Hannibal

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

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Masc. proper name, name of the Carthaginian general (c. 247-183 B.C.E.) who hounded Rome in the 2nd Punic War, from Punic (Semitic) Hannibha'al, literally "my favor is with Baal;" first element related to Hebrew hanan "he was gracious, showed favor" (see Hannah); for second element see Baal.

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The grace of the god Ba'al.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Hannibal Lecter	1933	Fictional character
2	Hannibal Buress	1983	American comedian and writer
3	Hannibal Hamlin	1809	First Republican to serve as Vice President of the United States
4	Hannibal King
5	Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi	1975	Son of Muammar Gaddafi
6	The Mighty Hannibal	1939	American R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter and record producer
7	Robin Hannibal		Danish record producer
8	Marvin Peterson	1948	American jazz trumpeter and composer
9	Hannibal Goodwin	1822	American inventor in film development
10	Hannibal Harbo Rasmussen	2000	Danish actor
11	Hannibal Mago		Carthaginian commander
12	Hannibal Gisco		Carthaginian military commander
13	Hannibal Stark	1976
14	Hannibal Laguna	1967
15	Hannibal Navies	1977	American football player
16	Hannibal the Rhodian		Sailor
17	Hanno, son of Hannibal		Son of Hannibal
18	Hannibal Monomachus		Carthaginian military officer
19	Hannibal Hildorf	1979	Danish singer
20	Hannibal		Carthaginian general
21	Hannibal Tavares	1919	American politician
22	Lars Hannibal	1951	Guitarist and lutenist
23	Hannibal Sehested	1842	Former Danish Council President
24	Heinrich Hannibal	1889	German general
25	Hannibal von Lüttichau	1915	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
26	Hannibal Kimball	1832	American businessman
27	Hannibal Valdimarsson	1903	Icelandic politician
28	Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur	1788	Australian politician
29	Hannibal Price	1841	Haitian diplomat
30	Marc Hannibal	1931	Basketball player, actor, singer
31	Hannibal Boone	1834	American lawyer
32	Hannibal Day	1804	American Union Army officer
33	Hannibal Gaskin	1997
34	Hannibal Lafayette Godwin	1873	American politician
35	Hannibal Potter	1592	British priest
36	Hannibal Jegham	1973	Tunisian karateka
37	Hannibal Vyvyan	1598
38	Hannibal Penney		American actor
39	Hannibal Gamon		English puritan divine
40	Hannibal Baskerville	1597	English antiquarian
41	Hannibal Evans Lloyd	1771	British linguist and translator
42	Hannibal Richard Cabral	1955
43	Lyndon Hannibal	1965	Sri Lankan cricketer
44	Hannibal von Degenfeld	1648	German soldier
45	Hannibal Germanus von Schmertzing	1660	German chamberlain
46	Hannibal Sommariva	1755
47	Hannibal Vaivao
48	Ehrenreich Hannibal	1678	Swedish copperplate engraver (1678-1741)
49	Henrik Hannibal	1963
50	Hannibal Fegth	1879	Norwegian rower
51	Hannibal Blair	1855	American politician
52	Hannibal Dixon
53	Martin Hannibal (Maler)	1640
54	Hannibal August von Schmertzing	1691	German chamberlain (1691-1756)
55	Hannibal Wedell	1731
56	Hannibal Moltrecht	1812	German politician
57	Hannibal Wilhelm Wedell	1780
58	Hannibal Hodges Whitney		Canadian politician
59	Master of the Harvard Hannibal		French illuminator
60	Thomas Hannibal		English cleric, lawyer and diplomat
61	Hannibal de Stockfleth	1649
62	H.P. Selmer	1802
63	Hannibal Hammer		Norwegian priest
64	Hannibal Najjar