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 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 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 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

See also

• Poul Creek Formation, Alaska
• Paul (name)
• Povl