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), comedian
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
