Errol may refer to:

People with the given name

Errol Barnett Errol Barnett (born 3 April 1983) is a United Kingdom, British-born American news anchor, anchor and national correspondent for CBS News based in New York City after covering the Trump administration for three years while based in Washington D.C ...

(born 1983), anchor and correspondent for CBS News *

Errol Barrow Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat vete ...

(1920–1987), first Prime Minister of Barbados *

Errol Brown Lester Errol Brown MBE (12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contributi ...

(1943–2015), British-Jamaican songwriter, lead singer of Hot Chocolate *

Errol Étienne Errol Herbert Russel Étienne (1941–2011) was an artist in many media including watercolor, oil paint, oil and acrylic painting. His watercolors can be found in museums, travelling exhibitions as well as in private collections. Much of his br ...

(born 1941), prominent Scottish artist *

Errol Fuller Errol Fuller (born 19 June 1947) is an English writer and artist who lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, grew up in South London, and was educated at Addey and Stanhope School. He is the author of a series of bo ...

(born 1947), English author on extinct animals *

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

(1909–1959), Australian-American film actor in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s ** "Errol" (song), a 1981 song in honour of Flynn, on rock band Australian Crawl's album ''Sirocco'' *

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first rec ...

(1921–1971), American jazz pianist and composer of "Misty" *

Errol Gulden Errol Gulden (born 18 July 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 32nd draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft. Early life Gulden w ...

(born 2002), Australian rules footballer (

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...

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Errol John Errol John (20 December 1924 – 10 July 1988) was a Trinidad and Tobago actor and playwright who emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1951. Biography Early years in Trinidad John was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 20 December 1924, the ...

(1924–1988), Trinidadian actor and playwright *

Errol Le Cain Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941 – 3 January 1989) was a British animator and children's book illustrator. In 1984 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for "distinguished illustration in a book for children" for ''Hiawatha's Childho ...

(1941–1989), British animator and illustrator *

Errol Lloyd Errol Lloyd (born 1943)"Errol Lloyd. Born 1943 in Jamaica"

(born 1943), Jamaican-born artist and writer *
Errol Mann Errol Denis Mann (June 27, 1941 – April 11, 2013) was an American football placekicker. He played in the National Football League from 1968 to 1978, and was a member of the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl XI winning team. When attempting kicks, M ...
(1941–2013), former American NFL placekicker, 1968–1978 *
Errol Morris Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American film director known for documentaries that interrogate the epistemology of its subjects. In 2003, his documentary film '' The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara ...
(born 1948), American filmmaker and writer *
Errol Musk Errol Musk (born 1946) is a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, sailor, consultant, and property developer who was once a co-owner of a Zambian emerald mine near Lake Tanganyika. He is the father of business magnate and billionaire ...
(born 1946), South African engineer and father of
Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The Bori ...
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Errol Sawyer Errol Stanley Sawyer (August 8, 1943 – December 24, 2020) was an American photographer who lived and worked the last twenty two years of his life in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Early life Sawyer was born in Miami, Florida, to parents Robert ...
(1943–2020), American photographer *
Errol Spence Jr. Errol Spence Jr. (born March 3, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He is currently a unified welterweight world champion, having held the IBF title since May 2017, the WBC title since September 2019, and the WBA (Super) since April 2022. ...
(born 1990), American professional boxer and world champion *
Errol James Livingston Taber Errol James Livingston Taber (November 29, 1877 – February 6, 1947)"Justice Taber Dies Suddenly In Reno Today", ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (February 6, 1947), p. 20. was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1935 until his death in 1947. B ...
(1877–1947), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *
Errol Tobias Errol George Tobias (born 18 March 1950) is a former South African rugby union footballer, and the first player of colour to play in a test match for the South African national side. He gained six caps between 1981 and 1984 when the country was ...
(born 1950), South African rugby union player *
Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former Glo ...
(born 1986), Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer

Fictional characters
* Errol (''Harry Potter''), the Weasley family's owl in the fictional ''Harry Potter'' series *Errol, a swamp dragon in the Discworld novel ''
Guards! Guards! ''Guards! Guards!'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the ''Discworld'' series, first published in 1989. It is the first novel about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. The first ''Discworld'' point-and-click adventur ...
'' *Errol, a character in the film '' Snatch'' *Errol, a character in the ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' episode "Love is a Many Splintered Thing" *Errol (originally spelt as Erol), an antagonist in ''
Jak II ''Jak II'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. It is the second game of the ''Jak and Daxter'' series and it is both a sequel and a prequel to '' ...
'' and the main antagonist in ''
Jak 3 ''Jak 3'' is a 2004 action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game is the sequel to ''Jak II'', the third game in the series and serves as the conclusion of the t ...
'' *Errol the Hamster, a British puppet that is often seen in many productions featuring ''
Roland Rat Roland Rat is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously designed and operated Mooncat, a puppet in the Children's ITV television programme '' Get Up and Go!'' Claridge work ...
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Places
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Errol, Perth and Kinross Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie. It lies just north of the River Tay. The 2016 population of Errol was estimated to be 1,5 ...
, a village in Scotland *
Errol, New Hampshire Errol is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 298 at the 2020 census. It is located north of the White Mountains along Route 16 at its intersection of Route 26. It has a municipal airport with a single, unpav ...
, a town in the United States

Other uses
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Errol (album) ''Errol'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Haleek Maul. It was released on Lex Records on February 28, 2020. The album is named for and dedicated to his late grandfather. He said: "With this project I'm working throu ...
, an album by American rapper Haleek Maul

See also
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Erroll Erroll is an English male given name or surname that is synonymous to Earl. Notable people with the name include: *Earl of Erroll, Scottish title * Erroll M. Brown (born 1950), first USCG African-American admiral *Erroll Collins (1906–1991), Brit ...
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Earl (given name) Earl is a popular North American given name meaning "warrior" or "nobleman" (originally "earl" was cognate to the Germanic title of ''Jarl'', meaning a warrior-king). The name was sometimes used among servants of actual nobiliary earls, and insta ...
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Earle (given name) Earle is an English given name, and may refer to: * Earle Bergey (1901–1952), American illustrator * Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet; recipient of the Governor General's Award for Literature * Earle Brown (1926–2002), American compos ...
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Erol Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people: Given name * Erol Alkan (born 1974), Turkish Cypriot DJ, artist and record producer * Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Erol Bek ...
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