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 (born 1963), Slovak politician
- Pavol Šajgalík (born 1955), Slovak physicist
- 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 Zelenay (1928–2024), Slovak musician
- Pavol Zemanovič (born 1990), Slovak football defender