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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

Arts, entertainment and media

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

Music

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

See also

• Mr. Sandman (disambiguation)
• Sandmännchen, two different German children's bedtime television programs starting in 1958

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