Mal is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Malcolm and other names. People so named include:
Mal Mal mac Rochride, a 2nd-century Irish king Mal Hallett (1893-1952), American jazz violinist and bandleader Mal Moore (1939-2013), American college football player, coach and director of athletics Mal Young (born 1957), British television producer, script writer and executive producer Mal Walden (born 1945), Australian former journalist and television news presenter Mal Webb (born 1966), Australian musician
Malcolm Mal Anderson (1935–2026), Australian tennis player Mal Aspey (born 1947), English rugby league footballer and coach Mal Atwell (born 1937), Australian rules football player and coach Mal Brough (born 1961), Australian politician Mal Brown (born 1946), Australian rules football player and coach Mal Bryce (born 1943), former Deputy Premier of Western Australia Mal Cochrane (born 1961), Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer Mal Davis (born 1956), Canadian National Hockey League former player Malcolm Douglas (documentary maker) (1941–2010), Australian filmmaker and crocodile hunter Mal Eason (1879–1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher Mal Evans (1935–1976), roadie and friend of the Beatles Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015), Australian Prime Minister Mal Graham (born 1945), American National Basketball Association player Mal Hammack (1933–2004), American National Football League running back Malcolm Hancock (1936–1993), American magazine cartoonist Malcolm Kutner (1921–2005), American National Football League player Malcolm McEachern (1883–1945), Australian opera singer Mal Meninga (born 1960), Australian rugby league player and coach Mal Michael (born 1977), Australian rules footballer from Papua New Guinea Malcolm Milne (born 1948), Australian skier Mal Peet (1947–2015), English author and illustrator best known for young-adult fiction Malcolm Spence (Jamaican athlete) (1936–2017), Jamaican sprinter Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker) (1897–1952), Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor Malcolm Turnbull (born 1954), Australian Prime Minister (2015–2018) Mal Waldron (1925–2002), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger Mal Washer (born 1945), Australian politician
Malachy Mal Donaghy (born 1957), former footballer from Northern Ireland Mal Loye (born 1972), English cricketer
Other Malupo Kaufusi (born 1979), former rugby league footballer Maldwyn "Mal" Pope (born 1960), Welsh musician and composer MaliVai Washington (born 1969), American retired tennis player Malvin "Mal" Whitfield (born 1924-2015), American 400 and 800 metre runner and three time Olympic champion Mal or Malhun Hatun (died 1323), wife of Osman I, founder of the dynasty that established and ruled the Ottoman Empire