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Contemporary Notables of the name Hal (post 1700) +

  • James Hal Cone (1936-2018), American theologian from Fordyce, Arkansas, an advocat of black theology and black liberation theology
  • Herbert Hal Reynolds (1930-2007), American academic, President of Baylor University from 1981 to 1995
  • Kevin Hal Reynolds (b. 1952), American film director and screenwriter
  • William Hal Ashby (1929-1988), American film director and film editor
  • J Hal Deatherage, American Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee
  • Conrad Hal Waddington (1905-1975), British biologist who developed the theory of epigenesis
  • G. Hal Manahan (b. 1886), American Republican politician, Gas and oil dealer; Chair of Elkhart County Republican Party, 1942-44 [1]
  • Hal Kanter (1918-2011), American writer, director and actor, executive producer on the TV show 'All in the Family' and head writer for 'Bob Hope'
  • Hal Dresner (1937-2023), American screenwriter, known for The Harvey Korman Show (1977), The Eiger Sanction (1975) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
  • Hal Evan Sutton (b. 1958), American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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