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Pohl

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Pohl is a German surname of several possible origins.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

16th−19th centuries

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19th century

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Sports, military, and other

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  • Caroline Pohl (1851–1908), brothel proprietor and local identity of the Little Lon district in Melbourne, Australia
  • Hugo von Pohl (1855–1916), German admiral
  • Oswald Pohl (1892–1951), German SS officer executed for war crimes
  • Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (1893–1951), German army and air force (Luftwaffe) officer
  • Erich Pohl (1894–1948), German international footballer

20th century

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Other

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Living people

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Arts and entertainment

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  • Kalle Pohl (1951), German comedian and actor
  • Emily Pohl-Weary (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
  • Markus Pohl (fl. 2005–), German musician and member of the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy

Historians

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Scientists and engineers

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Sportspeople

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Ball sports

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Ice hockey

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Swimmers

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Other types of sport

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Other uses

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pohl Name Meaning, ancestry.com citing Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press