Erol

Erol is a Turkish given name or surname meaning "brave". This name is shared by the following people:

Given name

• Erol Alkan (born 1974), Turkish Cypriot DJ, artist and record producer
• Erol Erdal Alkan (born 1994), Turkish footballer
• Erol Bekir (born 1974), Macedonian-Swedish footballer and manager player
• Erol Bulut (born 1975), Turkish footballer
• Erol Bilgin (born 1987), Turkish weightlifter
• Erol Büyükburç (1936–2015), Turkish pop music singer and composer
• Erol Çevikçe (born 1937), Turkish politician
• Erol Erdinç (born 1945), Turkish classical pianist and conductor
• Erol Erduran, Turkish Cypriot educator and writer
• Erol Evcil (born 1966), Turkish businessman
• Erol Evgin (born 1947), Turkish pop singer, composer and film actor
• Erol Gelenbe, Turkish-French academic, computer scientist, electronic engineer and applied mathematician
• Erol Günaydın (1933–2012), Turkish theater and film actor
• Erol Güngör (1938–1983), Turkish sociologist
• Erol Madison Gwion (1965–2023), Liberian politician
• Erol Iba (born 1979), Indonesian footballer
• Erol Kemah (born 1961), Turkish sport wrestler
• Erol Keskin (1927–2016), Turkish footballer
• Erol Mütercimler (born 1954), Turkish journalist, columnist and academic
• Erol Onaran (1934–2005), Turkish-American businessman
• Erol Otus, American artist and game designer
• Erol Ozensoy (born 1953), Turkish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman
• Erol Sabancı (born 1938), Turkish billionaire banker
• Erol Sabanov (born 1974), Bulgarian-German footballer of Turkish origin
• Erol Sander (born 1968), Turkish-German actor
• Erol Taş (1928–1998), Turkish film actor
• Erol Togay (1950–2012), Turkish footballer
• Erol Toy (1936–2021), Turkish writer
• Erol Tuncer (born 1938), Turkish engineer, bureaucrat and politician
• Erol Uenala, Turkish-Swiss industrial and metal musician

Surname

• Altan Erol, Turkish professional basketball player
• Cemre Erol (born 1992), Turkish volleyball player
• Didem Erol, Australian-born Turkish-American actress, model, and TV host
• Esra Erol (footballer) (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Esra Erol (TV presenter) (born 1982), Turkish television presenter.
• Metin Erol (born 1987), Turkish footballer
• Safiye Erol (1902–1964), Turkish novelist

See also

• Errol (disambiguation), English given name