Athol

Famous people with name Athol (Namesakes)

1. Athol Fugard

   Athol Fugard (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as “South Africa’s greatest playwright.” He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Oscar-winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood.

2. Athol Guy

   Athol George Guy, (born 5 January 1940), is a member of the Australian pop music group The Seekers, for whom he plays double bass and sings.

3. Athol Trollip

   Roland Athol Price Trollip (born 12 March 1964) is a retired South African politician of the Democratic Alliance (DA), who served as the Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance from 2015 to 2019 and the Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, serving from 2016 until he was unseated in a vote of no confidence in 2018.

   Trollip has served as a member of the National Assembly and as a member of the Provincial Legislature of the Eastern Cape Province.

4. Athol Williams

   Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is an award-winning South African poet and social philosopher.

5. Athol Hodgetts

   Athol Raymond Hodgetts (born 20 January 1951) is a former Australian rules football player and administrator, who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and served as the executive director of the Victorian Football Association.

6. Athol Jennings

   Athol Raymond Jennings (born 19 November 1930) is a South African middle-distance runner.

7. Athol MacDonald

   Athol MacDonald (born 3 September 1953) is an Australian former rower.

8. Vishnu

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