The Sandman

The Sandman is a figure in folklore who brings good sleep and dreams.

Sandman may also refer to:

People

 * Steve Abbott or The Sandman, Australian comedian
 * Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
 * Charles W. Sandman, Republican Congressman for New Jersey's 2nd district (1967–1975) and Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey (1973)
 * Homeboy Sandman, an American rapper
 * Mark Sandman, singer and co-founder of the band Morphine
 * The Sandman, Jim Fullington, professional wrestler
 * Howard Sims or Sandman, vaudeville tap dancer

Audio dramas

 * The Sandman (audio drama)|, a 2002 Doctor Who audio drama

Fictional entities

 * Sandman, the name of many superhero characters published by DC Comics
 * Sandman, a comic book superhero first appearing in the 1930s
 * Sandman, former sidekick of Wesley Dodds and current Sandman
 * Sandman (Dungeons & Dragons)|, a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons series
 * Sandman, a comic book super villain who can transform his body into sand
 * Mr. Sandman, a character in the video game Punch-Out!!
 * The Sandman (Vertigo)|, a comic book series by Neil Gaiman
 * 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

Film

 * Sandmann - Historien om en sosialistisk supermann (2005), a Norwegian documentary about Sandmännchen, by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
 * The Sandman (1991 film)|, a short horror stop-motion animation film
 * Sandman (1993 film)|, an indie horror movie directed by Eric Woster and co-written by Frank Rhodes
 * The Sandman (2000 film)|, a 2000 short film by the Brothers Quay
 * S&Man (2006) or Sandman, an American pseudo-documentary film on horror films
 * The Sandman (2011 film)|, a 2011 film directed by Peter Luisi

Literature

 * The Sandman (book)|, a children's book by Ralph Fletcher
 * The Sandman (novel)|, a novel by Miles Gibson
 * The Sandman (Vertigo)|, a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman
 * "Der Sandmann", a short 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

 * "Sandmann" (song)|, 2009 song by Oomph!
 * "Enter Sandman", a song by Metallica
 * "Mr. Sandman", written by Pat Ballard, also recorded as "Sandman"
 * "Mr. Sandman", a song on the album Tical| by Method Man
 * "Sandman", a song by America from the debut album America|
 * "Sandman", a song by English band Hurts from Exile|
 * "Sandman", performed by Kirsty McGee and 2013 movie Trance

Periodicals

 * Sandman (magazine)|, a music magazine

Television

 * Sandmännchen, two different German children's bedtime television programms starting in 1958

Businesses

 * Sandman Hotels, a group of Canadian hotels and restaurant companies

Vehicles

 * Sandman, the panel van version of the Holden Kingswood