Hannibal

Punic and Assyrian

"grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune"

The name Hannibal peaked for boys at #1004 in 1885.

Popularity of the name Hannibal

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Famous People Named Hannibal

• Hannibal Carthaginian general who hounded Rome in the Second Punic War (218,201 BC)
• Hannibal Hamlin 15th Vice President of the US (1861,5)
• Hannibal Amir Buress American comedian
• Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson) American jazz trumpeter
• St. Hannibal Mary di Francia Italian Saint of the Roman Catholic Church and Rogationist
• (Hannibal) Hamlin Garland American novelist and short story writer
• Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
• Hannibal Ingalls Kimball American businessman
• Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur Australian colonialist and businessman
• Hannibal Navies American NFL player
• Hannibal Sehested Danish Governor,general of Norway
• Hannibal Penney American actor best known for playing Dr. Clem Moultrie in the 1975 show “Ryan’s Hope”.
• Hannibal Lanham American calisthenics athlete and YouTuber, under the name “Hannibal For King”.

The name Hannibal in Pop Culture

• Hannibal Lecter character in a series of horror novels and films by Thomas Harris
• Hannibal Smith played by Liam Neeson in "The A,Team"
• Hannibal Chollop from "Martin Chuzzlewit" (1844) by Charles Dickens
• Hannibal King Detective character in the Marvel comics
• Hannibal an elephant character in the 'Heroes Of Olympus' series
• Hannibal Bates aka Everyman character on TV's "The Flash"
• Hannibal Niccals Murdoc of the Brit band Gorillaz's brother.