Moll may refer to:

Media

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Moll Flanders ''Moll Flanders'' is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, wit ...

'', a 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe

Characters

* Moll, a young prostitute in the 1937 musical ''

The Cradle Will Rock ''The Cradle Will Rock'' is a 1937 Musical theater, play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Bertold Brecht, ...

'' * Moll, an outlaw in the fifth season of the TV series ''Star Trek: Discovery'' * Moll Hackabout, protagonist in William Hogarth's 1730s series of paintings and engravings, ''

A Harlot's Progress ''A Harlot's Progress'' (also known as ''The Harlot's Progress'') is a series of six paintings (1731, now destroyed) and engravings (1732) by the English artist William Hogarth. The series shows the story of a young woman, M. (Moll or Mary) Hac ...

People

Given name

* Moll Anderson, inspirational interior designer, life stylist, author, and former singer *

Moll Anthony Moll Anthony, aka Mary Leeson (–1878), was an Irish ''bean feasa'' ( wise-woman) who lived at Hill of the Grange, but apparently originally from the Red Hills, County Kildare. She was called after her father, Anthony Dunne. She was buried in ...

(1807–1878), Irish ''bean feasa'' *

Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria Æthelwald Moll was King of Northumbria, the historic petty kingdom of Angles in medieval England, from 759 to 765. He seized power after the murder of Oswulf son of Eadberht; his ancestry and connection to the royal family of Northumbria is un ...

(), King of Northumbria *

Moll Davis Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer before and during her role as royal mistress. Early life Mary Davis was born i ...

(1708), a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England * Moll Dyer (died ), a legendary 17th-century resident of Leonardtown, Maryland *

Mary Frith Mary Frith (c. 1584 – 26 July 1659), alias Moll (or Mal) Cutpurse, was a notorious English pickpocket and fence of the London underworld. Meaning of nicknames Moll, apart from being a nickname for Mary, was a common name in the 16th ...

(also Moll Cutpurse; (1659), notorious English pickpocket and fence *

Moll King (coffee house proprietor) Elizabeth Adkins, who was also known as Moll King, Moll Bird, Mary Godson, Mary and Maria Godson (1696 – 17 September 1747), was a prominent figure in London's underworld during the early 18th century. She owned King's Coffeehouse with her h ...

(1696–1747), a prominent figure in London's underworld * Moll O'Driscoll (1922–1988), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Moll Pitcher Moll Pitcher (born Mary Diamond; c. 1736 – April 9, 1813) was a clairvoyant and fortune-teller from Lynn, Massachusetts. A tree in West Dedham, today Westwood, was History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1800–1899#Scenic_community, named for h ...

(1813), a clairvoyant and fortune-teller from Lynn, Massachusetts

Surname

* Albert Moll (Canadian psychiatrist), pioneer of day treatment for psychiatric patients *

Brian Moll Brian Percy Moll (19 May 1925 – 9 August 2013) was a British-born Australian comedian character actor of stage, television and film and director and producer who emigrated to Australia from his native England in 1950. Quitting his job as a pub ...

(1925–2013), British-born Australian comedian character actor of stage, television and film *

Carl Moll Carl Julius Rudolf Moll (23 April 1861 – 12 April 1945) was an Austrian Art Nouveau painter active in Vienna at the start of the 20th century. He was one of the artists of the Vienna Secession who took inspiration from the pointillist techniqu ...

(1861–1945), Austrian art nouveau painter *

Gerrit Moll Gerard "Gerrit" Moll LLD (1785–1838) was a Dutch scientist and mathematician. A polymath in his interests, he published in four languages. Life From a family background in Amsterdam of commerce, Moll was drawn towards science. His teacher at the ...

(1785–1838), Dutch scientist and mathematician *

Giorgia Moll Giorgia Moll (born 14 January 1938) is an Italian film actress. She was sometimes credited as Georgia Moll and Georgia Mool. Background Moll was born in Prata di Pordenone to a German father and an Italian mother. At a young age, she began a b ...

(born 1938), Italian film actress *

Guy Moll Guillaume Laurent "Guy" Moll (28 May 1910 – 15 August 1934) was a French motorsport, racing driver. Moll was the son of a French father and Spanish mother who had emigrated to Algeria, then a French colony. He had only started racing in 1930, ...

(1910–1934), French racing driver *

Herman Moll Herman Moll (mid-17th century – 22 September 1732) was a British cartographer, engraver, and publisher. Origin and early life While Moll's exact place and date of birth are unknown, he was probably born in the mid-17th century in German ...

(mid-17th century1732), British cartographer, engraver, and publisher *

Herman Moll (convict) Herman Joseph Moll (31 January 183818 December 1882) was a Convict era of Western Australia, convict penal transportation, transported to Western Australia. He was one of only four such convicts to be elected to the prestigious and respected pos ...

, (1838–1882), a convict transported to Western Australia *

John Selwyn Moll John Selwyn Moll (1913 – 24 July 1942) was an English banker, British Army officer, and rugby union player born in Greenwich, London. He worked as a banker for Lloyds Bank and, played club rugby for Lloyds Bank RFC and Blackheath, and played ...

(1913–1942), English banker, British Army officer, and rugby union player * Louis-Joseph Moll (1816–1872), a physician and political figure in Quebec * Toby Moll (1890–1916), South African rugby union player * Toby Moll (general) (born 1917), South African Chief of Defence Staff * W. E. Moll (1856–1932), English Anglican priest and Christian socialist activist

Americans

John L. Moll John Louis Moll (December 21, 1921 – July 19, 2011) was an American electrical engineer, notable for his contributions to solid-state physics. Biography Moll was born in Wauseon, Ohio, and obtained a B.Sc. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical ...

, (1921–2011), American electrical engineer *

Richard Moll Charles Richard Moll (January 13, 1943 – October 26, 2023) was an American actor known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, a bailiff on the NBC sitcom ''Night Court'' from 1984 to 1992. Moll also voiced Harvey Dent/Two-Face in t ...

(1943–2023), American actor *

Sam Moll Samuel John Moll (born January 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Colorado Rockies selected Moll in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 201 ...

(born 1992), American professional baseball pitcher * Tony Moll (born 1983), American football guard and offensive tackle * Victor Moll (born 1956), Chilean American mathematician

Germans

Albert Moll (German psychiatrist) Albert Moll (; 4 May 1862 – 23 September 1939) was a neurologist, psychologist, sexologist, and ethicist. Alongside Iwan Bloch and Magnus Hirschfeld, he is considered the founder of medical psychology and sexology. Although Moll was a pioneer ...

(1862–1939), a neurologist, psychologist, sexologist, and ethicist * Claudia Moll (born 1968), German politician *

Eva Moll Eva Moll (born June 15, 1975, in Karlsruhe) is a German contemporary artist. Moll works in the media fine art printmaking, drawing and painting and its expansion in the areas of performance art and conceptual art. Beside works on canvas and paper; ...

(born 1975), German contemporary artist * Friedrich Moll (1882–1951), German wood specialist *

Joseph Moll Maximilien Joseph Moll (14 October 1813 – 16 June 1849) was a German labour leader and revolutionary. He was a pioneer of the German labour movement and a figure in early German socialism. Moll was an early associate of Karl Marx. Early life Jose ...

(1813–1849), German labour leader and revolutionary * Jürgen Moll (1939–1968), German football player *

Kurt Moll Kurt Moll (11 April 19385 March 2017) was a German operatic bass singer who enjoyed a widely renowned international career. His voice was notable for its range, a true basso profondo, including full, resonant low and very-low notes with relaxed ...

(1938–2017), German operatic bass singer *

Marg Moll Marg Moll (born Margarethe Haeffner; 2 August 1884 – 15 March 1977) was a German sculptor, painter and author. Moll was strongly influenced by Henri Matisse as a young artist and spent her life contributing to his form of art, although at time ...

(1884–1977), German sculptor, painter and author * Oskar Moll (1875–1947), German Fauvist painter *

Otto Moll Otto Hermann Wilhelm Moll (4 March 1915 – 28 May 1946) was an SS non-commissioned officer who committed numerous atrocities at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Second World War. Moll held the rank of ''SS-Hauptscharführer'' "Head S ...

(1915–1946), an SS non-commissioned officer who committed numerous atrocities at Auschwitz

Other uses

Gun moll 'A gun moll is early 1900s slang for the female companion, girlfriend or mistress of a male professional criminal or mob leader. Some gun molls were themselves gangsters and they were accomplices in criminal activities. Terminology They may also ...

, the female companion of a male professional criminal *

Möll The Möll (; presumably from , "rubble") is a river in northwestern Carinthia in Austria, a left tributary of the Drava. Its drainage basin is . Course The river rises in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps on the Pasterze Glacie ...

, a river in northwestern Carinthia in Austria *

Moll (slang) Moll, mole, or molly in Australia and New Zealand, is a usually pejorative or self-deprecating term for a woman of loose sexual morals, or a prostitute. Etymology and spelling "Moll" derives from "Molly", used as a euphemism for "whore" or "pros ...

, a usually pejorative or self-deprecating term for a woman of loose sexual morals * Moll, Skye, a location in Highland, Scotland