Karol (name)

Karol is a Basque, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene 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 and revolutionary activist
• 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 DobiaÅ¡ (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 MikloÅ¡ (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 Nawrocki (born 1983), President of Poland
• 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 Å midke (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 Å»urek (born 1949), Polish ice hockey player
• Karol Å»yczkowski (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
• DuÅ¡an 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

See also

• Carol (given name)
• Karel (given name)
• Karl (given name)
• Karlo (name)
• Karo (name)
• Karola
• Karole
• Karoli (name)
• Karolj
• Károly
• Karon (name)
• Karyl

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