Pavol

(Given name)

Pavol is a masculine Slovak given name, equivalent to Paul. Notable people with the name include:

• Pavol Adami (1739–1795), Slovak scientist and scholar, one of the first veterinarians
• Pavol Baláž (born 1984), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Biroš (born 1953), former Slovak football player
• Pavol Blažek (born 1958), race walker who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games
• Pavol Demitra (1974–2011), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Pavol Ďurica (born 1983), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Farkas (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Hamžík (born 1954), former Foreign Minister of Slovakia from 1996 to 1997
• Pavol Hnilica (1921–2006), Slovak Roman Catholic bishop and Jesuit
• Pavol Hochschorner (born 1979), Slovak slalom canoeist
• Pavol Hrivnák (1931–1995), Prime minister of Slovakia
• Pavol Hrušovský (born 1952), the Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
• Pavol Hudák (born 1959), Slovak poet
• Pavol Jablonicky, IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, university located in Košice, Slovakia
• Pavol Jurčo (born 1986), professional Slovak footballer
• Pavol Kopp, Slovak sport shooter
• Pavol Masaryk (born 1980), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Michalík (born 1951), former Slovak football goalkeeper
• Pavol Molnár (born 1936), former Slovak football player
• Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849–1921), Slovak poet, dramatist, translator and member of parliament
• Pavol Paška, Slovak politician and Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
• Pavol Peter Gojdič (1888–1960), Basilian monk, bishop of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Prešov, martyred by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia
• Pavol Pronaj (born 1982), Slovak professional footballer
• Pavol Regenda (born 1999), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Pavol Rusko, the former leader of the Slovak political party Aliancia nového občana
• Pavol Schmidt (1930–2001), Slovak rower
• Pavol Sedlák (born 1979), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Šoral (born 1903), former Slovak football player
• Pavol Staňo (born 1977), Slovak footballer
• Pavol Steiner (1908–1969), Czechoslovak/Slovak Olympic water polo player and cardiac surgeon
• Pavol Straka (born 1980), Slovak football player
• Pavol Suhaj (born 1981), Slovak football striker
• Pavol Zemanovič (born 1990), Slovak football defender