# Poul

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| related names = [Paul](/source/Paul_(name))<br>[Povl](/source/Povl)
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'''Poul''' is a [Danish](/source/Danish_language) masculine [given name](/source/given_name). It is the Danish cognate of the name [Paul](/source/Paul_(name)). Notable people with the name include:

==People==
*[Poul Andersen](/source/Poul_Andersen_(resistance_member)) (1922–2006), Danish printer 
*[Poul Anderson](/source/Poul_Anderson) (1926–2001), American writer
*[Poul Erik Andreasen](/source/Poul_Erik_Andreasen) (born 1949), Danish football player and manager
*[Poul Bang](/source/Poul_Bang) (1905–1967), Danish filmmaker
*[Poul Bassett](/source/Poul_Bassett) (born 1928), Canadian soccer player
*[Poul Anker Bech](/source/Poul_Anker_Bech) (1942–2009), Danish painter	
*[Poul Bjerre](/source/Poul_Bjerre) (1876–1964), Swedish psychiatrist 
*[Poul Borum](/source/Poul_Borum) (1934–1996), Danish writer
*[Poul Bundgaard](/source/Poul_Bundgaard) (1922–1998), Danish actor
*[Poul Cederquist](/source/Poul_Cederquist) (1916–1993), Danish hammer thrower
*[Poul Simon Christiansen](/source/Poul_Simon_Christiansen) (1855–1933), Danish painter 
*[Poul Skytte Christoffersen](/source/Poul_Skytte_Christoffersen) (born 1946), Danish diplomat
*[Poul Elming](/source/Poul_Elming) (born 1949), Danish opera singer
*[Poul Glargaard](/source/Poul_Glargaard) (1942–2011), Danish actor
*[Poul Hansen](/source/Poul_Hansen) (1913–1966), Danish politician
*[Poul Hartling](/source/Poul_Hartling) (1914–2000), Danish politician and Prime Minister
*[Poul Heegaard](/source/Poul_Heegaard) (1871–1948), Danish mathematician
*[Poul Henningsen](/source/Poul_Henningsen) (1894–1967), Danish writer and architect
*[Poul Richard Høj Jensen](/source/Poul_Richard_H%C3%B8j_Jensen) (born 1944), Danish sailor
*[Poul Christian Holst](/source/Poul_Christian_Holst) (1776–1863), Norwegian politician
*[Poul Hultberg](/source/Poul_Hultberg) (1920–2016), Danish architect
*[Poul Hübertz](/source/Poul_H%C3%BCbertz) (born 1976), Danish football player
*[Poul Ove Jensen](/source/Poul_Ove_Jensen) (born 1937), Danish architect
*[Poul S. Jessen](/source/Poul_S._Jessen), Danish-American optical physicist
*[Poul Jessen](/source/Poul_Jessen_(gymnast)) (1926–2015), Danish gymnast
*[Poul F. Joensen](/source/Poul_F._Joensen) (1898–1970), Faroese poet
*[Poul Kjærholm](/source/Poul_Kj%C3%A6rholm) (1929–1980), Danish designer
*[Poul Krebs](/source/Poul_Krebs) (born 1956), Danish musician
*[Poul la Cour](/source/Poul_la_Cour) (1846–1908), Danish scientist
*[Poul Lange](/source/Poul_Lange) (born 1956), Danish artist
*[Poul Martin Møller](/source/Poul_Martin_M%C3%B8ller) (1794–1838), Danish writer
*[Poul Michelsen](/source/Poul_Michelsen) (born 1944), Faroese politician
*[Poul Müller](/source/Poul_M%C3%BCller) (1909–1979), Danish actor
*[Poul Nesgaard](/source/Poul_Nesgaard) (born 1952), Danish television producer
*[Poul Nielsen](/source/Poul_Nielsen) (1891–1962), Danish football player
*[Poul Nielson](/source/Poul_Nielson) (born 1943), Danish politician
*[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen](/source/Poul_Nyrup_Rasmussen) (born 1943), Danish politician and Prime Minister
*[Poul Popiel](/source/Poul_Popiel) (born 1943), Danish ice hockey player
*[Poul H. Poulsen](/source/Poul_H._Poulsen) (1947–1999), Danish designer
*[Poul Reichhardt](/source/Poul_Reichhardt) (1913–1985), Danish actor
*[Poul Ruders](/source/Poul_Ruders) (born 1949), Danish composer
*[Poul Schierbeck](/source/Poul_Schierbeck) (1888–1949), Danish composer 
*[Poul Schlüter](/source/Poul_Schl%C3%BCter) (1929–2021), Danish politician and Prime Minister
*[Poul Sørensen](/source/Poul_S%C3%B8rensen_(disambiguation)), multiple persons
*[Poul Christian Stemann](/source/Poul_Christian_Stemann) (1764–1855), Danish politician
*[Poul Schiang](/source/Poul_Schiang) (1904–1981), Danish sprinter
*[Poul Svendsen](/source/Poul_Svendsen) (1927–2024), Danish rower
*[Poul Thomsen](/source/Poul_Thomsen) (1922–1988), Danish actor
*[Poul Erik Tøjner](/source/Poul_Erik_T%C3%B8jner) (born 1959), Danish museum director 
*[Poul Vad](/source/Poul_Vad) (1927–2003), Danish writer and art historian 
*[Poul Volther](/source/Poul_Volther) (1923–2001), Danish furniture designer
*[Poul Weber](/source/Poul_Weber) (born 1949), Danish politician

==See also==
*[Poul Creek Formation](/source/Poul_Creek_Formation), Alaska
*[Paul (name)](/source/Paul_(name))
*[Povl](/source/Povl)

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Category:Danish masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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