Gul (name)
Gul is a common name in Persian and Turkish languages, meaning rose.
Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia.
It is also a Nordic given name, used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages as a short form of Guðólfr.
The name is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern periods for William, for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.Given name
Males
- Gul Hameed Bhatti, Pakistani journalist
- Gul Chaman, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Gul Haider, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohammed Jangvi, Afghan Taliban field commander
- Haji Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohammad, Indian/Pakistani cricketer
- Gul Mohammed, Guinness world record holder as the shortest human being
- Gul Mudin, Afghan child premeditatedly murdered by United States troops
- Gul Rahman, Afghan torture victim
- Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician
- Gul Agha Sherzai, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohamad Zhowandai, Afghan poet
Females
- Gül Eroğlu, Turkish women's footballer
- Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress
- Gül Kaplan, Turkish women's footballer
- Gul Panag, Indian Bollywood actress
- Gul Panra, Pakistani singer
Surname
Notable people with the surname Gul or Gül include:
- Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey ın years 2007-2014.
- Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricketer
- Ajab Gul, Pakistani actor-turned-director
- Amir Gul, Pakistani footballer
- Awal Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Dawd Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Faruk Gül, Turkish American economist
- Gerardus Gul, Dutch bishop of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
- Hamid Gul, former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
- Khi Ali Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Meirchion Gul, 5th-century king of Rheged
- Mohammad Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Roman Gul, Russian émigré writer
- Sahar Gul, Afghan child bride tortured by her husband's family
- Sajjad Gul, Pakistani CEO
- Umar Gul, Pakistani cricketer
- Yekta Yılmaz Gül, Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
