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 (born 1932), South African playwright
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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