'''Sal''' is a given name and nickname, the latter often of Salvatore, Salvador, or Salomon. {{TOC right}}

== Artists and entertainers == * Sal Abruscato (born 1970), American drummer * Sal Buscema (1936–2026), American comic book artist * Sal Governale (born 1968), American comedian, radio personality, pizzeria expert, stockbroker, member of ''The Howard Stern Show'' * Sal Iacono (born 1971), American comedian * Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor * Sal Nistico (1938–1991), American jazz tenor saxophonist * Sal Randolph (born 1959), American artist and theorist * Sal Salvador (1925–1999), American bebop jazz guitarist and music educator * Sal Solo (born 1961), English singer born Christopher Scott Stevens * Sal Stowers (born 1986), American actress and model * Sal Valentino (born 1942), American rock musician, singer and songwriter, lead singer of The Beau Brummels * Sal Viscuso (born 1948), American actor * Sal Vulcano (born 1976), American comedian, television star, and member of The Tenderloins

==Athletes== *Sal Barbier (born 1969), American skateboarder and footwear designer *Sal Bando (1944–2023), American baseball player *Sal Bartolo (1917–2002), American boxer and former WBA featherweight champion *Sal Bernal (born 1992), Mexican soccer player *Sal Fasano (born 1971), American baseball catcher *Sal Maglie (1917–1992), American baseball pitcher *Sal Olivas (born c. 1946), American college football player *Sal Rinauro (born 1982), American professional wrestler *Sal Sunseri (born 1959), American football coach *Sal Wormley (born 2001), American football player *Sal Zizzo Jr. (born 1987), American soccer player

== Politicians ==

* Sal Brinton (born 1955), British politician, President of the Liberal Democrats * Sal Cannella (born 1943), American politician * Sal DiDomenico, American politician, member of the Massachusetts Senate since 2010 * Salvatore DiMasi (born 1945), American politician convicted of corruption * Sal Esquivel (born 1948), American politician * Sal Santoro (born 1951), American politician

== Other ==

* Sal Castro (1933–2013), Mexican-American educator and activist * Sal Khan (born 1976), American teacher and entrepreneur * Sal Restivo (born 1940), sociologist/anthropologist * Wassim Slaiby (born 1979), Lebanese-Canadian record executive, talent manager, entrepreneur and philanthropist, better known by his nickname "Sal"

==Fictional characters== * An alias of Big Pussy Bonpensiero, on the television series ''The Sopranos'' * Salvatore Sal Maroni, a DC Comics enemy of Batman * Aunt Sal, 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, a Muppet chimpanzee * Salvatore Tessio, in the novel ''The Godfather'' and the film adaptation and the sequel, ''The Godfather Part II'' * Sal, 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'' * Salvatore “Sal” Hunter, a main protagonist from the Nickelodeon TV show ''Hunter Street''

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