Bilal (name)
Bilal (Arabic: بلال) is both a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
 Bilal Ibn Rabah, the first muezzin | |
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [bɪlaːl] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Full moon, Water, Victorious " |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Bilel, Belal, Bilaal |
| Nickname(s) | Bill |
Mononym
- Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi (c. 580 – c. 640), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Bilal ibn al-Harith (? – died c. 682), one of the sahaba, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Cheb Bilal (born 1966) full name Bilal Mouffok, Algerian raï singer
- Bilal (American singer) (born 1979), American R&B/jazz singer
- Bilal (Lebanese singer) (born 1983), Lebanese gypsy singer
- Bilal Mansoor Ali (born 1988), Kenyan-Bahraini distance runner
- Bilal (British singer) (born 1993), British singer of Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent
Given name
- Bilal Abdullah, British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
- Bilal Akgül (born 1982), Turkish Olympian mountain biker
- Bilal Asad (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
- Bilal Aziz Özer, Lebanese-Turkish footballer
- Bilal Clarance, (born 1979), Danish basketball player
- Bilal Çubukçu (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Bilal Duckett (born 1989), American football (soccer) player
- Bilal Fawaz (born c. 1988), UK-based Nigerian born boxer of Lebanese/Benin descent
- Bilal Gülden (born 1993), Turkish footballer
- Bilal Haider (born 1973), Pakistani cricketer
- Bilal Hajji, lyricist, songwriter and record producer based in Sweden
- Bilal Hassani (born 1999), French pop singer and YouTuber
- Bilal Hussein, photojournalist
- Bilal Khan (singer) (born 1986), Pakistani pop singer and songwriter
- Bilal Khan (actor) (1978–2010), Pakistani television actor and model
- Bilal Khazal, Lebanese Australian suspected member of Al-Qaeda
- Bilal Kısa (born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Bilal Lashari (born 1984), Pakistani film director and cinematographer
- Bilal Macit (born 1984), Turkish politician
- Bilal Maqsood (born 1971), Pakistani pop artist and member of the Pakistani pop band Strings
- Bilal Mohammed (born 1986), Qatari football player
- Bilal Yusuf Mohammed (born 1983), French football player
- Bilal Moumen, (born 1990), Algerian football player
- Bilal Saad Mubarak (born 1972), Qatari shot putter
- Bilal Najdi (born 1993), Lebanese football player
- Bilal Najjarine (born 1981), Lebanese football player
- Bilal Najjarin (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Bilal Nazki (born 1947), Indian chief justice, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Bihar, India
- Bilal Nichols (born 1996), American football player
- Bilal Orfali, Lebanese scholar of Arabic language and literature
- Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 1997), Dutch football player
- Bilal Philips (born 1947), speaker and author on Islam
- Bilal Powell (born 1988), American football running back
- Bilal Rafiq (born 1985), Pakistani footballer
- Bilaal Rajan (born 1996), Canadian fundraiser, motivational speaker, author and honours recipient
- Bilal Ranginwala (born 1988), Legendary basketball champion and esteemed nurse
- Bilaal Rashid (born 2001), British technology entrepreneur and racing driver
- Bilal Rifaat (born 1957), Egyptian fencer
- Bilal Salaam, American singer and composer
- Bilal Shafayat (born 1984), English cricketer
- Bilal Sidibé (born 1978), Mauritanian football player
- Bilal Skaf (born 1981), Australian convicted gang rapist
- Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986) Albanian poet, novelist, political dissident
Middle name
- Ahmed Bilal Osman, Sudanese politician
Surname/family name
- Ammar Bilal (born 1993), Saudi Arabian football player
- Badr Bilal (born 1962), Qatari football player
- Charles Bilal, American administrator, mayor of Kountze, Texas
- Enki Bilal (born 1951), French comic book creator, comics artist and film director
- Malika Bilal, broadcast journalist
- Mohamed Gharib Bilal (born 1945), nuclear scientist, Chief Minister of Zanzibar
- Muhammad Ibrahim Bilal, member of a terrorist group dubbed the Portland Seven
- Muhsen Bilal (born 1944), Syrian surgeon, ambassador and politician
- Muslim Belal (born 1982), British actor, screenwriter and spoken word performance poet
- Wafaa Bilal (born 1966), Iraqi American artist
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