Hannibal (disambiguation)

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Hannibal may refer to:

• Historical people

Hannibal is one of the most common prenames in Punic and there are several military commanders (strategos) with this prename during the Punic Wars, while their family names or nicknames are often not recorded.

• • Hannibal Gisco, a Carthaginian military commander in the First Punic War
  • Hannibal the Rhodian, a Carthaginian ship captain during the Siege of Lilybaeum
  • Hannibal Barca, general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War, famous for crossing the Alps with war elephants.
  • Hannibal Mago, shofet of Carthage in 410 BC
  • Abram Petrovitch Hannibal (1697-1781), Ethiopian prince and Russian general
  • Hannibal, an American jazz trumpeter and composer

• In Fiction
  • Dr. Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, fictional character created by novelist Thomas Harris (The Silence of the Lambs, etc.)
    • Hannibal (novel), sequel to The Silence of the Lambs.
    • Hannibal (film), a 2001 film based on the above novel, starring Anthony Hopkins.
    • Hannibal Rising, prequel to The Silence of the Lambs. Made into a 2007 film.
  • Hannibal the Conqueror, 2008 film directed by and starring Vin Diesel as Hannibal Barca
  • Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare, 2006 BBC TV movie only aired in Britain, starring Alexander Siddig in the title role.
  • John "Hannibal" Smith, leader of The A-Team.
  • Hannibal Roy Bean, a character in the cartoon Xiaolin Showdown
  • Hannibal Brooks, 1969 film starring Oliver Reed and Michael J. Pollard.

• Places
  • Hannibal, Missouri
  • Hannibal (village), New York
  • Hannibal (town), New York
  • Hannibal, Ohio
• Buildings
  • Hannibal (high-rise building)
• Other
  • Hannibal Records, a now-defunct record label
  • 2152 Hannibal, an asteroid
  • A name sometimes used, as "Handley Page Hannibal", for the Handley Page H.P.42 airliner