Boal (surname)

The Boal surname is a variant of Bowell and Boyle. It is common in people of English, Welsh, and Irish descent. In Ireland it is a variant of Boyle while in northern Ireland it developed from the name Bowell.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Augusto Boal (1931-2009), Brazilian theater director
 * Carmine Boal (born 1956), American politician
 * Desmond Boal (born 1929 ), Northern Ireland politician and barrister
 * Don Boal (1907–1953), Canadian rower
 * Iain Boal, Irish social historian
 * James McClellan Boal, American politician
 * Mark Boal (born 1973), American journalist, screenwriter and film producer
 * Peter Boal (born 1965), American balletmaster and former New York City Ballet principal
 * Robert Boal (1806–1903), American politician and physician
 * Theodore Davis Boal (1867–1938), American army veteran (Colonel) and architect
 * Walter Boal (born c. 1879), All-American football player and hammer thrower
 * William Boal (died 1970), imprisoned for association with Mail Train robbery in 1963