All around the world, Poel (بول 
, Poel 
, เสา 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom female first name. The forename Poel is habitual in Lebanon, where it is quite a rare male name, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Algeria. More prevalently, Poel is the last name as well as the forename.
Poel is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paul Atreides , the fictional character from Dune; Paul Bunyan , the fictional character; Paul Stamets , the fictional character from Star Trek multiverse, Star Trek: Discovery; Georg Paul Thomann and Chop Top , the character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and in many other works.
| wynant melgertse van der poel 13 Oct 1681 Albany, New York - 4 Apr 1750 Newark, New Jersey (b. 1681) |
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hein van de poel Dutch politician (1915-1993), NL (b. 1915) |
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| clasine van der poel Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1890) |
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fons de poel Dutch journalist, NL (b. 1955) |
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| mannes poel researcher |
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| fam te poel researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-9573-7467 |
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| harjo de poel researcher (physical coordination) |
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| wester de poel researcher |
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| egge van der poel particle physicist in Amsterdam |
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| linde van der poel (b. 1979) |
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