Pol (given name)

Pol is a male given name. In Europe, it can be a form of Paul or Polydore, and sometimes of Apollonius or Leopold. It is most common in Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, and Spain. The name in Cambodia and Thailand likely has a different origin. People with this name include:

• Pol Abraham (1891–1966), French architect
• Pol Albrecht (1874–1975), Luxembourg composer, conductor and bandmaster
• Pol Amat (born 1978), Spanish field hockey player
• Pol Anoul (1922–1990), Belgian footballer
• Pol Antràs (born 1975), Spanish economist
• Pol Arias (born 1996), Andorran swimmer
• Pol Boël (1923–2007), Belgian industrialist and politician, grandson of Pol-Clovis
• Pol Clovis Boël (1868–1941), Belgian industrialist and politician
• Pol Braekman (1919–1994), Belgian sprinter
• Pol Bueso (born 1985), Spanish football defender
• Pol Bury (1922–2005), Belgian sculptor
• Pol Calvet (born 1994), Spanish football midfielder
• Pol Carreras (born 1990), Spanish alpine skier
• Pol Chomchuen (born 1959), Thai football coach
• Pol Cruchten (born 1963), Luxembourgian film director and producer
• Pol Demeuter (1904–1934), Belgian motorcycle racer
• Pol Duwez (1907–1984), Belgian material scientist
• Pol Espargaró (born 1991), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Pol Freixanet (born 1991), Spanish football goalkeeper
• Pol García (born 1995), Spanish football defender
• Pol Goffaux (1916–1977), Belgian boxer
• Pol Goossen (born 1949), Belgian film and television actor
• Pol Greisch (born 1930), Luxembourg writer
• Pol Heyvaert, Belgian stage director and designer
• Pol Hom (born 1946), Cambodian politician
• Pol Hoste (born 1947), Belgian writer
• Alen Pol Kobryn (born 1949), American poet, novelist, and voice actor
• Pol Le Gourrierec (born 1921), French diplomat
• Pol de Leon (Paul Aurelian) (died 575), Welsh-Bréton cleric and saint
• Pol Lirola (born 1997), Spanish football defender
• Pol Llonch (born 1992), Spanish football midfielder
• Pol Medina Jr. (born 1962), Filipino cartoonist
• Pol Mercier (1819–1874), French playwright
• Pol de Mont (1857–1931), Belgian writer and poet
• Pol Moya (born 1996), Andorran middle-distance runner
• Pol Perritt (1891–1947), American baseball pitcher
• Pol Pla (born 1993), Spanish rugby player
• Pol Plançon (1851–1914), French operatic bass
• Pol Pot (1925–1998), Cambodian revolutionary and Communist dictator
• Pol Roigé (born 1994), Spanish football midfielder
• Pol Rosell (born 1991), Spanish racing driver
• Pol Sax (born 1960), Luxembourg writer
• Pol Schmoetten (born 1958), Luxembourg writer
• Pol Swings (1906–1983), Belgian astrophysicist
• Pol Theis (born 1991), Luxembourger attorney and interior designer
• Pol Toledo Bagué (born 1994), Spanish tennis player
• Pol Valentín (born 1997), Spanish football defender
• Pol Verschuere (born 1955), Belgian former road bicycle racer

See also

• Pól, an Irish and Faroese given name
• Pol (disambiguation), for other uses