The Animal (nickname)
For professional wrestlers with the ring name "The Animal" or "Animal", see Animal (disambiguation).
The Animal or Animal is the nickname of:
The Animal:
- Joseph Barboza (1932–1976), Portuguese-American mafioso and mob hitman
- Dave Bautista (born 1969), American actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
- Chad Chapin (born 1975), drummer of Christian rock band Tait
- Ellen van Dijk (born 1987), Dutch cyclist
- Brad Lesley (born 1958), American baseball player and television personality
- Marc MacYoung, author and martial artist
- Mark Mendoza (born 1955), American bass player
- Anthony Parnes, English stockbroker convicted of trading fraud committed in the 1980s
- Michael Smith (basketball, born 1972), American National Basketball Association player
Animal:
- Clive Burgess (1950–2006), Welsh rugby union player
- Chris Carter (left-handed hitter) (born 1982), American baseball player
- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (born 1971), Brazilian association footballer
See also
- Alex González (musician) (born 1969), American drummer and songwriter for the Mexican band Maná nicknamed "El Animal"
- Pasquale Barra, former hitman for the Italian Camorra criminal organization nicknamed " 'o Nimale" ("The Animal")
- Jorge Costa (born 1971), Portuguese retired footballer nicknamed "Bicho" ("Animal")
- The Beast (nickname), a list of people