Athol (given name)

Athol is a masculine given name. People with the name include:


 * Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician
 * Joe Earl (born 1952 as Athol Earl), New Zealand former rower
 * Athol Fugard (born 1932), South African playwright
 * Athol Gill (1937–1992), Australian theologian
 * Athol Guy (born 1940), member of Australian pop group The Seekers
 * Athol Hodgetts (born 1951), former Australian rules football player and administrator
 * Athol Johnson (born 1915), Australian lawn bowler
 * Athol Layton (1921–1984), ring name Lord Athol Layton, English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer and professional wrestling commentator
 * Athol Meech (1907–1981), Canadian rower
 * Athol Meyer (1940–1998), Australian journalist and politician
 * Athelstane Athol Milne (1889–1946), Australian rules footballer
 * Athol Murray (1892–1975), Canadian priest and educator, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as a builder
 * Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer
 * Athol Shephard (1920–2006), Australian cricketer
 * Athol Shmith (1914–1990), Australian photographer and photography educator
 * Athol Smith (1915–1980), Australian rugby league footballer
 * Athol Sharp (1894–1969), Australian rules footballer
 * Athol Trollip (born 1964), South African politician
 * Athol Tymms (1886–1949), Australian rules footballer
 * Athol Webb (born 1935), former Australian rules footballer
 * Athol Whimp (1961–2012) was a New Zealand mountaineer and rock climber
 * Athol Williams (born 1970), South African poet and social philosopher