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. 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