Errol may refer to:

People with the given name

Errol Barnett Errol Barnett (born 3 April 1983) is a broadcaster on American television. He is an anchor and national correspondent for CBS News based in New York City. He anchors the ''CBS Morning News'' solo''.'' Previously he covered the Trump administra ...

(born 1983), anchor and correspondent for CBS News *

Errol Barrow Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat vet ...

(1920–1987), first Prime Minister of Barbados *

Errol Brown Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown MBE (born Lester Errol Brown; 12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor N ...

(1943–2015), British-Jamaican songwriter, lead singer of Hot Chocolate *

Errol Charles Sir Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles GCMG (born 10 December 1942) is a Saint Lucian politician, who has served as the governor-general of Saint Lucia since 1 November 2024. He previous served as acting governor-general for three years, following ...

(born 1941), current Governor-General of Saint Lucia *

Errol Étienne Errol Herbert Russel Étienne (1941–2011) was an artist in many media including watercolor, oil and acrylic painting. His watercolors can be found in museums, travelling exhibitions as well as in private collections. Much of his bright and an ...

(born 1941), prominent Scottish artist *

Errol Fuller Errol Fuller (born 19 June 1947) is an English writer and artist who lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, grew up in South London, and was educated at Addey and Stanhope School. He is the author of a series of bo ...

(born 1947), English author on extinct animals *

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

(1909–1959), Australian-American film actor in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s ** "Errol" (song), a 1981 song in honour of Flynn, on rock band Australian Crawl's album ''Sirocco'' *

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first re ...

(1921–1971), American jazz pianist and composer of "Misty" *

Errol Gulden Errol Gulden (born 18 July 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Gulden is a dual All-Australian team, All-Australian and won the Bob Skilton Medal in 2023. He ...

(born 2002), Australian rules footballer (

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a Austral ...

) *

Errol John Errol John (20 December 1924 – 10 July 1988) was a Trinidad and Tobago actor and playwright who emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1951. Biography Early years in Trinidad John was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 20 December 1924, the ...

(1924–1988), Trinidadian actor and playwright *

Errol Le Cain Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941 – 3 January 1989) was a British-Singaporean animator and children's book illustrator. In 1984 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for "distinguished illustration in a book for children" for ''Hiawatha ...

(1941–1989), British animator and illustrator *

Errol Lloyd Errol Lloyd (born 1943)"Errol Lloyd. Born 1943 in Jamaica"

(born 1943), Jamaican-born artist and writer * Errol Mann (1941–2013), former American NFL placekicker, 1968–1978 *
Errol Morris Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American film director known for documentaries that interrogate the epistemology of their subjects, and the invention of the Interrotron. In 2003, his '' The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Li ...
(born 1948), American filmmaker and writer *
Errol Musk Errol Graham Musk (born 25 May 1946) is a South African businessman, politician, and the patriarch of the Musk family. He was a member of Pretoria City Council from 1972 to 1983, and was a member of the Progressive Federal Party from 1980 to 1983 ...
(born 1946), South African engineer and father of
Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman. He is known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk has been considered the wealthiest person in th ...
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Errol Sawyer Errol Stanley Sawyer (August 8, 1943 – December 24, 2020) was an American photographer who lived and worked the last twenty two years of his life in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Early life Sawyer was born in Miami, Florida, to parents Robert ...
(1943–2020), American photographer * Errol Spence Jr. (born 1990), American professional boxer and world champion *
Errol James Livingston Taber Errol James Livingston Taber (November 29, 1877 – February 6, 1947) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1935 until his death in 1947. Born in Austin, Texas, he entered Santa Clara University in 1896 and in 1898 attended Saint Pau ...
(1877–1947), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *
Errol Tobias Errol George Tobias (born 18 March 1950) is a former South African rugby union player, and the first player of colour to play in a test match for the South African national side. He gained six caps between 1981 and 1984 when the country was sti ...
(born 1950), South African rugby union player *
Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Z ...
(born 1986), Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer

Fictional characters
* Errol (''Harry Potter''), the Weasley family's owl in the fictional ''Harry Potter'' series *Errol, a swamp dragon in the Discworld novel ''
Guards! Guards! ''Guards! Guards!'' is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the ''Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, ...
'' *Errol, a character in the film '' Snatch'' *Errol, a character in the ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' episode "Love is a Many Splintered Thing" *Errol (originally spelt as Erol), an antagonist in ''
Jak II ''Jak II'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. It is the second game of the ''Jak and Daxter'' series and a sequel to '' Jak and Daxter: The Prec ...
'' and the main antagonist in ''
Jak 3 ''Jak 3'' is a 2004 action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game is the sequel to '' Jak II'' and serves as the conclusion of the trilogy. The story of the prev ...
'' *Errol the Hamster, a British puppet that is often seen in many productions featuring ''
Roland Rat Roland Rat is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously designed and operated Mooncat, a puppet in the Children's ITV television programme ''Get Up and Go!''. Character sum ...
''

Places
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Errol, Perth and Kinross Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie. It lies just north of the River Tay. The 2016 population of Errol was estimated to be 1, ...
, a village in Scotland *
Errol, New Hampshire Errol is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 298 at the 2020 census. It is located north of the White Mountains along Route 16 at its intersection of Route 26. It has a municipal airport with a single, unp ...
, a town in the United States

Other uses
* ''Errol'' (album), an album by American rapper Haleek Maul * List of storms named Errol, a list of tropical cyclones named Errol

See also
* Erroll * Earl (given name) *
Earle (given name) Earle is an English given name, and may refer to: * Earle Bergey (1901–1952), American illustrator * Earle Birney (1904–1995), Canadian poet; recipient of the Governor General's Award for Literature * Earle Brown (1926–2002), American compose ...
* Erol, a Turkish male given name {{disambiguation, given name