Avril is used as a given name and a surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most often occurs in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Avril Anderson
Avril Anderson (born 10 June 1953) is an English people, English music educator and composer.
Biography
Avril Anderson was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England. In 1972 she entered the Royal College of Music where she studied with Humphrey Searl ...
(born 1953), English music educator and composer
* Avril Angers (1918–2005), English comedian
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, Canadian broadcaster
* Avril Bowring (born 1942), English sprinter
* Kim Campbell (born 1947), Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's first female Prime Minister
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(1903–1998), English pianist, conductor, and composer
* Avril Dankworth (1922–2013), English music educator
* Avril de Sainte-Croix (1855–1939), French author, journalist, feminist, and pacifist
* Avril Doyle (born 1949), Irish politician
* Avril Elgar (1932–2021), English stage-, radio-, and television actress
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Avril Fahey
Avril Fahey (born 24 June 1974) is a former Australian cricket player.
Fahey first played for the Western Australian women's cricket team in the 1992–93 cricket season. She played for Western Australia between 1992 and 2012. She played 164 d ...
(born 1974), French electro-ambient musician
* Avril Haines (born 1969), American lawyer, first female
Director of National Intelligence
The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Commu ...
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...
(born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Avril Lennox
Avril Lennox (born 26 April 1956) is a British gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Early life
She lived on Curzon Avenue in Birstall. She attended Stonehill High School until the age of 14, then Lon ...
(born 1956), British gymnast
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Avril Lovelace-Johnson
Avril Lovelace-Johnson is a Ghanaian judge. She was nominated for the position of a Supreme Court of Ghana judge in November 2019 and received parliamentary approval in December 2019. She was sworn in on 17 December 2019. She has been on the ben ...
, Ghanaian jurist
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Avril Malan
Avril Stefan Malan (born 9 April 1937) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career
Malan completed school at the age of sixteen, after which he furthered his studies at Stellenbosch University. He made his senior provincial de ...
(born 1937), South African rugby union player
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Avril Palmer-Baunack
Avril Palmer-Baunack (born April 1964) is the chief executive of British Car Auctions, which auctions around 750,000 used cars in the United Kingdom every year. She is the former chairman of Stobart Group
Esken Limited (), formerly Stobart ...
(born 1964), British businesswoman
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Avril Phali
Avril Phali (born 17 August 1978) is a South African professional footballer who plays for Jomo Cosmos, as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Phali has played for Sebokeng Black Rhinos, Vaal Ambassadors, Jomo Cosmos and Orlando Pirates. After Cosmos we ...
(born 1978), South African football player
* Avril Pyman (born 1930), British scholar and Russian literature translator
* Avril (singer) (born 1986), Kenyan singer-songwriter, actress, and entertainer
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Avril Starling
Avril Moira Starling (born 19 April 1953) is an English former cricketer who played as a medium pace bowler. She appeared in 11 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for England between 1982 and 1986. She played domestic cricket for Lanc ...
(born 1953), English cricketer
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Avril Walker
Avril Walker (born 8 May 1954) is a British luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an internati ...
(born 1954), British luger
* Avril Williams (born 1961), South African rugby player
Surname
* Cliff Avril (born 1986), American football player
* Édouard-Henri Avril or his pseudonym Paul Avril (1849–1928), French painter
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(1748–1791), French furniture designer
* Jacky Avril (born 1964), French slalom canoer
* Jane Avril (1868–1943), French dancer
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Margaux Avril
Margaux Avril (born in Paris, France, on 8 April 1991) is a French singer. She is signed to the French AZ label.Philippe Avril (1654–1698?), French explorer
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Prosper Avril
Matthieu Prosper Avril (born December 12, 1937) is a Haitian political figure who was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. A trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lt. Gen. Avril led the Se ...
(born 1937), Haitian politician
* Yola d'Avril (1906–1984), American actress
Fictional characters
* Avril Hodgkins, a character from the educational TV series '' How We Used to Live''
* Avril Kent, character on ''Emmerdale''
* Avril Incandenza, mother of protagonist Hal Incandenza in the novel '' Infinite Jest'' by David Foster Wallace
April (given name)
April is a feminine given name taken from the month of the same name. It was the most popular month name given to girls in the United States between 1960 and 2000. It was most well used in the Southern United States, where the spring season begi ...
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April (surname)
April is the surname of:
People
* Bobby April (born 1953), American National Football League coach
* Bobby April III, American football coach, son of the above
* Brendon April (born 1993), South African rugby union player
* Ernest April, America ...
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Averell Averell may refer to:
Surname
* Adam Averell (1754–1847), Irish primitive Wesleyan clergyman
* B. J. Averell (born 1979), Harvard graduate and reality show contestant
* Bobby Averell (born 1947), Northern Irish footballer
* Jim Averell (18 ...
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Averill (disambiguation) Averill can refer to: People
* Alan Averill, Irish musician
*Alfred Averill (1865–1957), 5th Anglican Bishop of Auckland
* Earl Averill (1902–1983), American Major League Baseball player
*John T. Averill (1825–1889), American Civil War office ...