Sal is a given name and

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, the latter often of

Salvatore Salvatore may refer to: * Salvatore (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name * "Salvatore" (song), by Lana Del Rey, 2015 * Salvatore (band), a Norwegian instrumental rock band * '' Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dream ...

Artists and entertainers

Sal Abruscato Sal Abruscato (born July 18, 1970) is an American drummer, guitarist and singer, best known as the original drummer for Brooklyn metal bands Type O Negative and Life of Agony.Hart, Josh (2011)Interview: Sal Abruscato and Matt Brown of A Pale Hor ...

(born 1970), American drummer * Silvio

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema (; ; born Silvio Buscema, January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as ar ...

(born 1936), American comic book artist *

Sal Governale Throughout its run spanning four decades and multiple media, ''The Howard Stern Show'' has been home to a number of staff members and contributors. Current staff These staffers currently work for and appear on the show on a regular, if not ...

(born 1968), American comedian, radio personality, pizzeria expert, stockbroker, member of

The Howard Stern Show ''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The show has aired on Howard 100 a ...

* Salvatore

Sal Iacono Sal Iacono (born July 5, 1971), also known as Cousin Sal, is an American comedian, writer, and game show host. He is known for his roles on ''The Man Show'' and the late night television show ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''. He is Jimmy Kimmel's cousin, h ...

(born 1971), American comedian * Salvatore

Sal Mineo Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer, and director. He is best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955), which earned him a nomination f ...

(1939–1976), American actor * Salvatore

Sal Nistico Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

(1938–1991), American jazz tenor saxophonist *

Sal Salvador Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999) was an American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator. He was born in Monson, Massachusetts, United States, and began his professional career in New York City. He eventually mo ...

(1925–1999), American bebop jazz guitarist and music educator *

Sal Solo Sal Solo (born Christopher Scott Stevens; b. 5 September 1961 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer. Career Solo began his career with a band called The News, which released one 7" single on GTO Records. Then he formed the ...

(born 1961), English singer born Christopher Scott Stevens *

Sal Valentino Sal Valentino (born Salvatore Spampinato; September 8, 1942) is an American rock musician, singer and songwriter, best known as lead singer of The Beau Brummels, subsequently becoming a songwriter as well. The band released a pair of top 20 U.S. ...

(born 1942), American rock musician, singer and songwriter, lead singer of The Beau Brummels, born Salvatore Willard Spampinato *

Sal Viscuso Sal Viscuso (born October 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Father Timothy Flotsky in ''Soap'' (1977-1981). Acting career He is known for playing the character Father Timothy Flotsky on the t ...

(born 1948), American actor *

Sal Vulcano Salvatore Edward Anthony Vulcano (born November 6, 1976) is an American improvisational and stand-up comedian, actor, and producer from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting ...

(born 1976), American comedian, television star, and member of

The Tenderloins The Tenderloins are an American comedy troupe composed of James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Sal Vulcano. The group stars in the television series ''Impractical Jokers'', which premiered on December 15, 2011. The program airs on truTV ...

Athletes

* Salvador Lucas Barbier, better known as

Sal Barbier Salvador Lucas Barbier or SLB (born July 12, 1969) is an American designer and creative director, widely known for his innovative and trailblazing professional skateboarding career. Early life Barbier was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisian ...

(born 1969), American skateboarder and footwear designer *Salvatore

Sal Bando Salvatore Leonard Bando (born February 13, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to , most prominently as the team captain for the Oakland Athleti ...

(born 1944), American retired Major League Baseball player * Salvatore Interbartolo, better known as

Sal Bartolo Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Cay ...

(1917–2002), American boxer and former WBA featherweight champion * Salvador

Sal Bernal Salvador Bernal (born August 13, 1992) is a Mexican footballer who last played for Toronto FC II in the USL. Career College and Amateur Bernal spent his entire college career at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He made a total of 72 appear ...

(born 1992), Mexican United Soccer League player * Salvatore

Sal Fasano Salvatore Frank Fasano (; born August 10, 1971) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams over his 11-year big league career. Upon retiring as a player, he became a coach ...

(born 1971), American retired Major League Baseball catcher * Salvatore

Sal Maglie Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 – December 28, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later, a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New ...

(1917–1992), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Sal Olivas Sal Olivas (born c. 1946) is a former American football player. A native of El Paso, Texas, Olivas attended Cathedral High School in that city. He played college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gr ...

(born c. 1946), American college football player * Salvatore

Sal Rinauro Salvatore Rinauro (born September 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro and National Wrestling Alliance in addition to being a member of The Embassy. He currently wrestles ...

(born 1982), American professional wrestler *

Sal Sunseri Sal Sunseri (born August 1, 1959) is an American college and professional football coach who currently serves as the defensive tackles coach for the University of Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference. Sunseri played college football for the Unive ...

(born 1959), American football coach * Salvatore Sal Zizzo Jr. (born 1987), American Major League Soccer player

Politicians

* Sarah

Sal Brinton Sarah Virginia Brinton, Baroness Brinton (born 1 April 1955), known as Sal Brinton, is a British politician who served as president of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2020. In November 2010 she was nominated to the House of Lords, taking her ...

(born 1955), British politician, President of the Liberal Democrats *

Sal Cannella Sal Cannella (born September 23, 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1996. Early life Cannella was born in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. In 1953, he moved with his family to Stanis ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Sal DiDomenico Sal N. DiDomenico is an American state legislator who has served in the Massachusetts Senate since May 2010 and as Assistant Majority Leader since 2018. He is a Democrat representing the Middlesex and Suffolk district, which includes his hometow ...

, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 2010 *

Salvatore DiMasi Salvatore Francis "Sal" DiMasi (born August 11, 1945) is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of ...

(born 1945), American politician convicted of corruption *

Sal Esquivel Sal Esquivel (born May 19, 1948) is an American businessman, real estate broker and politician from Oregon. Esquivel is a former Republican member of Oregon House of Representatives and senator. Early life Esquivel was born in Pittsburg, Califo ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Sal Santoro Sal Santoro (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 60 from 2007 to 2023. Santoro was a Kentucky State Policeman. Education Santoro earned his BA fr ...

(born 1951), American politician

Other

* Salvador

Sal Castro Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

(1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activist * Salman

Sal Khan Salman Amin Khan (born October 11, 1976), commonly known as Sal Khan, is an American educator and the founder of Khan Academy, a free online non-profit educational platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6,500 vi ...

(born 1976), American teacher and entrepreneur *

Sal Restivo Sal Restivo (born 1940) is a sociologist/anthropologist. Work Restivo is a leading contributor to science studies and in particular to the mathematical sociology, sociology of mathematics. His current work focuses on the sociology of mind and bra ...

(born 1940), sociologist/anthropologist

Fictional characters

* An alias of

Big Pussy Bonpensiero This is a list of fictional characters from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'', its video game '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' and its prequel film '' The Many Saints of Newark.'' Main characters Cast table Main character biographies Tony Sopra ...

, on the television series ''The Sopranos'' * Salvatore

Sal Maroni Salvatore Vincent Maroni is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. The substantial character is portrayed as an infamous gangster of Italian descent in Gotham City and ...

, a DC Comics enemy of Batman *

Aunt Sal Aunt Sal is a recurring fictional character in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Anna Karen Introduced in 1996, she has appeared sporadically from 21 March 1996 until 29 December 1997, then from 28 September 2001 until 17 September 2 ...

, on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by South African-British Actress Anna Karen * Sal Manella, a film director from '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' *

Sal Minella The Muppets are an ensemble group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson. The Muppets have appeared in multiple television series, films, and other media appearances since the 1950s. The majority of the characters listed ...

, a Muppet chimpanzee *

Salvatore Tessio Salvatore "Sal" Tessio is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'', as well as two of the films based on it: ''The Godfather'' (1972) and ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974). His given name was created for the films; in the ...

, in the novel ''The Godfather'' and the film adaptation and the sequel, ''The Godfather Part II'' *

Sal Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...

, an animated ''Futurama'' character * SAL 9000, a fictional computer in ''2010: Odyssey Two'' * Sal Paradise, the protagonist of Jack Kerouac's 1958 novel ''On The Road'' *Sal Mustela, optional crew member in ''Need For Speed Carbon'' *Sal Fisher, video game protagonist from Steve Gabry's "Sally Face" {{given name Lists of people by nickname Hypocorisms