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Sandman

The Sandman is a folklore figure of western Europe who puts children to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes, known in German as Das Sandmännchen.

Golden Age DC Comics superhero Wesley Dodds, the gas-masked Sandman created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman in 1939; founding Justice Society member with a sleep-gas gun, distinct from Kirby's 1974 Sandman and Gaiman's Dream.

Sandman (Marvel Comics)

Sandman (Marvel Comics) is William Baker, alias Flint Marko, a Spider-Man villain debuting in Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963) whose body became living sand after a nuclear accident, giving him shapeshifting, density control, and near-immortality, with water and heat as weaknesses.

Sandman (Wesley Dodds)

Wesley Dodds, the Golden Age Sandman, debuted in Adventure Comics #40 (July 1939), created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman; a gas-masked, non-superpowered JSA founder, later reframed by Sandman Mystery Theatre and the 2023 Venditti/Rossmo miniseries.

Sandmeyer reaction

The Sandmeyer reaction is an organic reaction that converts aryl amines into aryl halides or nitriles via diazonium salts, reported by Traugott Sandmeyer in 1884 using copper(I) salts.

Sandnes

Sandnes, municipality in Rogaland, Norway, near Stavanger; ladested since 1860, former clay-industry town (sandnesgauk ocarina), 86,000 inhabitants in 2026, Forsand incorporated 2020, major hydropower producer.

Sandokan (2025 TV series)

Sandokan (Sandokan: The Pirate Prince), 2025 Italian-French TV series by Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, directed by Michelini and Abbatangelo, starring Can Yaman; premiered on Rai 1 December 1, 2025, adapted from Emilio Salgari's pirate novels.

Sandomierz-Krakówka

Sandomierz-Krakówka: a rich Przeworsk culture cremation burial, called a 'princely grave', found in 1928 near Sandomierz, Poland, with Roman imports and an Östland bucket, linked to the Świętokrzyskie iron-smelting center.

Sep 24, 2026

Sandong jingshu mulu (Catalog of the Scriptures of the Three Caverns)

The Sandong jingshu mulu (三洞经书目录), or Catalog of the Scriptures of the Three Caverns, is a lost 471 catalog of Daoist scriptures compiled by Lu Xiujing.

Sandor Clegane

Sandor Clegane, called the Hound, is a warrior in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones: Gregor Clegane's burned younger brother, Joffrey Baratheon's sworn shield, Arya Stark's captor, and a Quiet Isle gravedigger in the books but dead in the show, played by Rory McCann.

Sep 19, 2026

Sándor Csányi (Hungarian banker)

Sándor Csányi (Csányi Sándor) is a Hungarian banker who built OTP Bank, Hungary's largest lender, into a regional group over 33 years as chairman and chief executive.

Sandor Erdos

Sándor Erdős (Erdős Sándor), Hungarian épée fencer born 1947 in Budapest, BVSC club; Olympic team épée gold at Munich 1972 and world team titles in 1970 and 1971.

Sandor Garay

Sándor Garay (Garay Sándor, 1920–2006), Hungarian middle-distance runner; 7th in 1,500 m at 1948 London Olympics, 4x1500 m relay world record 1953, later MASz president 1974–80. Not the fencer János Garay.

Sándor Garbai

Sándor Garbai (Garbai Sándor; 1879–1947) was a Hungarian social democratic politician and former bricklayer who served as formal head of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, while Béla Kun held real power.

Sandor Gombos

Sándor Gombos (Sandor Gombos, born Berger) was a Hungarian sabre fencer and physician, 1928 Amsterdam Olympic team sabre champion, four-time European champion, later Hungarian Fencing Federation executive president; distinct from tennis player Norbert Gombos.

Sandor Hodosi

Sándor Hódosi (Hódosi Sándor), Hungarian sprint kayaker born 1966 in Budapest; Olympic gold in K4 1000 m at Seoul 1988 with Ábrahám, Csipes, and Gyulay, and double 1989 Plovdiv world champion.

Sandor Iharos

Sándor Iharos (Izrael), Hungarian distance runner (1930-1996), broke six individual world records plus a relay record in 1955 under coach Mihály Iglói, including 1500 m 3:40.8 and 5000 m 13:40.6, but missed the 1956 Melbourne Olympics after the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

Sandor Ivady

Sándor Ivády (Ivády Sándor, 1903–1998), Hungarian water polo defender; Olympic silver 1928, gold 1932, European champion 1931 and 1934; later national coach, Recsk internee, Vienna emigre.

Sep 24, 2026

Sándor Károlyi

Sándor Károlyi (Károlyi Sándor), 1669 to 1743, was a Hungarian magnate who became commander-in-chief of the Kuruc forces and signed the Peace of Szatmár in 1711.

Sandor Katona

Sándor Katona (Katona Sándor), Hungarian footballer, left winger, 1943-2009; 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist who never won a full cap; played for Budapest Honvéd and Ferencváros, winning league titles in 1967 and 1968.

Sándor Kisfaludy

Sándor Kisfaludy (Kisfaludy Sándor, 1772 to 1844) was a Hungarian poet and playwright whose Himfy poems made him the most renowned Hungarian poet of the early 19th century.

Sándor Kocsis

Sándor Kocsis (Kocsis Sándor, 1929–1979), Hungarian forward nicknamed "Golden Head"; Golden Team and Honvéd star, top scorer of the 1954 World Cup with 11 goals in 5 games, 75 goals in 68 caps, later FC Barcelona (1958–1966).

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, known as Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, was a Hungarian traveler and philologist who founded the study of Tibet with influential works in 1834.

Sandor Laszlo

Sándor László (Sándor Ferenc László, 1925–2002), Hungarian race walker; 13th in the 50 km walk at London 1948 and 12th at Helsinki 1952; set a 30 km walk world record (2:27:46) in May 1952.

Sándor Márai

Sándor Márai (1900–1989), born in Kassa, was a leading Hungarian novelist and journalist who left communist Hungary in 1948; his novel Embers brought him posthumous international fame.

Sandor Nagy

Sandor Nagy (Sándor Nagy) names two Hungarian Olympians: a small-bore rifle shooter (1940–2024, Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976) and a freestyle swimmer (born 1960, Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, 800 m European record holder 1975–76).

Sep 24, 2026

Sándor Petőfi

Sándor Petőfi (Petőfi Sándor), born Petrovics Sándor, was a Hungarian poet and revolutionary, the leading voice of the 1848 revolution, killed at Segesvár in 1849.

Sandor Posta

Sándor Pósta (Sandor Posta), Hungarian sabre fencer and dental surgeon, 1888–1952; 1924 Paris Olympic champion in individual sabre, also team sabre silver and team foil bronze; lost amateur status for paid lessons.

Sándor Prokopp

Sándor Prokopp (1887–1964), Hungarian sport shooter of the BEAC club, won the 300 m military rifle three positions gold at Stockholm 1912 with 97 points, Hungary's first shooting Olympic title; also competed 1908 and 1924.