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 WarHannibal Mago (died 406 BC), shofet (magistrate) of Carthage in 410 BCHannibal Gisco (died 258 BC), military commander in the First Punic WarHannibal the Rhodian, ship captain during the siege of Lilybaeum in the First Punic WarHannibal (Mercenary War) (died 238 BC), generalHannibal Monomachus, who fought alongside the famous HannibalOthers:
Hannibal Buress (born 1983), comedianHannibal Day (1804–1891), Union army officer during the American Civil WarHannibal Muammar Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar GaddafiHannibal Hamlin (1809–1891), Abraham Lincoln's first vice presidentHannibal Kimball (1832–1895), American entrepreneurHannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788–1861), Australian colonist, politician, businessman and wool pioneerHannibal Navies (born 1977), American National Football League playerHannibal Potter (1592–1664), English clergyman and President of Trinity College, OxfordHannibal Price (1841–1893), Haitian diplomat and authorHannibal Sehested (council president) (1842–1924), Danish Council presidentHannibal Sehested (governor) (1609–1666), Danish Governor of NorwayHannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991), Icelandic politician