Povl is a Danish masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is the Danish cognate of the name

Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

. The name may refer to:

People

* Povl Ahm (1926–2005), Danish engineer * Povl Bang-Jensen (1909– 1959), Danish diplomat * Povl Baumann (1878–1963), Danish architect * Povl Erik Carstensen (born 1960), Danish comedian and actor * Povl Christensen (1909–1977), Danish artist * Povl Ole Fanger (1934–2006), Danish engineer * Povl Gerlow (1881–1959), Danish sports shooter * Povl Hamburger (1901–1972), Danish organist and composer * Povl Kjøller (1937–1999), Danish musician * Povl Mark (1889–1957), Danish gymnast * Povl Riis (1925–2017), Danish physician * Povl Riis-Knudsen (born 1950), Danish neo-Nazi * Povl Søndergaard (1905–1986), Danish sculptor *

Povl Stegmann Povl Christian Stegmann (1888–1944) was a Danish architect remembered for designing Aarhus University in collaboration with Kay Fisker and C. F. Møller. His name is included in the Danish Culture Canon. Early life Born in Aarhus, Stegmann a ...

(1888–1944), Danish architect * Povl Winning Toussieng (1892–1967), Danish doctor *

Povl Wøldike Povl Wøldike (13 August 1899 – 25 July 1975) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1938 and 1970. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Filmography * ''Og så er der bal bagefter'' (1970) * ''Hurra ...

(1899–1975), Danish actor

People

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