Krol is a surname of several possible origins. It may be a

Dutch surname Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

. It originally was a nickname of someone with curly hair (''krul'' still means "curl" in Modern Dutch).Krol
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands As well as or the German surname Kroll. The name may also be a direct translation stemming from a version of the Polish surname ''Król'', the Belarusian/Ukrainian surname ''Krol''', both literally translated to English is "King".

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Aaron Krol According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron ( or ) was an Israelite prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament (G ...

(born 1979), Computer Programmer and Hacker *

(1964–2011), Computer Programmer * (1920–2015), German horn player and composer *

Ed Krol Ed Krol (born August 21, 1951) is the former network manager at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the former assistant director of Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at the University of Illinoi ...

(born 1951), American internet pioneer and technology writer * George A. Krol (born 1956), American diplomat * Gerrit Krol (1934–2013), Dutch author, essayist and writer * (born 1945), Dutch CDA politician * Hans Krol (born 1943), Dutch librarian and historian *

Henk Krol Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol (; born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur, activist and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2013, and again from 2014 to 2021. Having served as t ...

(born 1950), Dutch journalist, publisher, and politician * Ian Krol (born 1991), American baseball pitcher * Jack Krol (1936–1994), American baseball coach and manager *

Joe Krol Joseph "King" Krol (February 20, 1919 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football quarterback, running back, defensive back, and placekicker/ punter from 1942 to 1953 and 1955. Considered as possibly the most versatile player in Canadian fo ...

(1915–1993), Canadian ice hockey player *

(1919–2008), Canadian Football League player *

John Krol John Joseph Krol (October 26, 1910 – March 3, 1996) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1953–19 ...

(1910–1996), American Roman Catholic Cardinal * Katharine L. Krol, M.D., FSIR, FACR, American interventional radiologist * Leendert Krol (born 1939), Dutch field hockey player. * Louisa John-Krol, Australian folk/pop musician * Melvin Krol (born 1998), German football forward *

Mike Krol Michael Frederick Krol (born May 19, 1984) is an American musician and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. After releasing two albums on Counter Counter Culture, Krol released his third album ''Turkey'' on Merge Records August 28, ...

(born 1984), American musician and graphic designer * Petr Krol (born 1965), Czech weightlifter *

Petra Krol Petra Krol is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. She won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1975 (K-1 team) and 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow ...

(fl. 1970s), East German slalom canoeist *

Ruud Krol Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach afte ...

(born 1949), Dutch footballer and coach *

Sebastiaen Jansen Krol Bastiaen Jansz Krol (also ''Sebastia(e)n'' ''Jans(s)en'' ''Crol'' Crol, Bastiaen Janssen (1630): '' Contract of sale of land along the Hudson River from the Mahican Indians to Kiliaen van Rensselaer'' on Wikisource or ''Crull''; 1595, Harling ...

(1595–1674), Dutch Director-General of New Netherland *

Thomas Krol Thomas Krol (born 16 August 1992) is a retired Dutch speed skater, who is specialized in the 1000m and 1500m. Career Krol finished third at the ISU World Cup 1500m event in Berlin in December 2014. Krol is a member of Team Jumbo-Visma. In Febr ...

(born 1992), Dutch speed skater *

Torsten Krol Torsten Krol is an Australian writer resident in Queensland. He is the author of the ''FOREVERMAN'' series of novels (2018–2023). He is best known for his novels ''The Dolphin People'' (2006), a postmodern "parable" of a World War II-era German ...

, Australian novelist *

(born 1984), American musician

Król

Król () is a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

surname meaning "

king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

" and may refer to: *

Aleksandra Król Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thu ...

(born 1990), Polish snowboarder * (born 1983), Polish racing cyclist *

Jan Król Jan Władysław Król (born June 24, 1950 in Mielec) is a Polish economist and politician, former member of Sejm. A graduate of Cracow University of Economics, he was elected to Contract Sejm in 1989 from Solidarity Solidarity or solidarism ...

(born 1950), Polish economist and politician *

Joachim Król Joachim Król (, born 17 June 1957 in Herne, West Germany) is a German actor, known for his appearances in the films ''Run Lola Run'', '' Maybe, Maybe Not'', and '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story''. Early life and education Król was born in He ...

(born 1957), German actor of Polish descent *

Kamil Król Kamil Król (born 20 June 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for III liga club Stal Kraśnik. He previously played for Górnik Zabrze, Brescia, Motor Lublin, Kluczbork and Górnik Polkowice. His brother Rafał ...

(born 1987), Polish football striker *

Krzysztof Król Krzysztof Łukasz Król (born 6 February 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer who is a coach for the American youth soccer club SAA United SC in Schaumburg, IL. Career Król played with the youth teams of Górnik Radlin, WSP Wodzi ...

(born 1987), Polish football defender * Marcin Król z Żurawicy (c. 1422–1460), Polish mathematician, astronomer, and physician * Paweł Król (born 1960), Polish international footballer * Piotr Marek Król (born 1974), Polish politician *

Rafał Król Rafał Król (born 16 January 1989) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for III liga club Stal Kraśnik. A long-time captain of Motor Lublin, he also played for Znicz Pruszków, AÉ Dóxa Kranoúlas. Career Early c ...

(born 1989), Polish football midfielder *

Stanisław Król Stanisław Zygmunt "Danny" Król (22 March 1916 – 12 April 1944) was a Polish Supermarine Spitfire fighter pilot flying from England when he was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable both as a persistent escaper and fo ...

(1916–1944), Polish fighter pilot * Wacław Król (1915–1991), Polish military pilot * Wiesław Król (born 1938), Polish hurdler *

Władysław Król Władysław Król (30 October 1907 – 29 January 1991) was a Polish ice hockey and association football, football player and coach. He played for ŁKS Łódź in both sports during his career. Internationally, he played four games for the ...

(1907–1991), Polish football and ice hockey player * Zdzisław Król (1935–2010), Polish Roman Catholic priest

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* (1879–1939), Soviet Belarusian neurologist * (1862–1942), Ukrainian-Russian ethnologue, publisher and jurist

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