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Poul
Gender	Male
Language	Danish
Origin
Region of origin	Denmark
Other names
Related names	Paul; Povl

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 Bassett (born 1928), Canadian soccer player
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 Cederquist (1916–1993), Danish hammer thrower
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 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 Schiang (1904–1981), Danish sprinter
Poul Svendsen (1927–2024), Danish rower
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

People

See also