The Sandman is a figure in folklore who brings good sleep and dreams.
Sandman may also refer to:
People Sandman (surname) Sandmann, German-language surname Mariano Rivera (born 1969), Panamanian-American baseball player nicknamed "Sandman" Adam Sandler (born 1966), American comedian and actor nicknamed "The Sandman" by fans Howard Sims (1917–2003), African-American tap dancer nicknamed "Sandman" Steve Abbott (comedian) or The Sandman, Australian comedian The Sandman (wrestler), a ring name of retired professional wrestler Jim Fullington (born 1963) Homeboy Sandman, American rapper
Animals Sandman (horse), an American thoroughbred horse
Arts, entertainment and media
Audio dramas "The Sandman", a 2002 release from Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures The Sandman (audio drama), a 2020 adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic books
Fictional characters Sandman (DC Comics), the name of many superhero characters published by DC Comics Sandman (Wesley Dodds), a comic book superhero first appearing in the 1930s Sandman (Sandy Hawkins), former sidekick of Wesley Dodds Dream (Sandman), a godlike entity and personification of dreaming Sandman (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons series Sandman (Marvel Comics), a comic book super villain who can transform his body into sand Mr. Sandman (Punch-Out!!), a character in the video game Punch-Out!! Christian "The Sandman" Naylor, a villain in Death Warrant Sandman, a character in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Klein Sandman, the leader of the protagonists from Gravion Sandman, a character on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show Sandman, a character in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sandman, a profession in Logan's Run Sandman, a character in Rise of the Guardians Sandman, a character in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Sandman, Dream Me A Dream" Sandman, a character in The Santa Clause 2 Sandmen, parasites in Dark•Matter for the roleplaying game Alternity The Sandman, a drug dealer in Scarface: The World Is Yours The Sandman, a lead character in Sleepstalker The title character of Nilus the Sandman, a 1990s Canadian animated series Sandmen, the carnivorous, rheum-infected zombies in the Doctor Who episode Sleep No More
Film Sandmann – Historien om en sosialistisk supermann (2005), a Norwegian documentary film by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen The Sandman (1932 film) a French drama film directed by André Hugon The Sandman (1991 film), a short horror stop-motion animation film The Sandman (1995 film), an American horror thriller film The Sandman (2000 film), a short film by the Brothers Quay S&Man (2006) or Sandman, an American pseudo-documentary film on horror films The Sandman (2007 film), a Spanish romantic drama film The Sandman (2011 film), a Swiss romantic comedy The Sandman (2017 film), an American horror film
Television Episodes "Sabrina, the Sandman", Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) season 3, episode 23 (1999) "Sandman", Pacific Blue season 3, episode 6 (1997) "Sandman", Spider-Man (2017) season 1, episode 7 (2017) "Sandman", Urban Gothic series 2, episode 1 (2001) "The Sandman", C-16: FBI episode 4 (1997) "The Sandman", Conrad Nagel Theater episode 14 (1955) "The Sandman", Criminal Minds season 11, episode 17 (2016) "The Sandman", Mr. Mom episode 4 (2019) "The Sandman", Mona the Vampire season 4, episode 11a (2004) "The Sandman", Naked City season 1, episode 32 (1959) "The Sandman", Prisoners of Gravity season 5, episode 3 (1993) "The Sandman", Space Ghost episode 3b (1966) "The Sandman", T.H.E. Cat episode 2 (1966)
Shows The Sandman (TV series), an American television series
Literature The Sandman (children's book), a 2008 children's book by Ralph Fletcher The Sandman (novel), a 1984 novel by Miles Gibson The Sandman (comic book), a DC Vertigo comic book series by Neil Gaiman (1989 onwards) "The Sandman" (short story), an 1817 story by E. T. A. Hoffmann Sandmann (comic book), a 2019 comic book by Michael Mikolajczak and Jacek Piotrowski, continuation of Hoffmann's story
Music The Sandmen, a Danish rock band best known from the film Nattevagten Sandman (album), a 1976 album by Harry Nilsson Sandman (magazine), a British music magazine
Songs "Sandman" or "Enter Sandman", by Metallica "Mr. Sandman", written by Pat Ballard, also recorded as "Sandman" "Sandman", by America from the debut album America "Sandman", by Beatallica from the 2007 album Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band "Sandman", by English band Hurts from the album Exile "The Sandman", by Heavenly from the 2001 album Sign of the Winner "Sandman", performed by Kirsty McGee "Sandman", by Yung Lean from the album Unknown Memory "Sandman", by Ed Sheeran from the album = "Sandman", by ASAP Rocky from the album Live. Love. ASAP "Sandmann", by Oomph! from the album Monster
Games Sandman: Map of Halaal, a 1985 table-top role-playing game
Other uses Sandman Hotels, a group of Canadian hotels and restaurant companies Sandman Centre, a multi-purpose arena in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Holden Sandman, a Holden nameplate, a sports coupé utility and panel van (1978 to 1980), and coupé utility and wagon (2015)
See also Mr. Sandman (disambiguation) Sandmännchen, two different German children's bedtime television programs starting in 1958