Karol (name)

Karol is a Basque, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene masculine given name that is a form of Karl or Karolus. Notable people with the name include the following:

Given name

 * Karol Adamiecki (1866–1933), Polish economist, engineer and management researcher
 * Karol Adwentowicz (1871–1958), Polish actor and theater director
 * Karol Anders (1893–1971), Polish Army officer
 * Karol Angielski (born 1996), Polish footballer
 * Karol Antoniewicz (1807–1852), Polish Jesuit and missionary
 * Karol Bachura (born 1964), Polish diplomat
 * Karol Bačo (born 1978), Slovak water polo player
 * Karol Bahrke (1868–1935), Polish printer and publisher
 * Karol Baliński (1817–1864), Polish poet
 * Karol Becker (fl. 1990s), Czech sprint canoer
 * Karol Berger (born 1947), American musicologist
 * Karol Bermúdez (born 2001), Uruguayan footballer
 * Karol Bielecki (born 1982), Polish handball player
 * Karol Biermann (born 1984), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol J. Bobko (1937–2023), an American astronaut
 * Karol Bohdanowicz (1867–1947), Polish mining engineer, geographer and geologist
 * Karol Olgierd Borchardt (1905–1986), Polish writer and Merchant Marine captain
 * Karol Borhy (1912–1997), Slovak football coach
 * Karol Borsuk (1905–1982), Polish mathematician
 * Karol Boscamp-Lasopolski (died 1794), Dutch diplomat
 * Karol Bučko (fl. 1951–1972), Slovak football coach
 * Karol-Ann Canuel (born 1988), Canadian racing cyclist,
 * Karol Cariola (born 1987), Chilean midwife
 * Karol Castillo (1989–2013), Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Karol Chmiel (1911–1951), Polish military officer
 * Karol Chodura (1921–2001), Polish cinematographer
 * Karol Csányi (born 1991), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol Danielak (born 1991), Polish footballer
 * Karol Dejna (1911–2004), Polish linguist
 * Karol Divín (1936–2022), Hungarian figure skater
 * Karol Dobay (1928–1982), Slovak footballer
 * Karol Dobiaš (born 1947), Slovak football player and coach
 * Karol Domagalski (born 1989), Polish racing cyclist
 * Karol John Drewienkiewicz (fl. 1966–2001), British Army Major General
 * Karol Drzewiecki (born 1995), Polish tennis player
 * Karl (Karol) Duldig (1902–1986), Austrian-Australian sculptor
 * Karol Durski-Trzaska (1849–1935), Austro-Hungarian and Polish Army officer
 * Karol d'Abancourt de Franqueville (soldier) (1811–1849), Polish soldier
 * Karol d'Abancourt de Franqueville (lawyer) (1851–1913), Polish politician
 * Karol Estreicher (junior) (1906–1984), Polish historian of art, writer and bibliographer
 * Karol Estreicher (senior) (1827–1908), Polish historian, literary critic and bibliographer
 * Karol Fageros (1934–1988), American tennis player
 * Karol Fila (born 1998), Polish footballer
 * Karol Foltán (born 1959), Slovak ice dancer
 * Karol Fryzowicz (born 1991), Polish footballer
 * Karol Galba (1921–2009), Slovak football official
 * Karol Gregorek (born 1983), Polish footballer
 * Karol Grossmann (1864–1929), Slovenian film maker
 * Karol Gruszecki (born 1989), Polish basketball player
 * Karol Grycz-Śmiłowski (1885–1959), Polish Lutheran priest
 * Karol Gwóźdź (born 1987), Polish poet, musician, DJ, composer and music producer
 * Karol Hanke (1903–1964), Polish footballer
 * Karol Hiller (1891–1939), Polish artist
 * Karol Hławiczka (1894–1976), Polish composer, pianist, teacher and Chopinologist
 * Karol Hochberg (1911–1944), Hungarian Holocaust collaborator
 * Karol Hoffmann (born 1989), Polish triple jump athlete
 * Karol Hoffmann (born 1913), Polish triple jump and high jump athlete
 * Karol Boromeusz Hoffman (1798–1875), Polish political writer, historian, lawyer and publisher
 * Karol Hutten-Czapski (1860–1904), Polish philanthropist
 * Karol Ihring (born 1953), Slovak football referee
 * Karol Irzykowski (1873–1944), Polish writer, literary critic, film theoretician, and chess player
 * Karol Itauma (born 2000), Slovak boxer
 * Karol Jabłoński (born 1962) Polish sailor
 * Karol Jakubowicz (died 2013), Polish journalism and communication science academic
 * Karol Jokl (1945–1996), Slovak football player and manager
 * Karol Daniel Kadłubiec (born 1937), Polish ethnographer, folklorist and historian
 * Karol Karlík (born 1986), Slovak footballer
 * Karol Karski (born 1966), Polish politician
 * Karol Kennedy (1932–2004), American figure skater
 * Karol Kisel (born 1977), Slovak footballer
 * Karol Kłos (born 1989), Polish volleyball player
 * Karol Kmetko (1875–1948), Slovak Roman Catholic Bishop
 * Karol Kniaziewicz (1762–1842), Polish general and activist
 * Karol Korím (born 1993), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol Kossok (1907–1946), Polish footballer
 * Karol Kostrubała (born 1988), Polish footballer
 * Karol Kot (1946–1968), Polish serial killer
 * Karol Kozun (born 1982), Polish Paralympian throwing athlete
 * Karol Križan (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol Józef Krótki (1922–2007), Polish demographer
 * Karol Kučera (born 1974), Slovak tennis player
 * Karol Kulisz (1873–1940), Polish Lutheran pastor
 * Karol Kurpiński (1785–1857), Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue
 * Karol Kuryluk (1910–1967), Polish journalist, editor, activist, politician and diplomat
 * Karol Kuzmány (1806 –1866), Slovak Lutheran pastor, writer, and theologian
 * Karol Lanckoroński (1848–1933), Polish writer, art collector, and historian
 * Karol Gwido Langer (1894–1948), Polish army officer
 * Karol Langner (1843–1912), Polish priest
 * Karol Łazar (born 1976), Polish rower
 * Karol Libelt (1807–1875), Polish philosopher, writer, activist, social worker and politician
 * Karol Linetty (born 1995), Polish footballer
 * Karol Lipinski (1790–1861), Polish violinist and composer
 * Karol Ignacy Lorinser (1796–1853), Austrian physician
 * Karol Lucero (born 1987), Chilean radio personality and television host
 * Karol Mackiewicz (born 1992), Polish footballer
 * Karol Madaj (born 1980), Polish board game designer
 * Karol Maleczyński (1897–1968), Polish historian
 * Karol Mannion, Gaelic footballer
 * Karol Marcinkowski (1800–1846), a Polish physician and social activist
 * Karol Marko (born 1966), Slovak football manager and player
 * Karol Martesko-Fenster (born 1961), American innovator and entrepreneur
 * Karol Mason, American attorney, government appointee, and academic administrator
 * Karol Mets (born 1993), Estonian footballer
 * Karol Mészáros (born 1993), Slovak footballer
 * Karol Meyer, nickname of Karoline Mariechen Meyer (born 1968), Brazilian free-diver
 * Karol Mikloš (born 1972), Slovak recording artist
 * Karol Miklosz (1915–2003), Ukrainian footballer
 * Karol Mikrut (born 1992), Polish luger
 * Karol Mikuli (1821–1897), Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher
 * Karol Modzelewski (1937–2019), Polish historian, writer, politician and academic
 * Karol Mondek (born 1991), Slovak footballer
 * Karol Myśliwiec (born 1943), Polish egyptologist
 * Karol Niemczycki (born 1999), Polish footballer
 * Karol Niemira (1881–1965), Polish Roman Catholic priest
 * Karol Olszewski (1846–1915), Polish chemist, mathematician and physicist
 * Karol Pavelka (born 1983), Slovak football
 * Karol Pawlica (1884–1970), Polish patriot
 * Karol Pecze (born 1946), Slovak football manager
 * Karol Piątek (born 1982), Polish footballer
 * Karol Piegza (1899–1988), Polish teacher, writer, folklorist, photographer, and painter
 * Karol Piltz (1903–1939), Polish chess master
 * Karol Pniak (1910–1980), Polish flying ace
 * Karol Podczaszyński (1790–1860), Polish architect
 * Karol Pollak (1859–1928), Polish electrotechnician, inventor and businessman
 * Karol Popiel (1887–1977), Polish politician
 * Karol Marian Pospieszalski (1909–2007), Polish lawyer and historian
 * Karol Praženica (born 1970), Slovak football player and manager
 * Karol Dominik Przezdziecki (1782–1832), Polish count
 * Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł (1669–1719), Polish nobleman
 * Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł (1734–1790) a Polish prince
 * Karol Radziwonowicz (born 1958), Polish pianist
 * Karol Rathaus (1895–1954) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish composer
 * Karol Robak (born 1997), Polish taekwondo athlete
 * Karol Rómmel (1888–1967), Polish military officer, sportsman and horse rider
 * Karol G. Ross (born 1952), American scientist
 * Karol Hubert Rostworowski (1877–1938), Polish playwright, poet and musician
 * Karol Rotner, Israeli footballer
 * Karol Rovelto (born 1969), American high jumper
 * Karol Rusznyák (born 1967), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol Rzepecki (1865–1931), Polish bookseller, editor, and activist
 * Karol Sabath (1963–2007), Polish biologist, paleontologist and paleoartist
 * Karol Sakr (born 1969), Lebanese singer
 * Karol Schayer (1900–1971), Polish architect and soldier
 * Karol Semik (born 1953), Polish educator
 * Karol Sevilla, professional name of Karol Itzitery Piña Cisneros (born 1999), Mexican singer and actress
 * Karol Sidon (born 1942), Czech rabbi, writer and playwright
 * Karol Sidor (1901–1953), Slovak nationalist politician
 * Karol Sikora (born 1948), British oncology physician
 * Karol Skórkowski (1768–1851), Polish bishop
 * Karol Skowerski (born 1984), Polish pool player
 * Karol Śliwka (1894–1943), Polish politician
 * Karol Sloboda (born 1983), Slovak ice hockey player
 * Karol Šmidke (1897–1952), Slovak politician
 * Karol Herman Stępień (1910–1943), Polish Roman Catholic martyr
 * Karol Stopa (born 1948) Polish sports journalist, commentator and tennis player
 * Karol Stryja (1915–1998), Polish conductor and teacher
 * Karol Stuchlák (born 1990), Slovak luger
 * Karol Świderski (born 1997), Polish footballer
 * Karol Świerczewski (1897–1947), Polish Soviet military officer and general
 * Karol Świtalski (1902–1993), Polish Lutheran priest and military chaplain
 * Karol Juliusz Sym, known as Igo Sym (1896–1941), Polish actor
 * Karol Szajnocha (1818–1868), Polish writer, historian, and activist
 * Karol Szenajch (1907–2001), Polish ice hockey player
 * Karol Szreter (1898–1933), Polish classical pianist
 * Karol Szwedowski (1889–1941), Polish builder
 * Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937), Polish pianist and composer
 * Karol Szymański (born 1993), Polish footballer
 * Karol Tarło (1639–1702), Polish politician
 * Karol Tchorek (1904–1985), Polish sculptor, art dealer and collector
 * Karol Telbizov (1915–1994), Bulgarian lawyer, journalist and editor
 * Karol Točík (1890–1960), Slovak Roman Catholic priest, dean, and historian
 * Karol Chester Tollstam, known as Chet Tollstam (1918–2003), American basketball player
 * Karol Turno (1788–1860), Polish Brigadier General
 * Karol Ferdynand Vasa (1613–1655), Polish noblemansza
 * Karol Wedel (1813–1902), German confectioner
 * Karol Wight, American museum administrator
 * Karol D. Witkowski (1860–1910), a Polish artist
 * Karol Wolfram (1899–1965), Polish Evangelical priest and professor
 * Karol Józef Wojtyła, birth name of Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), Polish head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State
 * Karol Fryderyk Woyda (1771–1845), Polish politician
 * Karol Ząbik (born 1986), Polish speedway rider
 * Karol Zachar (1918–2003), Slovak director, actor, art director, costume designer and pedagogue
 * Karol Zając (1913–1965), Polish alpine skier
 * Karol Zalewski (born 1993), Polish sprint athlete
 * Karol Zaremba (1846–1897), Polish architect
 * Karol Wiktor Zawodziński, who used the pseudonym Karol de Johne (1890–1949), Polish literary critic, theoretist and historian of literature
 * Karol Ziemski (1895–1974), Polish Army general
 * Karol Zine, Indian television actress
 * Karol Żurek (born 1949), Polish ice hockey player
 * Karol Życzkowski (born 1960), Polish physicist and mathematician

Nickname

 * Karol Conká, birth name Karoline dos Santos Oliveira (born 1987), Brazilian entertainer
 * Karol G, stage name of Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 1991), Colombian singer and songwriter
 * Tina Karol, stage name of Tetyana Hryhorivna Liberman (born 1985), Ukrainian singer

Middle name

 * Józef Karol Konrad Chełmicki (born 1814–1890), Polish military officer
 * Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (c. 1561–1621), Lithuanian military commander
 * Adam Karol Czartoryski, Spanish aristocrat
 * Jan Karol Czolański (died 1664), Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate
 * Jan Karol Dolski (1637–1695), Polish nobleman
 * Jozef Karol Hell, known by his Hungarian name József Károly Hell (1713–1789), Hungarian mining engineer and inventor
 * Juliusz Karol Kunitzer (1843–1905), Polish industrialist, activist, and philanthropist
 * Jerzy Karol Kurnatowski (1874–1934), Polish lawyer, economist, academic, author, politician, public official, and political scientist
 * Józef Karol Lubomirski (1638–1702), a Polish nobleman
 * Jan Karol Opaliński (1642–1695), Polish starost and kasztelan
 * Zygmunt Karol Radziwiłł (1591–1642), Polish-Lithuanian noble
 * Jan Karol Tarło (c. 1593–1645), Polish noble

Surname

 * Davida Karol (1917–2011), Israeli actress
 * Dušan Karol (born 1983), Czech tennis player
 * Erik Karol (born 1963), French singer, author and composer
 * Sanjay Karol (born 1961), Indian judge
 * Tina Karol (born 1985), Ukrainian singer, songwriter actress and TV presenter
 * Yuliya Karol (born 1991), Belarusian middle-distance athlete