Pohl is a German surname of several possible origins.Pohl Name Meaning
ancestry.com citing ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', 2013, Oxford University Press Notable people with the surname include:

16th−19th centuries

* David Pohl (or Pohle; 1624–1695), German composer of the Baroque era * Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl (1782–1834), Austrian botanist * Johann Ehrenfried Pohl (1746–1800), German botanist and physician

19th century

Arts and entertainment

* Anton Carl Ferdinand Pohl (1819–1887), German-Austrian music historian, archivist, and composer *

Richard Pohl Richard Pohl (September 12, 1826 – December 17, 1896) was a German music critic, writer, poet, and amateur composer. He figured prominently in the mid-century War of the Romantics, taking the side opposite Eduard Hanslick, and championing t ...

(1826–1896), German composer and music author *

Franz Pohl Franz Pohl (1868–1940)Krannert Art Museum, p. 32. was the pseudonym of Franz Karl Bühler, a schizophrenic outsider artist and one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn in his field-defining work ''Artistry of the Mentally Il ...

(1864–1920), outsider artist *

Joseph Pohl Joseph Pohl (1864–1939) was a German botanical artist born in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). Apprenticed as an engraver, Pohl collaborated with botanist Adolf Engler (1844–1930) for over forty years on several of Engler's important wo ...

(1864–1939), German botanical artist * Adolph Joseph Pohl (1872–1930), Austrian artist and academic sculptor * Klaus Pohl (1883–1958), Austrian film actor *

Max Pohl Max Pohl (10 December 1855 – 7 April 1935) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Gadberry p.155 Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Marquise of Armiani'' (1920) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' The Oath of Ste ...

(1885–1935), Austrian stage and film actor * Hermine "Hertha" Pohl (1889–1954), German writer *

Frederick J. Pohl Frederick Julius Pohl (August 18, 1889 – February 21, 1991) was a prolific playwright, literary critic, editor and book writer. He is best known for his books espousing speculative and controversial historical theories of Pre-Columbian trans-oc ...

(1889–1991), American playwright, literary critic, editor, and author

Science

Julius Pohl Julius Pohl (1 November 1861 in Prague – 27 September 1942 in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel) was an Austrian-German pharmacologist. From 1879 to 1883 he studied medicine at the German University in Prague, where afterwards he worked as an assistant to ...

(1861–1942), Austrian-German pharmacologist * Esther Pohl Lovejoy (1869–1967), American physician and public health pioneer * Robert Wichard Pohl (1884–1976), German physicist

Sports, military, and other

Caroline Pohl Caroline Hodgson (1851 – 11 July 1908), also known as Madame Brussels, was a well-known brothel proprietor and local identity of the Little Lon district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, during the late 19th century. Life Hodgson was born i ...

(1851–1908), brothel proprietor and local identity of the Little Lon district in Melbourne, Australia * Hugo von Pohl (1855–1916), German admiral *

Oswald Pohl Oswald Ludwig Pohl (; 30 June 1892 – 7 June 1951) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. As the head of the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office and the head administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, he was a key figure in ...

(1892–1951), German SS officer executed for war crimes *

Maximilian Ritter von Pohl __NOTOC__ Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (15 April 1893 – 26 July 1951) was a general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the ...

(1893–1951), German army and air force (''Luftwaffe'') officer *

Erich Pohl Erich Pohl (15 January 1894 – 8 November 1948) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

(1894–1948), German international footballer

20th century

Arts and entertainment

Anna Neethling-Pohl Anna Neethling-Pohl (born 24 December 1906, Graaff-Reinet – died 14 August 1992, Bloemfontein) was a South African actress, performer and film producer. She was also an author who wrote under the pen name ''Niehausvor'' and sometimes ''Wynand d ...

(1906–1992), South African actress, performer and film producer * Louis Pohl (1915–1999), American artist *

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satelli ...

(1919–2013), American science fiction writer * Witta Pohl (1937–2011), German actress

Science

Herbert A. Pohl Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

(Herbert Ackland, 1916–1986), discoverer of dielectrophoretic cell separation technology * Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919–2016), German business executive, heiress, and collector of minerals * William Francis Pohl (1937–1988), American mathematician

Sportspeople

Herbert Pohl Herbert Pohl (18 September 1916 – 21 November 2010) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

(1916–2010), German international footballer *

Leonhard Pohl Leonhard "Leo" Pohl (18 July 1929 – 23 April 2014) was a German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Allenstein (today Olsztyn, Poland) and died in Pfungstadt, Germany. He competed for the United Team of Germany in ...

(1929–2014), German athlete * Ernest Pohl (1932–1995), Polish football (soccer) player

Other

* Hermann Pohl (''

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'' 1910–1930), member of the Thule Society and the founder of the Germanenorden, ariosophic lodge in c. 1910–1930 * Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (1918–2012), Salvadoran lawyer and diplomat * Karl Otto Pohl (1929–2015), German economist and Bundesbank head *

Gerhard Pohl Gerhard Pohl (16 August 1937 – 30 May 2012) was a German politician and a member of the East German CDU. He served as Minister of Economics from April to August 1990, in the cabinet of Lothar de Maizière. Career Education Pohl held a dipl ...

(1937–2012), German politician

Living people

Jürgen Pohl Jürgen Pohl (born 7 January 1964) is a German politician. Born in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, he represents Alternative for Germany (AfD). Jürgen Pohl has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Thuringia since 2017. Life He beca ...

(born 1964), German politician *

Ines Pohl Ines Pohl (born 12 April 1967, in Mutlangen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German journalist. Early life and education Pohl grew up in rural Swabia ( East Württemberg) as the daughter of a kindergarten teacher (mother) and a skilled labour worker ...

(b. 1967), German journalist *

James L. Pohl Colonel James L. Pohl is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Army. He is notable for having been appointed as a judge on a Guantanamo military commission. He is presiding over the Commission of Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Walid ...

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'' 1978–), American lawyer and officer in the United States Army * Emmanuel Clive Pohl, Businessman and Philanthropist

Arts and entertainment

* Kalle Pohl (1951), German comedian and actor *

Emily Pohl-Weary Emily Pohl-Weary (born 1973) is a Canadian novelist, poet, university professor, and magazine editor. She is the granddaughter of science fiction writers and editors Judith Merril and Frederik Pohl. Life Pohl-Weary is an author and creative ...

(1973), Canadian novelist, poet and university professor * Lucie Pohl (1983), German-American actress and stand-up comedian *Avery Kristen Pohl (2001), American actress and ballerina, best known for her portrayal of Esme Prince on the American soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *Markus Pohl (''

'' 2005–), German musician and member of the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy

Historians

Manfred Pohl Professor Manfred Pohl (born 26 May 1944) is a German business historian. He is the author of over thirty corporate history books, as well as numerous articles and chapters. He has also published a number of poems and short stories. Manfred Pohl i ...

(1944), German business historian * Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), German politician * Walter Pohl (1953), Austrian historian and author * (1964), German historian

Scientists and engineers

Robert Otto Pohl Robert Otto Pohl (December 17, 1929 – August 30, 2024) was a German-American physicist, specializing in condensed matter physics topics such as solid state physics, thermal conductivity, and thin films, who was the Goldwin Smith Emeritus Professo ...

(1929), German-American physicist * Dieter Pohl (physicist) (1938), German/Swiss physicist * Peter Pohl (1940), Swedish writer and mathematician *

Heinz-Dieter Pohl Heinz-Dieter Pohl (born 6 September 1942 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian linguist and onomatologist. Life Pohl is the son of gymnasium professor Heinz Pohl and Hermine Pohl. He studied classical philology and history at the University of Vie ...

(1942), Austrian linguist *

Klaus Pohl (computer scientist) Klaus Pohl (born 1960 as Klaus Mussgnug in Karlsruhe J. Desel/K. Pohl/A. Schür (Hrsg.): Teubner-Reihe Wirtschaftsinformatik, ''Modellierung '99'', Workshop der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)(PDF)/ref>) is a German computer scientist and ...

(1960), German professor of software systems engineering *

Jason Pohl Jason Pohl (born July 1, 1981) is a chopper designer who works at Orange County Choppers. He is most commonly known for his workplace being the subject of the American TV series '' American Chopper''. History Pohl's initial plan was to joi ...

(1981), chopper designer

Sportspeople

Ball sports

* Danny Joe Pohl (1955), American professional golfer * Carsten Pohl (1965), German professional basketball coach * Stephanie Pohl (1978), German beach volleyball player *

Shannon Pohl Shannon Pohl (born 9 November 1980) is a badminton player from the United States. Career Shannon was the highest-ranked American badminton player in the world in women’s singles in 2009. Her top ranking is #69 in the world in women’s single ...

(1980), American badminton player * Martin Pohl (1981), German former footballer * Jannik Pohl (1996), Danish football forward

Ice hockey

John Pohl John August "Johnny" Pohl (born June 29, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Pohl played for the University of Minnesota where he helped lead the team to the ...

(1979), American professional ice hockey player * Kristin Elizabeth "Krissy" Wendell-Pohl (1981), American women's ice hockey player * Petr Pohl (1986), Czech professional ice hockey player * Patrick Pohl (1990), German professional ice hockey forward

Swimmers

Marlies Pohl Marlies Pohl (born 16 October 1955) is a German former swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...

(1955), German former swimmer *

Stefan Pohl Stefan Pohl (born 10 April 1978, in Merseburg) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000'') ...

(1978), German former swimmer * Nathalie Pohl (1994), German swimmer

Other types of sport

Günther Pohl Günther Pohl (born 23 August 1939 in Berlin, Germany) is a German longdistance- and ultra/marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail ro ...

(1939), German long-distance and ultramarathon runner * Klaus-Jürgen Pohl (1941), German former wrestler * Hans-Peter Pohl (1965), German former winter sports athlete and Olympic skier in the Nordic combined discipline * Stephanie Gaumnitz (née Pohl; 1987), German retired racing cyclist * Michael Pohl (1989), German athlete

Other uses

Ernest Pohl Stadium The Arena Zabrze, also known as the Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla (''Ernest Pohl Stadium''), is a football stadium in Zabrze, Poland. It is the home ground of Górnik Zabrze. Originally constructed in 1934, it is currently in the process of complete re ...

, also called Górnik Zabrze Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium in Zabrze, Poland, named for Ernest Pohl

References

{{surname, Pohl German-language surnames

16th−19th centuries

19th century

Arts and entertainment

Science

Sports, military, and other

20th century

Arts and entertainment

Science

Sportspeople

Other

Living people

Arts and entertainment

Historians

Scientists and engineers

Sportspeople

Ball sports

Ice hockey

Swimmers

Other types of sport

Other uses

See also

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