Pavel

Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to:

==People== ===Given name=== Pavel I of Russia (1754–1801), Emperor of Russia Paweł Adamowicz (1965–2019), Polish politician Paweł Brożek (born 1983), Polish footballer Paweł Cibicki (born 1994), Swedish footballer Paweł Deląg (born 1970), Polish actor Pavel Durov (born 1984), Telegram founder Paweł Fajdek (born 1989), Polish hammer thrower Pavel Haas (1899–1944), Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust Paweł Jasienica (1909–1970), Polish historian, journalist, essayist and soldier Pavel Kastusik (born 1978), Belarusian artist Paweł Kisielow (born 1945), Polish immunologist Paweł Kontny (1910–1945), Polish Roman Catholic priest, killed by Soviet soldiers Pavel Kustov (born 1965), Soviet ski jumper Pavel Kuzmich (born 1988), Russian luger Paweł Łukaszewski (born 1968), Polish composer Paweł Mąciwoda (born 1967), Polish bassist for the German rock band Scorpions Paweł Mykietyn (born 1971), Polish composer Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972), Czech footballer Paweł Pawlikowski (born 1957), Polish film director Pavel Prigozhin (born 1998), son of Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin Pavel Schenk (1941–2025), Czech volleyball player Pavel Starostin (born 1955), Estonian politician Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (1797–1873), Polish explorer, geologist, environmentalist and philanthropist Pavel Traubner (1941–2024), Slovak neurologist Paweł Warszawski (born 1981), Polish equestrian Paweł Włodkowic (ca. 1370–1435), Polish scholar, jurist and rector of the Kraków Academy Paweł Wszołek (born 1992), Polish footballer Paweł Zagumny (born 1997), Polish volleyball player Pavel (film director), an Indian Bengali film director