
* Al DeRogatis (1927–1995), American football player and sportscaster
* Al Dekdebrun (1921–2005), American football player and politician
* Al Del Greco (born 1962), American football kicker and radio personality
* Al Dennis (born 1951), American football player
* Al Denson (born 1942), American football player
* Al Dixon (born 1954), American football player
* Al Dodd (1945–1987), American football player
* Al Donelli (1917–2002), American football player
* Al Dorow (1929–2009), American football player and coach
* Al Ecuyer (1937–2012), American football player
* Al Edwards (born 1967), American football player
* Al Endress (born 1929), American football player
* Al Ennis (1897–1958), American football executive and tennis player
* Al Fiorentino (1917–2001), American football player
* Al Frazier (1935–2018), American and Canadian football player
* Al Garten (1905–1981), American college football and basketball coach
* Al Gebert (1906–1980), American football player and coach
* Al Ghesquiere (1918–2012), American football player
* Al Golden (born 1969), American football player and coach
* Al Goldstein (1936–1991), American football player
* Al Graham (1905–1969), American football player
* Al Groh (born 1944), American football player, coach, and analyst
* Al Gross (born 1961), American football player
* Al Grygo (1918–1971), American football player
* Al Gursky (born 1940), American football player
* Al Gutknecht (1917–1996), American football player
* Al Hadden (1899–1969), American football player
* Al Harris (born 1956), American football player
* Al Harris (born 1974), American football player and coach
* Al Hessberg (1916–1995), American college football player and lawyer
* Al Hoisington (born 1933), American football player
* Al Holcomb (born 1970), American football coach
* Al Hoptowit (1915–1981), American football player and coach
* Al Humphreys (1902–1962), American college football coach and athletics administrator
* Al Hunter (born 1955), American football player
* Al Irwin (born 1943), Canadian football player
* Al Jacks (born c. 1935), American football coach
* Al Jamison (1937–2021), American football player
* Al Jenkins (born 1946), American football player
* Al Johnson (1922–2011), American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
* Al Johnson (born 1979), American football player and coach
* Al Johnson, American football player
* Al Jolley (1899–1948), American football player and coach
* Al Jury, American football official
* Al Kaporch (1913–2004), American football player
* Al Kincaid (born 1947), American football player and coach
* Al Kircher (1909–2004), American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
* Al Klug (1920–1957), American football player
* Al Kreuz (1898–1975), American football player
* Al Krevis (born 1952), American football player
* Al Krueger (1919–1999), American football player
* Al Latimer (born 1957), American football player
* Al Lavan (1946–2018), American football player and coach
* Al Leonzi (died 2014), American college football coach
* Al Lerner (1933–2002), American football executive and businessman
* Al Lindow (1919–1989), American football player
* Al Loeb (1890–1987), American college football player
* Al Logan, American college football coach
* Al Lolotai (1920–1990), Samoan-American American football player
* Al Louis-Jean (born 1993), American football player
* Al Lucas (1978–2005), American football player
* Al Luginbill (born 1946), American football coach
* Al Maeder (1906–1984), American football player
* Al Maginnes (1897–1966), American football player
* Al Mahrt (1893–1970), American football player and coach
* Al Marcelin (born 1945), American Canadian football player
* Al Matthews (born 1947), American football player
* Al Matuza (1918–2004), American football player
* Al McGall (born c. 1889), American football and track and field coach
* Al Michaels (1900–1972), American football player
* Al Michaels (1911–1991), American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
* Al Milch (1919–2010), American college football coach
* Al Mitchell (1897–1967), American football player
* Al Molde (born 1943), American college football coach and college athletics administrator
* Al Moore (1908–1991), American football player
* Al Nelson (born 1943), American football player
* Al Nesser (1893–1967), American football player
* Al Nichelini (1909–1992), American football player
* Al Noga (born 1965), American football player
* Al Norgard (1907–1975), American football player
* Al Onofrio (1921–2004), American college football player and coach
* Al Palewicz (born 1950), American football player
* Al Paone (born c. 1942), American college football player, coach, baseball coach, and wrestling coach
* Al Passman (1923–1984), Canadian football player
* Al Paul (c. 1926–2014), American college athlete, football and lacrosse coach, and college athletics administrator
* Al Phaneuf (born 1944), Canadian football player
* Al Piasecky (1917–1992), American football player
* Al Pierotti (1895–1964), American football player, major league baseball pitcher, and football coach
* Al Pollard (1928–2002), American football player
* Al Randolph (born 1944), American football player
* Al Rankin (born c. 1947), Canadian football player
* Al Reynolds (1938–2019), American football player
* Al Richardson (1935–1977), American football player
* Al Richardson (born 1957), American football player
* Al Ritchie (1890–1966), Canadian football player, coach, and administrator
* Al Roberts (born 1944), American football coach
* Al Romano (born 1953), American Canadian football player
* Al Romine (1930–2015), American Canadian and American football player
* Al Rose (1905–1985), American football player
* Al Russas (1923–1995), American football player
* Al Sarafiny (1906–1981), American football player and coach
* Al Satterfield (1921–1989), American football player
* Al Saunders (born 1947), American football coach
* Al Seagraves (born 1953), American football coach
* Al Shook (1899–1984), American football player
* Al Sidorik (1919–1980), American football player
* Al Simpson (1916–1976), American football coach
* Al Smith (born 1964), American football player
* Al Sparlis (1920–2005), American football player
* Al Steinfeld (born 1958), American football player
* Al Stevenson (1921–1958), Canadian football player
* Al Toon (born 1963), American football player
* Al Valdes (1935–2025), Canadian football player
* Al Vanderbush (1907–2005), American college football coach and college athletics administrator
* Al Vandeweghe (1920–2014), American football player
* Al Wallace (born 1974), American football player
* Al Ward (1927–2021), American football executive
* Al Washington (born 1958), American football player
* Al Washington (born 1984), American college football player and coach
* Al Weisbecker (1931–2017), American college football player and coach
* Al Wenglikowski (born 1960), American football player
* Al Wesbecher (1892–1966), American football player
* Al Wiley (c. 1928–1998), Canadian football player
* Al Williams (born 1961), American football player
* Al Wilson (born 1950), Canadian football player
* Al Wilson (born 1977), American football player
* Al Wistert (1920–2016), American football player* Al Witcher (born 1936), American football player
* Al Wolden (born 1965), American football player
* Al Woodall (born 1945), American football player
* Al Woods (born 1987), American football player
* Al Worley (1946–2020), American football player and coach
* Al Wukits (1917–1978), American football player
* Al Young (born 1949), American football player
* Al Zupek (1922–1980), American football player

### Ice hockey

* Al Arbour (1932–2015), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive
* Al Blanchard (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Buchanan (1927–1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Cameron (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Coates (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey executive and general manager
* Al Conroy (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Dewsbury (1926–2006), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Hamilton (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Hill (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Huggins (1909–1991), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Iafrate (born 1966), American ice hockey player
* Al Jensen (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Al Johnson (1935–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Karlander (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Langlois (1934–2020), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Leader (1903–1982), Canadian-American ice hockey player, referee, and administrator
* Al LeBrun (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al MacAdam (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al MacInnis (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al MacIsaac (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and executive
* Al MacNeil (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Al McDonough (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al McLean (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al McLeod (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Millar (1929–1987), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Al Montoya (born 1985), American ice hockey goaltender
* Al Murray (1906–1982), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Nicholson (1936–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Osborne (born 1947), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Picard (1923–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Pickard (1895–1975), Canadian ice hockey administrator
* Al Pluymers (born 1957), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Purvis (1929–2009), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Renfrew (1924–2014), Canadian college ice hockey player and coach
* Al Rittinger (1925–2017), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Rollins (1926–1996), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Al Rycroft (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Secord (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Simmons (born 1951), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Sims (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Al Smith (1945–2002), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* Al Sobotka (born 1953) American building operator of Little Caesars Arena
* Al Staley (1928–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* Al Suomi (1913–2014), American ice hockey player
* Al Tuer (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player and scout

### Other sports

* Al Ain (born 2014), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
* Al Dokali Al Seyed (born 1993), Libyan footballer
* Al Faisal Al Zubair (born 1998), Omani racing driver
* Al Albert (born 1949), American college soccer coach
* Al Aspen (1893–1956), American racing driver
* Al Bahathri (1982–2014), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Al Balding (1924–2006), Canadian professional golfer
* Al Bangura (born 1988), Sierra Leonean footballer
* Al Bashid Muhammed (born 1998), Indian cricketer
* Al Bates (1905–1999), American long jumper
* Al Baxter (born 1977), Australian rugby union footballer
* Al Besselink (1923–2017), American professional golfer
* Al Bouchie, Canadian darts player
* Al Boum Photo (born 2012), Irish racehorse
* Al Broadhurst (1927–2014), American speed skater
* Al Brosch (1911–1975), American professional golfer
* Al Buehler, American college track and cross-country coach
* Al Cantello (born 1931), American javelin thrower and coach
* Al Caravelli (born 1959/1960), American rugby coach
* Al Charron (born 1966), Canadian rugby union player
* Al Costello (1919–2000), Italian-Australian professional wrestler
* Al Cotey (1888–1974), American racing driver
* Al Dunning (born 1950), American horse trainer
* Al Eile (born 2000), Irish Thoroughbred racehorse
* Al Espinosa (1891–1957), American professional golfer
* Al Fasyimi (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
* Al Fenn, American boxing promoter and trainer
* Al Ferof (born 2005), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Al Feuerbach (born 1948), American track and field athlete
* Al Finucane (born 1943), Irish footballer
* Al Fiskar (1928–2013), Canadian curler and coach
* Al Fitch (1912–1981), American relay runner
* Al Fong (born c. 1953), American gymnastics coach and gymnastics club owner
* Al Francesco (born 1933), American blackjack player and gambling strategist
* Al Gagne (1941–2020), American curler
* Al Geiberger (born 1937), American professional golfer
* Al Gordon (1902–1936), American racing driver
* Al Green (1955–2013), American professional wrestler
* Al Greene (born 1978), Gibraltarian footballer
* Al Hackner (born 1954), Canadian curler
* Al Haft (1886–1976), American professional wrestler, wrestling and boxing promoter, and trainer
* Al Hareb (1986–after 2002), British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
* Al Harker (1910–2006), American soccer player
* Al Heagy (1906–1990), American lacrosse player, coach, chemist, educator, and politician
* Al Hedman (born 1953), Jamaican-English darts player
* Al Henderson (born 1950), Trinidad soccer player
* Al Herman (1926–1960), American racing driver
* Al Hobman (1925–2008), New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer, and promoter
* Al Hofmann (1947–2008), American drag racing driver
* Al Holbert (1946–1988), American racing driver
* Al Howie (1945–2016), Canadian long-distance runner
* Al Iaquinta (born 1987), American mixed martial artist
* Al Jochim (1902–1980), American gymnast
* Al Johnston (born 1932), Scottish-Canadian professional golfer
* Al Joyner (born 1960), American track and field athlete and coach
* Al Kanaar (born 1983), Australian rugby union footballer
* Al Katrazz (born 1971), American professional wrestler
* Al Kazeem (born 2008), British Thoroughbred racehorse
* Al Keller (1920–1961), American racing driver
* Al Kelley (1935–2017), American professional golfer
* Al Krux, American poker player
* Al Langlois (1915–2005), Canadian curler
* Al Lawrence (1930–2017), Australian long-distance runner
* Al Lawrence (born 1947), American chess expert and author
* Al Lawrence (born 1961), Jamaican track and field sprinter
* Al LeConey (1901–1959), American track and field runner
* Al Loquasto (1940–1991), Italian-American racing driver
* Al Madril (born 1950), American professional wrestler
* Al Manning (born 1982), Australian rugby union player
* Al Mantello (1934–2021), Italian-Australian rules footballer
* Al Melcher (1884–1944), American racing driver
* Al Mengert (1929–2021), American professional golfer
* Al Miller (1907–1967), American racing driver
* Al Miller (1921–1978), American racing driver
* Al Miller (born 1936), American soccer coach
* Al Bandari Mobarak (born 2001), Saudi Arabian footballer
* Al Nasr (1978–2003), French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
* Al Seyni Ndiaye (born 1989), Senegalese beach soccer goalkeeper
* Al Njie (born 1955), American soccer player
* Al Oeming (1925–2014), Canadian professional wrestler, promoter, wildlife conservationist, and zoologist
* Al Oerter (1936–2007), American discus thrower
* Al Naem Mohamed Osman Al Noor (born 1990), Sudanese footballer
* Al Parker (born 1968), American tennis player
* Al Pease (1921–2014), British-Canadian racing driver
* Al Pereira (1906–1990), American professional wrestler
* Al Perez (born 1960), American professional wrestler
* Al Pilcher (born 1969), Canadian cross-country skier
* Al Putnam (1908–1946), American racing driver
* Al Mustafa Riyadh (born 1975), Bahraini marathon runner
* Al Rogers (1909–1984), American racing driver
* Al Rossi (born 1931), American rower
* Al Sahariar (born 1978), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Al Hassan Saleh (born 1991), Emirati footballer
* Al Hussain Saleh (born 1991), Emirati footballer
* Al Scates (born 1939), American volleyball player and coach
* Al Schoterman (born 1950), American hammer thrower
* Al Sellinger (1914–1986), American cyclist
* Al Shelhamer (1918–1986), American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
* Al Slater, Canadian Paralympic powerlifter
* Al Smith (1929–1985), American racing driver
* Al Smith (born 1962), American soccer player
* Al Snow (born 1963), American professional wrestler
* Al Stiller (1923–2004), American cyclist
* Al Tasnady (1930–1988), American racing driver
* Al Tharnish (1869–1935), American runner
* Al Tomko (1931–2009), Canadian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter
* Al Hassan Toure (born 2000), Australian footballer
* Al Treloar (1873–1960), American bodybuilder, athletic trainer, author, and artist's model
* Al Trost (born 1949), American soccer player
* Al Troth (1930–2012), American fisherman
* Al Ulbrickson Sr. (1903–1980), American rower and coach
* Al Ulbrickson (1930–2012), American rower
* Al Unser Sr. (1939–2021), American racing driver
* Al Unser Jr. (born 1962), American racing driver
* Al Richard Unser (born 1982), American racing driver
* Al Vande Weghe (1916–2002), American swimmer
* Al Wadud, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Al Watrous (1899–1983), American professional golfer
* Al Williams, American professional wrestler
* Al Young (1946–2022), American drag racer
* Al Zerbarini (died 2012), American drag racer
* Al Zerhusen (1931–2018), American soccer player

## Politics

* Al Tayeb Abdul Rahim (1944–2020), Palestinian politician
* Al Adair (1929–1996), Canadian politician, radio broadcaster, and minor league baseball player
* Al Adinolfi (1934–2019), American congressman from Connecticut
* Al Alquist (1908–2006), American senator from California
* Al Angrisani (1949–2020), American business consultant and Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor
* Al Anoud Al Fayez (born 1957), Jordanian noblewoman and Saudi royal
* Al Ater (1953–2017), American congressman from Louisiana
* Al Aynsley-Green (born 1943), English scientist and Children's Commissioner for England (2005–2009)
* Al Baldasaro (born 1956), American congressman from New Hampshire
* Al Bandari bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (died 2019), Saudi royal princess
* Al Bandari bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928–2008), Saudi royal princess
* Al Bendich (1929–2015), American civil rights attorney and professor
* Al Benedict (c. 1929–2003), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Al Francis Bichara (born 1952), Filipino politician
* Al Bramlet (1917–1977), American labor union leader and businessman
* Al Burruss (1927–1986), American congressman from Georgia
* Al Cannon (born 1946), American law enforcement officer, attorney, and politician
* Al Capone (1899–1947), prominent Chicago gangster from the 1920s
* Al Cárdenas (born 1948), Cuban-American lawyer, politician, and conservative activist
* Al Carlson (born 1948), American congressman from North Dakota
* Al Checchi (born 1948), American businessman and politician
* Al D'Amato (born 1937), American senator from New York
* Al Davis (born 1952), American businessman and politician
* Al DeKruif (born 1956), American senator from Minnesota
* Al Doty (born 1945), American congressman from Minnesota
* Al Duerr (born 1951), Canadian politician, Mayor of Calgary (1989–2001)
* Al Edwards (1937–2020), American congressman from Texas
* Al Eisenberg (born 1946), American congressman from Virginia
* Al Eisenstat (born 1930), American lawyer and business executive
* Al Falle (1943–2022), Canadian politician
* Al Franken (born 1951), American senator from Minnesota
* Al From (born 1943), American political strategist and businessman
* Al Gentry (born 1964), American senator from Kentucky
* Al Gerhardstein (born 1951), American civil rights attorney
* Al Ghorbanpoor, American civil engineer and professor
* Al Gillespie, American law professor
* Al Gore (born 1948), environmentalist, former US Senator and former Vice President of the United States
* Al Graf (born 1958), American attorney and District Court Judge from New York
* Al Grassby (1926–2005), Australian politician
* Al Green (born 1947), American lawyer and congressman from Texas
* Al Gross (born 1962), American senator from Alaska, orthopedic surgeon, and commercial fisherman
* Al Hawkins, Canadian politician
* Al J. Hayes (1900–1981), American labor union leader
* Al B. Henry (1911–1989), American senator from Washington
* Al Hiebert (1938–2000), Canadian congressman from Alberta
* Al Hoang (born 1962), Vietnamese-American politician
* Al Hoffman Jr. (born 1934), American politician and businessman
* Al Hollingworth (1918–2005), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge
* Al Horning (1939–2023), Canadian politician
* Al Hubbard (born 1936), American anti-war and civil rights activist
* Al Hutchinson, Irish Police Commissioner
* Al Indelicato (1931–1981), American mobster
* Al Jacquet, American lawyer and politician from Florida
* Al Jennings (1863–1961), American attorney and silent film actor
* Al R. Johanson (1899–1964), American lawyer and politician from Minnesota
* Al Johnson (born 1939), Canadian politician, geologist, and exploration manager
* Al Juhnke (born 1958), American congressman from Nebraska
* Al Noor Kassum (1924–2021), Tanzanian politician
* Al Kavanaugh, Canadian politician
* Al Kerth (1952–2002), American civic leader and public relations executive
* Al Koistinen (born 1948), American congressman from South Dakota
* Al Kolyn (born 1932), Canadian politician
* Al Kramer (born 1948), American politician from Nevada
* Al Kurtenbach (born 1934), American senator from South Dakota and electrical engineer
* Al Lacey (born 1942), Canadian legislator from New Brunswick
* Al Lamberti (born 1954), American sheriff from Florida
* Al Landis (born 1954), American congressman from Ohio
* Al Lang (1870–1960), American politician and businessman, mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida (1916–1920)
* Al Lannon (1907–1969), Italian-American leader in the Communist Party USA and co-founder of the National Maritime Union
* Al Lawson (born 1948), American congressman from Florida and businessman
* Al Leach (born 1935), Canadian politician from Ontario and transportation executive
* Al Libous (1928–2016), American politician, mayor of Binghamton, New York (1969–1981)
* Al Lipscomb (1925–2011), American civil rights activist and council member from Dallas, Texas
* Al Loehr (1927–2013), American politician, mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota (1971–1980)
* Al MacBain (1925–2003), Canadian lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia
* Al Mackling (born 1927), Canadian lawyer and politician from Manitoba
* Al Matsalla (1926–2015), Canadian educator, municipal administrator, and political figure
* Al McAffrey (born 1948), American senator from Oklahoma
* Al McCandless (1927–2017), American businessman, military veteran, and congressman from California
* Al McDonald, Canadian politician, mayor of North Bay, Ontario (2010–2022)
* Al McLean (politician) (born 1937), Canadian politician
* Al Meiklejohn (1923–2010), American senator from Colorado
* Al Meinzinger, Canadian Royal Canadian Air Force officer
* Al Melvin (born 1944), American senator from Arizona
* Al Meyerhoff (1947–2008), American labor, environmental, and civil rights attorney
* Al Mosher (born 1948), Canadian politician
* Al Muratsuchi (born 1964), American politician from California
* Al Novstrup (born 1954), American businessman and congressman from South Dakota
* Al Overfield, Canadian white supremacist
* Al Palladini (1943–2001), Canadian politician from Ontario
* Al W. Patton (born 1937), American congressman from Minnesota
* Al Park (born 1970), American attorney, lobbyist, and congressman from New Mexico
* Al Passarell (1950–1986), Canadian politician from British Columbia
* Al Pearlman, American politician from Pennsylvania
* Al Pscholka (born 1960), American congressman from Michigan
* Al Quie (1923–2023), American congressman and senator from Minnesota, farmer, and Governor of Minnesota (1979–1983)
* Al Riley (born 1953), American congressman from Illinois
* Al Rooney (born 1892), American gang leader
* Al Runte (born 1947), American politician, environmental historian, and college educator
* Al Salvi (born 1960), American attorney, politician, and radio talk show host
* Al Schmidt (born c. 1972), American politician and election official
* Al Sharpton (born 1954), American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician
* Al Smith (1873–1944), American politician, Governor of New York (1923–1928)
* Al Stewart (born 1955), American politician
* Al Sturgeon (born 1956), American lawyer, senator, and congressman from Iowa
* Al Sutton (1933–2022), American human rights activist
* Al Swift (1935–2018), American congressman from Washington and broadcaster
* Al Taubenberger (born 1953), American politician and businessman
* Al Taylor (born 1957), American politician from New York
* Al Terrill (1937–2008), American senator from Oklahoma
* Al Tornabene (1923–2009), American mobster
* Al Ullman (1914–1986), American congressman from Oregon
* Al Veys (1919–2002), American politician, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska (1977–1981)
* Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud (born 1955), Saudi Arabian businessman, investor, philanthropist, and royal
* Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), Sultan of Morocco (1631–1636)
* Al White (born 1950), American senator from Colorado
* Al W. Wieser Jr. (born 1949), American politician and businessman
* Al Williams (born 1947), American congressman from Georgia
* Al Young (born 1942), American congressman from Oregon
* Al Zariwny (born 1944), Canadian politician from Alberta

## Other

* Al Bernardin (1928–2009), American restaurateur and businessman
* Al Brady (1910–1937), American bank robber and murderer
* Al Clark (1965–2015), American businessman
* Al Copeland (1944–2008), American entrepreneur and restaurateur, founder of Popeyes
* Al DiGuido (born 1956), American businessman
* Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman
* Al Gross (1918–2000), Canadian-American engineer and inventor
* Al Hake (1916–1944), Australian WWII pilot
* Al Hayman (1847–1917), American businessman
* Al Haynes (1931–2019), American airline pilot and public speaker
* Al Herpin (1862–1947), American who was known as the "Man Who Never Slept"
* Al Hoagland (1926–2022), American computer engineer
* Al Melling, British automobile engineer
* Al Meyers (1908–1976), American pioneer aviator
* Al Mooney (1906–1986), American aircraft designer and early aviation entrepreneur
* Al Mtenje (born 1953), Malawian academic
* Al Panlilio, Filipino businessman
* Al Parish (born 1950s), American economist and fraudster
* Al Savill (1917–1989), English mortgage banker, real estate developer, and hotel owner
* Al Schmid (1920–1982), American U.S. Marine soldier
* Al Schneider (1907–1983), American businessman
* Al Schwimmer (1917–2011), American engineer and businessman
* Al Shelton (1920–2016), American leatherworker
* Al Sieber (1843–1907), German-American prospector
* Al Stewart (born 1959), Australian bishop
* Al Stubblefield, American businessman
* Al Tomaini (1912–1962), American man who was once the world's tallest man
* Al Ulmer (1916–2000), American intelligence officer
* Al Vezza, American computer science professor and businessman
* Al Weiss (born 1954), American businessman
* Al Whittaker (1918–2006), American businessman
* Al Zampa (1905–2000), American iron worker

## Fictional characters

* Al Bundy, a character in the television series Married... with Children
* Al Delvecchio, a character in the television series Happy Days
* Al Dillon, a character in the 1987 film Predator
* Alfred "Al" Emmo, titular character of the video game Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine
* Al Giardello, a character on the television drama Homicide: Life on the Street
* Al Haskey, a character in the British soap opera Doctors
* Al Jenkins, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders
* Al MacKenzie, a character featured in multiple comics published by Marvel Comics
* Al Neri, a character featured in The Godfather movie trilogy and book
* Al Powell, a police Sergeant from Die Hard
* Al Pratt, first identity of the DC Comics hero Atom
* Al Simmons, human identity of Image Comics antihero Spawn