title: Pavol
text: # Pavol
  
  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
  