Athol (given name)

Athol is a masculine given name.^[1] People with the name include:

• Athol Cooper (1892–1970), English-born Australian politician
• Joe Earl (born 1952 as Athol Earl), New Zealand former rower
• Athol Fugard (1932–2025), South African playwright, novelist, actor and director
• Athol Gill (1937–1992), Australian theologian
• Athol Guy (born 1940), member of Australian pop group The Seekers
• Athol Hodgetts (born 1951), former Australian rules football player and administrator
• Athol Johnson (born 1915), Australian lawn bowler
• Athol Layton (1921–1984), ring name Lord Athol Layton, English-Australian professional wrestler, amateur boxer and professional wrestling commentator
• Athol Meech (1907–1981), Canadian rower
• Athol Meyer (1940–1998), Australian journalist and politician
• Athelstane Athol Milne (1889–1946), Australian rules footballer
• 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
• Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer
• Athol Shephard (1920–2006), Australian cricketer
• Athol Shmith (1914–1990), Australian photographer and photography educator
• Athol Smith (1915–1980), Australian rugby league footballer
• Athol Sharp (1894–1969), Australian rules footballer
• Athol Trollip (born 1964), South African politician
• Athol Tymms (1886–1949), Australian rules footballer
• Athol Webb (born 1935), former Australian rules footballer
• Athol Whimp (1961–2012) was a New Zealand mountaineer and rock climber
• Athol Williams (born 1970), South African poet and social philosopher

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