Pol (given name) explained
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. Notable 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 Monen (born 1994), full name Pol Montañés Enrich, better known by his screen name Pol Monen, Spanish actor
- 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 Pelletier (born 1947), Canadian actor, director, and playwright
- 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 road bicycle racer
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