Athol is a masculine
given name
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People with the name include:
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Athol Cooper
Athol Scott Cooper (24 October 1892 – 21 December 1970) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born in London to clothier Charles Henry Cooper and Mary Esther Scott. He migrated to Australia around 1910 and served with the Aust ...
(1892–1970), English-born Australian politician
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Joe Earl
Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals.
Earl was born in 1952 in Christchurch and grew up on a farm in Hawarden in North Canterbury. He received his education at St. Andrew's Colle ...
(born 1952 as Athol Earl), New Zealand former rower
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Athol Fugard (born 1932), South African playwright
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Athol Gill
William Athol Gill (1937–1992), often known as ''Athol Gill'' or Dr. Athol Gill, was an influential Australian theologian and one of the leaders of the Australian radical discipleship movement.
Education
Gill attended the NSW Baptist Theologica ...
(1937–1992), Australian theologian
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Athol Guy (born 1940), member of Australian pop group The Seekers
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Athol Hodgetts (born 1951), former Australian rules football player and administrator
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Athol Johnson (born 1915), Australian lawn bowler
* Athol Layton (1921–1984), ring name
Lord Athol Layton
Allan Layton (August 20, 1919 – January 18, 1984) known by his ring name Lord Athol Layton, was an English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer, and professional wrestling commentator, best remembered as being a major wrestling att ...
, English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer and professional wrestling commentator
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Athol Meech (1907–1981), Canadian rower
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Athol Meyer (1940–1998), Australian journalist and politician
* Athelstane
Athol Milne
Athelstane "Athol" Milne (10 December 1889 – 19 September 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules f ...
(1889–1946), Australian rules footballer
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Athol Murray (1892–1975), Canadian priest and educator, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as a builder
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Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer
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Athol Shephard (1920–2006), Australian cricketer
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Athol Shmith
Louis Athol Shmith (19 August 1914 – 21 October 1990) was an Australian studio portrait and fashion photographer and photography educator in his home city of Melbourne, Australia. He contributed to the promotion of international photograph ...
(1914–1990), Australian photographer and photography educator
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Athol Smith
Athol William Smith (1913–1953) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A Queensland and Country New South Wales representative forward, he played club football in Sydney for Western Suburbs and ...
(1915–1980), Australian rugby league footballer
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Athol Sharp (1894–1969), Australian rules footballer
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Athol Trollip
Roland Athol Price Trollip (born 12 March 1964) is a South African politician and provincial chairman of ActionSA in the Eastern Cape. He was previously a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA), serving as the Federal Chairperson of the DA from ...
(born 1964), South African politician
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Athol Tymms (1886–1949), Australian rules footballer
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Athol Webb (born 1935), former Australian rules footballer
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Athol Whimp (1961–2012) was a New Zealand mountaineer and rock climber
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Athol Williams
Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is a South African poet, social philosopher and public intellectual based at Oxford University.
Life
Williams was born in Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in Mitchells Plain, the coloured t ...
(born 1970), South African poet and social philosopher
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