Randall (given name)

The modern given name Randall, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|n|d|l}},{{citation |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Randal |title=Randall |publisher=Dictionary.com |access-date=1 November 2010}} which cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary.com Unabridged |publisher=Random House }} is derived from the transferred use of the surname Randall.{{#tag:ref|There are several variant spellings of this surname. For example the forms: Randell, Randle, Randles, and Randoll.|group=note}} There have been two explanations for the origin of this surname. One explanation is that the surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Randel. This name is a diminutive of the mediaeval personal name Rand compounded with the Anglo Norman hypocoristic suffix -el.{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=16 October 2010}} which cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surnames "Randal", "Randall". The Middle English Rand can be a short form of any of several names composed of the first element rand, meaning "shield" or "rim";{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |access-date=16 October 2010}} which cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }} for the surnames "Rand", "Randolph". or the Old Norse short first name Randr (variant form Randi, Old Danish Rand),[https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Randr Nordic Names] however the specific names associated with Randel are Randulf and Randolf—names that were brought to England by the Normans.{{Citation |last=Reaney |first=Percy Hilde |author2=Wilson, Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |edition=3rd |year=2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=0-203-99355-1 |pages=2584–2585 }} Another explanation for the surname Randall, is that it is merely an apocopal form, or mediaeval vernacular form of Randolf.

The Norman personal names Randulf and Randolf are ultimately derived from the Old Norse Rannúlfr, when the short form Randr (Old Danish Rand) is probably the first part of Norman toponyms such as Randal (Manche, le Vrétot, maybe from *Randdalr, a compound with dalr "valley", same as Randale, hamlet in England), Rantot (Manche, farm at Digulleville maybe from *Randtopt with topt > -tot "toft") and Ranville. In fact, Rannúlfr was introduced into England by Scandinavians well before the arrival of the Norman name, and because of the introduction of the form used by the Normans, both names were reinforced in England. The Old Norse Rannúlfr is composed of two elements—the first element is rand, meaning "shield" or "rim"; the second element is úlfr, meaning "wolf". The Old English form of these names is Randwulf (similarly composed of rand and wulf).{{citation |last=Black |first=George Fraser |title=The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History |publisher=New York Public Library |location=New York |year=1946 |page=682 }} Other cognates include: the Old Low German Randwulf, Randulf; and the Old Norse Röndúlfr.{{Citation |last=Harrison |first=Henry |title=Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary |volume=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924092512635 |year=1918 |publisher=The Mortland Press |location=London |page=103 }}

There are several early occurrences in British sources of the names that gave rise to the modern given name Randall. An early occurrence of the modern surname is: Richard Randall, in 1547 (in Huntingdonshire, England). A mediaeval occurrence of the surname is: Thomas Randel, in 1250 (in Suffolk, England). An early occurrence of the short form Rand is: Rande de Borham, in 1299. An early occurrence of Randel (a diminutive of Rand) is: Randal, in 1204 (in Yorkshire, England). An early occurrence of the mediaeval personal names Randolf, Randulf is: Randulfus, in about 1095 (in the Assize Rolls of Yorkshire, England); another is: Nicolaus filius Randulphi, in the years spanning 1175–86 (in Norfolk, England).

According to etymologist P. H. Reaney, the mediaeval name Randulf was commonly confused with Old German Rannulf. This Old German name is composed of elements meaning "raven" and "wolf", and was introduced into England around the same time as Randulf. One example where the unrelated names were confused and given to the same individual in different records is: Randolphus de Brachenberch, in about 1155; and Ranulfus de Brachinberge, in 1160–6 (both names recorded in Lincolnshire, England).

Variant spellings of the given name Randall include: Randal, Randel, Randell, Randle, and Rendell.{{citation |title=Randall |url=http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/randall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050323105426/http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/randall |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2005 |publisher=AskOxford.com |access-date=22 October 2010 }} which cited: {{citation |title=Concise Dictionary of First Names |publisher=Oxford University Press }} Randal is also used as an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Raghnall (to which it is etymologically unrelated). Although Randal is generally Gaelicised as Raghnall in Ireland (and sometimes Rághnall),{{citation |last=Woulfe |first=Patrick |title=Sloinnte Gaedheal Is Gall - Irish Names And Surnames |year=1906 |publisher=M. H. Gill and Son |location=Dublin |page=41 }}; see also: {{citation |url=http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~oduibhin/ainmneacha_ultacha.htm |title=Ainmneacha pearsanta in Ultaibh |author=Ó Duibhín, Ciarán |access-date=8 November 2010 |date=19 October 2009 |publisher=Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (www.smo.uhi.ac.uk)}} the Irish Rannulbh more accurately represents Randulph and Randulf.{{citation |title=Rannulbh |url=http://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/rannulbh-randulph.php |publisher=Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com) |access-date=21 October 2010 }} which is a transcription of: {{citation |last1=Woulfe |first1=Patrick |title=Irish Names and Surnames |year=1923 }}{{citation |title=Raghnall |url=http://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/raghnall-reginald.php |publisher=Library Ireland (www.libraryireland.com) |access-date=21 October 2010 }} which is a transcription of: {{citation |last1=Woulfe |first1=Patrick |title=Irish Names and Surnames |year=1923 }} A pet form of Randall is Randy; this name is {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|æ|n|d|i}},{{citation |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Randy |title=Randy |publisher=Dictionary.com |access-date=12 November 2010}} which cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary.com Unabridged |publisher=Random House }} and is also a pet form of several other etymologically related, and unrelated names.{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |pages=226, 355, 407 }}

File:Lord Randal.jpg, from Some British ballads (published in about 1919). The given name Randal has been associated with this border ballad. ]]

In Scotland, the name Randal has been associated with Lord Randal, an Anglo-Scottish border ballad, published by American Francis James Child in 1882 (see Child Ballads).{{citation |last=Zaczek |first=Iain |title=The Book of Scottish Names |publisher=McArthur & Company |location=Toronto |isbn=1-55278-179-8 |year=2001 |page=107 }} In parts of Ireland in the 19th and early 20th century, the name Randal has been noted being used particularly by families of the surname MacDonnell (the surname was/is spelt variously). There are several notable Irish families, historically unrelated to each other, who bear (forms of) this surname.{{citation |last=MacLysaght |first=Edward |author-link=Edward MacLysaght |title=Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins |location=New York |year=1972 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=119–120 }} The chiefly line of one such family relocated to the Glens of Antrim from Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries, and Randal appears numerous times in their pedigree; this family descends from members of the Scottish Clan Donald; and even today, various Anglicised forms of the Gaelic Raghnall are commonly used by members of this clan.{{#tag:ref|For example the present chief of the Macdonalds of Clanranald, the chief of the MacDonells of Glengarry, and the chief of the MacDonalds of Keppoch all have has Ranald as a given name.{{citation |url=http://www.clanchiefs.org/p/chiefs.html |title=Clan Chiefs |publisher=The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (www.clanchiefs.org) |access-date=13 November 2010 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726201953/http://www.clanchiefs.org/p/chiefs.html |url-status=dead }} Although chiefs of the name are no longer recognised in the Republic of Ireland, one MacDonnell who bore the given name Randal was so recognised in the mid-1990s;{{citation |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/m/10775/Randal+Christian.aspx |title=The Count Randal MacDonnell of the Glens |publisher=Debrett's (www.debretts.com) |access-date=13 November 2010}} the present Earl of Antrim, although not a male-line descendant of Clan Donald, also bears this given name.{{citation |url=http://www.highcouncilofclandonald.org/Chiefs.html |format=txt |title=The Chiefs of Clan Donald |publisher=The High Council of Clan Donald (www.highcouncilofclandonald.org) |access-date=12 November 2010 |archive-date=28 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028230912/http://www.highcouncilofclandonald.org/Chiefs.html |url-status=usurped }} Since the creation of the titles Earl of Antrim and Marquess of Antrim, in the 17th century, there have been numerous earls and marquesseses with Randal as a given name.|group=note}} Randal was noted in the early 20th century as being common within the O'Donovan family as well; their name, like that of Clan Donald, originated as an Anglicised form of the etymologically unrelated Raghnall.{{citation |author=Cork Historical and Archaeological Society |title=Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society |year=1919 |page=40 }}

Since 1906, Randall has been among the top 1,000 names recorded in Social Security card applications for baby boys in the United States. The name was at its most popular point in 1955, when it was ranked the 53rd most popular masculine baby name. Currently, the name was ranked 749th for the year 2009.{{citation |url=http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |title=Popularity of a Name |publisher=Social Security Online |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |url-status=dead }} Randall currently is, and historically has been more popular in the United States than the various other forms of the name. For example, since 1995, Randal has not been among the top 1,000 names recorded in for baby boys. This name first ranked within the top 1,000 boys names in 1938, and it stayed among the top 1,000 names until 1994; the name was at its most popular point in 1958, when it was ranked 189th. According to data released by the Social Security Administration, the forms Randell, Randel, and Randle have never been nearly as popular (see 'popularity graphs' below). In 1990, the United States Census Bureau undertook a study of the 1990 United States census, and released a sample of data concerning the most popular names.{{citation |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/names_files.html |title=Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 1990 – Names Files |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231131629/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/names_files.html |archive-date=31 December 2009 }} According to this sample of 6.3 million people (who had 5,494 unique first names),{{citation |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/nam_meth.txt |format=txt |title=Documentation and Methodology for Frequently Occurring Names in the U.S. |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=21 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231131624/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/nam_meth.txt |archive-date=31 December 2009 }} Randal was ranked as the 477th most popular masculine name, and Randall was ranked 139th most popular.{{citation |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.male.first |format=txt |title=dist.male.first |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121020935/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.male.first |archive-date=21 January 2010 }} Neither name ranked among females in this sample.{{citation |url=https://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.female.first |format=txt |title=dist.female.first |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=1 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225032458/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/1990surnames/dist.female.first |archive-date=25 February 2010 }}

Neither Randal or Randall ranked within the top 100 masculine (or feminine) baby names for the year 2009 in England and Wales;{{citation |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/2009-boys.xls |format=xls |title=Top 100 names for baby boys, 2009 |publisher=Office for National Statistics (www.statistics.gov.uk) |access-date=12 November 2010 }}{{citation |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/2009-girls.xls |format=xls |title=Top 100 names for baby girls, 2009 |publisher=Office for National Statistics (www.statistics.gov.uk) |access-date=12 November 2010 }} similarly so for Scotland.{{citation |url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/babiesnames09-table2.pdf |title=Table 2 - Top 100 boys' and girls' names, Scotland, 2009, showing changes since 2008 (Alphabetical) |publisher=General Register Office for Scotland (www.gro-scotland.gov.uk) |access-date=12 November 2010 }} In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, neither name ranked within the top 100 masculine (or feminine) names of registered births in 2009.{{citation |url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/demography/publications/babynames/firstnamesbulletin_2009.pdf |title=First Names Bulletin 2009 |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (www.nisra.gov.uk) |access-date=12 November 2010 }}{{citation |url=http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/births_d_m/current/babynames.pdf |title=Irish Babies' Names 2009 |publisher=Central Statistics Office (www.cso.ie) |access-date=12 November 2010 }}

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• Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell 1935–2021, Ninth Earl of Antrim (1785 creation), in the Peerage of Ireland.
• Randal Bays,{{citation |url=http://www.islandstrings.com/id29.html |title=Associate Teachers |publisher=Island Strings (www.islandstrings.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}} musician.
• Randal Beard, American electrical engineer
• Randal Beresford,{{citation |author=Burke, Edmund |title=The genealogy of the existing British peerage and baronetage: containing the family histories of the nobility |publisher=Hurst and Blackett |year=1859 |page=564 }} died 1681, Second Beresford of Coleraine baronet, in the Baronetage of Ireland.
• Randal E. Bryant,{{citation |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bryant/ |title=Randy Bryant's Home |publisher=Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science (www.cs.cmu.edu) |access-date=30 November 2010}} dean of School of Computer Science, at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Randal Forbes Elliott 1922–2010 New Zealand eye surgeon and campaigner of safety glass.{{citation |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10660957 |author=Falconer, Phoebe |date=24 July 2010 |title=Eyesight expert and safety campaigner |publisher=The New Zealand Herald (www.nzherald.co.nz) |access-date=30 November 2010|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald }}
• Randal Haworth{{citation |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1596017/ |title=Dr. Randal D. Haworth |publisher=Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal Hill, born 1969, United States American football player in the National Football League.{{citation |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=HIL556162 |title=Randal Hill |publisher=NFL.com (www.nfl.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal Hollenbach, 1958, United States Air Force veteran and veterans advocate. Pennsylvania.
• Randal Kleiser,{{citation |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459170/ |title=Randal Kleiser |publisher=Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}} born 1946, United States, film director.
• Randal J. Kirk born c.1954 United States, businessman.{{citation |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Randal-Kirk_QWYH.html |title=#468 Randal Kirk |publisher=Forbes.com (www.forbes.com) |access-date=30 November 2010 |date=11 March 2009}}
• Randal Kolo Muani (born 1998), French footballer
• Randal MacDonnell, died 1636 First Earl of Antrim, in the Peerage of Ireland.{{citation |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersA3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608023646/http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersA3.htm |archive-date=June 8, 2008 |title=Peerage |publisher=Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (www.leighrayment.com) |url-status=usurped |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal MacDonnell, 1609–1683 Second Earl of Antrim, and first Marquess of Antrim, in the Peerage of Ireland.
• Randal MacDonnell 1680–1721 Fourth Earl of Antrim in the Peerage of Ireland.
• Randal Robert Alexander Marlin,{{citation |url=https://carleton.ca/cove/cv/Marlin.htm |title=Curriculum Vitae |publisher=Carleton University (www.carleton.ca) |access-date=30 November 2010}} adjunct professor at Carleton University.
• Randal McLelland,{{citation |url=http://shooting.teamusa.org/athletes/sean-mclelland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413062311/http://shooting.teamusa.org/athletes/sean-mclelland |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 13, 2010 |title=Sean McLelland |publisher=Team USA (www.teamusa.org) |access-date=30 November 2010}} born 1985, United StatesAmerican Olympic athlete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• Randal O'Toole, Cato Institute senior fellow, and author.{{citation |url=http://www.cato.org/people/otoole.html |title=Randal O'Toole |publisher=Cato Institute (www.cato.org) |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal Keith Orton, born 1980, United States, professional wrestler
• Randal Pinkett{{citation |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2077838/ |title=Randal Pinkett |publisher=Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}} born 1971 United States contestant on an American reality television show.{{citation |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/trump-chooses-randal-4th-apprentice-wbna10488308 |title=Trump chooses Randal as 4th 'Apprentice' |publisher=Today.com (www.msnbc.Today.com) |date=16 December 2005 |access-date=8 December 2009 }}
• Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett 1848–1883, Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.{{citation |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810231355/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons1.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2009 |title=The House of Commons Constituencies Beginning With "G" |publisher=Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (www.leighrayment.com) |url-status=usurped |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett{{citation |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersD5.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608044752/http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersD5.htm |archive-date=June 8, 2008 |title=Peerage |publisher=Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page (www.leighrayment.com) |url-status=usurped |access-date=30 November 2010}} 1906–1999, Nineteenth Baron of Dunsany, in the Peerage of Ireland.
• Randal Howard Paul, born 1963{{citation |url=http://politics.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/06/03/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-rand-paul.html |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Rand Paul |publisher=U.S. News & World Report (www.usnews.com) |author=Rettig, Jessica |date=3 June 2010 |access-date=30 November 2010}} United States, politician
• Randal Smith1898–1968, Second Baron Bicester, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
• Randal Williams, born 1978 United States, American football player in the National Football League.{{citation |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=WIL472720 |title=Randal Williams |publisher=NFL.com (www.nfl.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal R. Wisbey, President of La Sierra University.{{citation |url=http://www.lasierra.edu/index.php?id=255 |title=Meet the President, Randal R. Wisbey |publisher=La Sierra University (www.lasierra.edu) |access-date=30 November 2010}}
• Randal Woollatt (1909–1984), English cricketer
• William Randal Cremer{{citation |url=http://www.nobel-winners.com/Peace/randal_cremer.html |title=Sir Randal Cremer |publisher=Timeline of Nobel Winners (www.nobel-winners.com) |access-date=30 November 2010}} 1828–1908, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1903.
• William Randal McDonnell, 1851–1918 Sixth Earl of Antrim (1785 creation), in the Peerage of Ireland.

• Randall Dale Adams, (1948–2010), wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death
• Randall Amster, (born 1966), American, author
• Randall Azofeifa, (born 1984), Costa Rican, football (soccer) player
• Randall B. Griepp, American, cardiothoracic surgeon
• Randall B. Kester, (1916–2012), American, attorney and judge
• Randall Bailey, (born 1974), American, boxer
• Randall Bal, American swimmer
• Randall Balmer, (born 1954), American, author
• Randall Bass, American, scholar
• Randall James Bayer, American botanist
• Randall Batinkoff, (born 1968), American, actor
• Randall Beer, American, scholar
• Randall C. Berg Jr., American, Executive Director of the Florida Justice Institute
• Randall Berry
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• Randall Boe, (born 1962), general counsel for AOL
• Randall Bone, (born 1973), Australian rules footballer
• Randall Bramblett, American, musician and singer-songwriter
• Randall Brenes, (born 1983), Costa Rican, professional football (soccer) player
• Randall Burks, (born 1953), American, American football player
• Randall Carroll, (born 1991), American, American football player
• Randall Cobb (disambiguation) - several people
• Randall Cobb (American football), (born 1989), American, American football player
• Randall "Tex" Cobb, (born 1950), American, boxer and actor
• Randall Collins, (born 1941), American, academic
• Randall Crane, academic
• Randall Cunningham, (born 1963), American, American football player
• Randall David Shughart, (1958–1993), American, soldier killed in action in Somalia
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• Randall Dodd, founder and director of Financial Policy Forum
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• Randall Duk Kim, (born 1943), American, actor
• Randall Edwards (disambiguation) - several people
• Randall Edwards (actress), (born 1955), American, actor
• Randall Edwards (politician), (born 1961), American, politician
• Randall Einhorn, (born 1963), American, television director and cinematographer
• Randall Faye, (1892–1948), American, screenwriter, film producer and director
• Randall K. Filer (born 1952), American economist, supporter of economics education worldwide
• Randall Fine (born 1974), American politician and gambling industry executive
• Randall Craig Fleischer, American, conductor
• Randall Forsberg, (1943–2007), American, anti-war activist
• Randall M. Fort, (born 1956), American, member of the Intelligence and Research in the United States Department
• Randall Frakes, author
• Randall Franks, American actor, singer and musician
• Randall Garrett, (1927–1987), American, author
• Randall Garrison, Canadian politician
• Randall Gay, (born 1982), American, American football player
• Randall George Lewis MacAlister, Anglican priest
• Randall L. Gibson,
• Randall Giles, (1950–2010), American, music composer
• Randall Godfrey, (born 1973), American, American football player
• Randall Goff,
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• Randall Greenwood, American politician
• Randall Gregory Holcombe, American, academic
• Randall Hall, American politician
• Randall S. Harmon, (1903–1982), American, politician
• Randall G. Hassell, karate instructor
• Randall Hodgkinson, American, musician
• Randall Hyde, (born 1956), American, author
• Randall Jahnson, American, writer, director, and producer
• Randall Jarrell, (1914–1965), American, author
• Randall Kenan, (born 1963), American, author
• Randall Kennedy, (born 1954), American, academic and author
• Randall C. Kennedy, computer specialist
• Randall King (born 1950), American-born former professional tennis player
• Randall Kleck, American, martial artist
• Randall Kroszner, (born 1962), member of the Federal Reserve
• Randall Luthi, (born 1955), American, attorney
• Randall Maggs, Canadian, poet
• Randall Mann, American, poet
• Randall McDaniel, (born 1964), American, professional American football player
• Randall Miller, American, film director
• Randall Munroe, (born 1984), American, webcomic author
• Randall Nieman, musician
• Randall C. O'Reilly, (born 1967), academic
• Randall Park, American, comedian and actor
• Randall Parrish, (1858–1923), American, author
• Randall Pinkston, (born 1950), correspondent for CBS News
• Randall Ray Rader, (born 1949), American, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Randall "Randy" Rhoads, (born 1956), American, musician and songwriter.
• Randall "Randy" Roach (born 1951), American mayor
• Randall Robinson, (1941–2023), American, lawyer, author, and activist
• Randall Robinson (cinematographer), (born 1946), American, cinematographer
• Randall Rollins (1931–2020), American businessman
• Randall Rothenberg, business executive
• Randall Row, (born 1971), Costa Rican, footballer
• Randall Schmidt, American, lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
• Randall Schweller, American, academic
• Randall Silvis, American, author
• Randall Simon, (born 1975), professional baseball player
• Randall Smith (disambiguation) - several people
• Randall Lee Smith, (died 2008), American, convicted murderer
• Randall W. Spetman, (born 1953), American, athletic director at Florida State University
• Randall J. Stephens, author
• Randall L. Stephenson, (born 1960), American, business executive
• Randall S. Street, (1780–1841), American, lawyer and politician
• Randall J. Strossen, (born 1951), strength training writer
• Randall Stout, American, architect
• Randall Svane, (born 1955), American, composer
• Randall Swingler, (1909–1967), English, poet, also awarded the Military Medal in the Second World War
• Randall T. Shepard, (born 1946), Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Randall Terry, (born 1959), American, anti-abortion activist
• Randall L. Tobias, (born 1942), American, business executive
• Randall Thompson (disambiguation) - several people
• Randall Thompson, (1899–1984), American, composer
• Randall Thompson (boxer)
• Randall Wallace, (born 1949), American, screenwriter, director, producer
• Randall Weber, (born 1968), Canadian, ice hockey player
• Randall Wells, (1877–1942), English, architect
• Randall L. Williams (1924–2010), an Arkansas politician
• Randall Winston, television producer and director
• Randall Woodfield, (born 1950), American, serial killer dubbed The I-5 Killer or The I-5 Bandit
• Randall Woolf, American, composer
• Randall Zisk, American, television director and producer
• Randall Zwinge, American stage magician and scientific skeptic

• Randell Kirsch, officer in the United States Army.{{citation |url=http://www.coe-dmha.org/PKO/Mongolia2004/agenda.htm |title=Biographies |publisher=Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (www.coe-dmha.org) |access-date=1 December 2010}}

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