Poul is a

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. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to:

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 Poul Anker Bech (13 April 1942 – 7 October 2009) was a Danish painter. He started painting in the 1960s and studied at The Jutland Academy of Art in Aarhus, 1966–67. He quit his job in 1988 to become a full-time painter. Poul Anker Bech ...

(1942–2009), Danish painter *

Poul Bjerre Poul Carl Bjerre (24 May 1876 – 15 July 1964) was a Swedish psychiatrist who was a native of Gothenburg. In 1907 he succeeded hypnotist Otto Georg Wetterstrand (1845–1907) at the latter's medical practice in Stockholm. He was the brother of ...

(1876–1964), Swedish psychiatrist * Poul Borum (1934–1996), Danish writer *

Poul Bundgaard Poul Arne Bundgaard (27 October 1922 – 3 June 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the ''Olsen-banden'' films. He also appeared in the 1966 spy film '' Strike First Freddy'' as t ...

(1922–1998), Danish actor *

Poul Simon Christiansen Poul Simon Christiansen, frequently referred to as Poul S. Christiansen (20 October 1855, Rolfsted, Funen – 14 November 1933, Copenhagen) was a Danish painter who developed a Colourist style under Kristian Zahrtmann and as a result of his appre ...

(1855–1933), Danish painter *

Poul Skytte Christoffersen Poul Skytte Christoffersen (born 1946) is a Danish diplomat. He holds a degree in Economics. Christoffersen prepared the negotiations on EU enlargement to take in 10 central and eastern European countries in 2004, so that they could be concluded ...

(born 1946), Danish diplomat *

Poul Elming Poul Elming (born 21 July 1949, Ålborg) is a Danish opera singer. He began his career as a baritone; making his professional debut in 1979 as a member of the Jutland Opera in Århus. He then pursued studies at the Juilliard School in New York C ...

(born 1949), Danish opera singer *

Poul Glargaard Poul Glargaard, born Rasmussen (11 April 1942 – 17 October 2011) was a Danish actor. He joined the Aarhus Theater in 1966 and the Aalborg Theater later, entering film in 1968. He has also appeared in numerous TV programmes in Denmark. He ...

(1942–2011), Danish actor *

Poul Hansen Hans Christian Poul Hansen (27 February 1913 – 13 August 1966), simply known as Poul Hansen, was a Danish politician, who served as Defence Minister of Denmark from 1956 to 1962 and Danish Minister of Finance from 1962 to 1965. He represented ...

(1913–1966), Danish politician *

Poul Hartling Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish politician and diplomat. He was leader of Venstre from 1965 to 1977, and served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975. Prior to that, he served as foreign minister from 1968 ...

(1914–2000), Danish politician and Prime Minister *

Poul Heegaard Poul Heegaard (; November 2, 1871, Copenhagen - February 7, 1948, Oslo) was a Danish mathematician active in the field of topology. His 1898 thesis introduced a concept now called the Heegaard splitting of a 3-manifold. Heegaard's ideas allowed hi ...

(1871–1948), Danish mathematician *

Poul Henningsen Poul Henningsen (9 September 1894 – 31 January 1967) was a Danish author, critic, architect, and designer. In Denmark, where he often is referred to simply as PH, he was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the Worl ...

(1894–1967), Danish writer and architect *

Poul Richard Høj Jensen Poul Richard Høj Jensen "PRHJ" (born 2 June 1944) is a Danish sailor, boatbuilder, sailmaker and Olympic champion. PRHJ lives with his wife Sophia alternating in Burnham on Crouch and Freetown, Antigua and Barbuda. Personal life Married with ...

(born 1944), Danish sailor *

Poul Christian Holst Poul Christian Holst (21 January 1776 – 7 August 1863) was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814–1848. Holst led negotiations over debt with Denmark in 1817, after the dissolution of the union between t ...

(1776–1863), Norwegian politician *

Poul Hultberg Poul Erik Eggert Hultberg (27 March 1920, in Tryggelev, Denmark – 25 July 2016, in Gothenburg, Sweden) was a Danish architect, who worked primarily in Gothenburg, Sweden. Hultberg studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen ...

(born 1920), Danish architect *

Poul Hübertz Poul Hübertz (born 21 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He previously played for a number of Danish clubs, including Farum BK, Herfølge BK, AaB, and FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga, an ...

(born 1976), Danish football player *

Poul Ove Jensen Poul Ove Jensen (born 10 March 1937) is a Danish architect. He is the director of the bridge department at Dissing+Weitling. He was responsible for the design of over 200 bridges in 30 countries. Biography Poul Ove Jensen was born on 10 March 1937 ...

(born 1937), Danish architect *

Poul S. Jessen Poul S. Jessen holds the position of Professor of Optical Sciences with a joint appointment in Physics at the University of Arizona. He is a founding member of the Center for Quantum Information and Control. He has done experimental research ...

, Danish-American optical physicist * Poul Jessen (1926-2015), Danish gymnast *

Poul F. Joensen Poul Frederik Joensen (best known as Poul F.) (18 November 1898 in Sumba – 27 June 1970 in Froðba) was a Faroese poet and writer. He is best known for his poems, both the satirical ones and his love poems. He worked as a school teacher for so ...

(1898–1970), Faroese poet * Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980), Danish designer *

Poul Krebs Poul Krebs (born 28 May 1956 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish pop/rock singer, songwriter and musician. He has released 23 albums and compilations, several topping the Danish Albums Chart. Krebs grew up in Aarhus and was in his youth a talented h ...

(born 1956), Danish musician *

Poul la Cour Poul la Cour (13 April 1846 – 24 April 1908) was a Danish scientist, inventor and educationalist. Today la Cour is especially recognized for his early work on wind power, both experimental work on aerodynamics and practical implementation of wi ...

(1846–1908), Danish scientist * Poul Lange (born 1956), Danish artist *

Poul Martin Møller Poul Martin Møller (21 March 1794 – 13 March 1838) was a Danish academic, writer, and poet. During his lifetime, he gained renown in Denmark for his poetry. After his death, his posthumously published fiction and philosophical writings were wel ...

(1794–1838), Danish writer *

Poul Michelsen Poul Johan Sundberg Michelsen (born 22 July 1944 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese business man and former politician. He was the leader of Progress (Framsókn), which he and others established in 2011. Before the establishment of Progress, he was a mem ...

(born 1944), Faroese politician * Poul Müller (1909–1979), Danish actor *

Poul Nesgaard Poul Nesgaard (born 19 June 1952) is a Danish journalist, television producer and art administrator, currently director of the National Film School of Denmark. Biography Nesgaard started working for national Danish broadcaster DR and over the fol ...

(born 1952), Danish television producer *

Poul Nielsen Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (25 December 1891 – 9 August 1962) was a Danish footballer who is the joint all-time best goalscorer for the Denmark national team with 52 goals in 38 matches. Nielsen won a silver medal with the national team at ...

(1891–1962), Danish football player * Poul Nielson (born 1943), Danish politician * Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (born 1943), Danish politician and Prime Minister *

Poul Popiel Poul Peter Popiel (born February 28, 1943) is a Danish-American former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA), and also served as a head coach in the minor leagues. Fol ...

(born 1943), Danish ice hockey player * Poul H. Poulsen (1947–1999), Danish designer * Poul Reichhardt (1913–1985), Danish actor *

Poul Ruders Poul Ruders (born 27 March 1949) is a Danish composer. Life Born in Ringsted, Ruders trained as an organist, and studied orchestration with Karl Aage Rasmussen. Ruders's first compositions date from the mid-1960s. Ruders regards his own compositi ...

(born 1949), Danish composer *

Poul Schierbeck Poul Schierbeck (8 June 1888 – 9 February 1949) was a Danish composer and organist. He was a pupil of Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub. From 1931 he taught composition and instrumentation at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. His pupils include ...

(1888–1949), Danish composer *

Poul Schlüter Poul Holmskov Schlüter (; 3 April 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first ...

(1929–2021), Danish politician and Prime Minister * Poul Christian Stemann (1764–1855), Danish politician * Poul Thomsen (1922–1988), Danish actor *

Poul Erik Tøjner Poul Erik Tøjner (born 25 February 1959) is a Danish museum director and art critic. Since 2000 he has been director of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. Biography Tøjner studied philosophy (1981) and Nordic philology (19 ...

(born 1959), Danish museum director *

Poul Volther Poul M. Volther (2 January 1923 – 23 January 2001) was a Danish furniture designer who is remembered above all for his iconic Corona Chair. He succeeded Børge Mogensen as artistic director of FDB Møbler in 1950. Early life First trained ...

(1923–2001), Danish furniture designer *

Poul Weber Poul Weber (born 30 December 1949) is a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party '' Venstre''. He served as the last County Mayor of Funen County. As from 1 January 2007, Funen forms part of Region Syddanmark. Weber became County Mayor af ...

(born 1949), Danish politician

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