Sandman (disambiguation)

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

Audio dramas

 * The Sandman (Doctor Who audio drama), a 2002 Doctor Who monthly adventure
 * The Sandman (Audible 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 and current Sandman
 * Dream (Sandman), a godlike entity and personification of dreaming. Wesley Dodds is retconned as an avatar of a part of Dream during his imprisonment
 * 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
 * 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 and television

 * Sandmann – Historien om en sosialistisk supermann (2005), a Norwegian documentary about Sandmännchen, 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 (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
 * The Sandman (TV series), an American television series

Literature

 * The Sandman (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

Groups

 * The Sandmen, a Danish rock band best known from the film Nattevagten

Albums

 * Sandman (album), a 1976 album by Harry Nilsson

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

Periodicals

 * Sandman (magazine), a British music magazine

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 sports package for the 1970s Holden Kingswood and 2015 Commodore