Páll is a name primarily of Icelandic and Faroese origins. Notable people with the name include: *

Páll Bálkason Páll, son of Bálki, or Paal Baalkeson, was a 13th-century Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black, king of Mann and the Isles. He was long remembered in Gaelic tradition and is traditionally the progenitor of certain families with ro ...

(died 1231), Hebridean lord who was an ally of Olaf the Black *

Páll Gíslason Páll Gíslason (3 October 1924 – 1 January 2011) was an Icelandic medical practitioner in Reykjavik and a pioneer in vascular surgery in Iceland. Outside of his medical career, he served as the Chief Scout of the Bandalag íslenskra skáta, t ...

(1924–2004), Icelandic medical practitioner and scout *

Páll Guðlaugsson Páll Guðlaugsson (born 9 September 1958) is an Icelandic former footballer and current football coach. He was the coach of the Faroe Islands in his 1–0 victory against Austria, in his first official match. He is currently the coach of B68 Tof ...

(born 1958), Icelandic football player and coach *

Páll Guðmundsson Páll Guðmundsson (; born 1959 in Húsafell in the west of Iceland, where he still lives) is a sculptor and artist. He has done part of his studies at the University of Fine Arts in Cologne, Germany. Mostly, he sculptures faces of people out ...

(born 1959), Icelandic sculptor and artist *

Páll Mohr Joensen Páll Mohr Joensen is a Faroese people, Faroese footballer who plays for Havnar Bóltfelag, HB Tórshavn. In 2005, he joined NSÍ Runavík on loan until the end of the season. In the following season HB were expelled from the Faroe Islands Cup b ...

(born 1986), Faroese footballer *

Páll Jónsson Páll Jónsson (1155 – November 29, 1211; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the seventh bishop of Iceland from 1195 to 1211. He served in the diocese of Skálholt. His life is recorded in '' ...

(1155–1211), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman *

Páll Klettskarð Páll Klettskarð (born 17 May 1990) is Faroese footballer who plays as a striker for KÍ and the Faroe Islands national team. International career He was called up to the Faroe Islands squad in February 2013 for a training camp held in Thail ...

(born 1990), Faroese football striker *

Páll Magnússon Páll Magnússon (born 17 June 1954) is the former director of RÚV, the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service. He has worked in the media for many years and was formerly executive news editor and president of Stöð 2. He was also one of Sjón ...

(born 1954), Icelandic television director *

Páll Melsteð (disambiguation) Páll Melsteð may refer to: *Páll Melsteð (amtmann) (1791–1861), Icelandic official and politician *Páll Melsteð (historian) (1812–1910), Icelandic historian and son of the above {{Hndis, Melsted, Pall ...

, multiple people, including: **

Páll Melsteð (amtmann) Páll Melsteð (31 March 1791 – 9 May 1861) was an Icelandic official and politician. He graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, Bessastaðir School in 1809 and from Copenhagen University with a degree in law in 1815. From 1815 to 1849 he ...

(1791–1861), Icelandic official and politician **

Páll Melsteð (historian) Páll Melsteð (13 November 1812 - 9 February 1910) was an Icelandic historian, official, editor and member of the Althing. In 1892 he was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog. Early life Páll was the son of Páll Melsteð the official. At the a ...

(1812–1910), Icelandic historian * Páll Ólafsson (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Páll Ólafsson (handballer) Páll Ólafsson (born 1 May 1960) is an Icelandic former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Before concentrating on handball, Páll had a promising football career; a midfielder, he was capped twice for the Iceland nationa ...

(born 1960), Icelandic Olympic handballer **

Páll Ólafsson (poet) Páll Ólafsson (1827–1905) was an Icelandic poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, ...

(1827–1905), Icelandic poet *

Páll Bragi Pétursson Páll Bragi Pétursson (17 March 1937 – 23 November 2020) was an Icelandic politician and former minister for social affairs from April 1995 to May 2003. He was President of the Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body ...

(born 1937), Icelandic politician *

Páll á Reynatúgvu Páll á Reynatúgvu (born 26 July 1967, in Tórshavn), is a Faroese politician, and former football player, currently serving as speaker of the Faroese Parliament. He was first elected in 1998, and again in 2002, when he assumed the position o ...

(born 1967), Faroese politician and footballer *

Páll Ragnar Pálsson Páll Ragnar Pálsson, born in Reykjavík, July 25, 1977, is an Icelandic composer. Studies During the years 1993–2004 he was a guitarist in ''Maus'', one of Iceland's most progressive indie rock bands in the 1990s, but took a decisive move ...

(born 1977), Icelandic composer and member of Icelandic rock band

Maus ''Maus'' is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991. It depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. The work employs postmodern technique ...

Páll Skúlason Páll Skúlason (4 June 1945 – 22 April 2015) was a professor of philosophy and former Rector of the University of Iceland. Born and raised in Akureyri, in northern Iceland, Páll Skúlason graduated from highschool in 1965. He studied phi ...

(1945–2015), Icelandic professor of philosophy and Rector of the University of Iceland

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Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll (originally, Poul Poulsen Nolsøe) (11 October 1766 – 1808 or 1809) is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Eu ...

(1766–c.1808), Faroese national hero *

Sándor Páll Sándor Páll ( Serbian: Шандор Пал, ''Šandor Pal'') (15 February 1954, Bačko Petrovo Selo – 7 July 2010, Novi Sad) was an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia and leader of Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians. Born in B ...

(1954–2010), ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia

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