Poul

Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include:

People

 * Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer
 * Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer
 * Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish football player and manager
 * Poul Bang (1905–1967), Danish filmmaker
 * Poul Anker Bech (1942–2009), Danish painter
 * Poul Bjerre (1876–1964), Swedish psychiatrist
 * Poul Borum (1934–1996), Danish writer
 * Poul Bundgaard (1922–1998), Danish actor
 * Poul Simon Christiansen (1855–1933), Danish painter
 * Poul Skytte Christoffersen (born 1946), Danish diplomat
 * Poul Elming (born 1949), Danish opera singer
 * Poul Glargaard (1942–2011), Danish actor
 * Poul Hansen (1913–1966), Danish politician
 * Poul Hartling (1914–2000), Danish politician and Prime Minister
 * Poul Heegaard (1871–1948), Danish mathematician
 * Poul Henningsen (1894–1967), Danish writer and architect
 * Poul Richard Høj Jensen (born 1944), Danish sailor
 * Poul Christian Holst (1776–1863), Norwegian politician
 * Poul Hultberg (1920–2016), Danish architect
 * Poul Hübertz (born 1976), Danish football player
 * Poul Ove Jensen (born 1937), Danish architect
 * Poul S. Jessen, Danish-American optical physicist
 * Poul Jessen (1926-2015), Danish gymnast
 * Poul F. Joensen (1898–1970), Faroese poet
 * Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980), Danish designer
 * Poul Krebs (born 1956), Danish musician
 * Poul la Cour (1846–1908), Danish scientist
 * Poul Lange (born 1956), Danish artist
 * Poul Martin Møller (1794–1838), Danish writer
 * Poul Michelsen (born 1944), Faroese politician
 * Poul Müller (1909–1979), Danish actor
 * Poul Nesgaard (born 1952), Danish television producer
 * Poul Nielsen (1891–1962), Danish football player
 * Poul Nielson (born 1943), Danish politician
 * Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), Danish politician and Prime Minister
 * Poul Popiel (born 1943), Danish ice hockey player
 * Poul H. Poulsen (1947–1999), Danish designer
 * Poul Reichhardt (1913–1985), Danish actor
 * Poul Ruders (born 1949), Danish composer
 * Poul Schierbeck (1888–1949), Danish composer
 * Poul Schlüter (1929–2021), Danish politician and Prime Minister
 * Poul Sørensen, multiple persons
 * Poul Christian Stemann (1764–1855), Danish politician
 * Poul Thomsen (1922–1988), Danish actor
 * Poul Erik Tøjner (born 1959), Danish museum director
 * Poul Vad (1927–2003), Danish writer and art historian
 * Poul Volther (1923–2001), Danish furniture designer
 * Poul Weber (born 1949), Danish politician