Cole /koʊl/ is a given name of English origin, originally used as an English surname. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "swarthy, coal-black, charcoal".

It is also an Americanized spelling of the German name " Kohl", of the Dutch name " Kool", and of the Scottish and Irish name " McCool".

Notable people and characters with the given name "Cole"

A

• Cole Abate (born 2004), Brazilian martial artist
• Cole Alexander (born 1989), South African footballer
• Cole Aldrich (born 1988), American basketball player
• Cole Anderson-James (born 1997), English internet personality
• Cole Anthony (born 2000), American basketball player
• Cole Armstrong (born 1983), Canadian baseball player

B

• Cole Bardreau (born 1993), American ice hockey player
• Cole Bartiromo (born 1985), American blogger and convicted criminal
• Cole Bassett (born 2001), American soccer player
• Cole Beasley (born 1989), American football player
• Cole Beck (born 1999), American track athlete
• Cole Bennett (born 1996), American videographer
• Cole Bergquist (born 1985), American football player
• Cole Bishop (born 2001), American football player
• Cole Brauer (born 1995), First American woman to race solo around the world
• Cole Briggs (born 1997), New Zealand cricketer
• Cole Byers (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player

C

• Cole Cabana (born 2004), American football player
• Cole Campbell (born 2006), Icelandic footballer
• Cole Carrigg (born 2002), American baseball player
• Cole Cassels (born 1995), Canadian-American ice hockey player
• Cole Caufield (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Cole Christensen, American politician
• Cole Christiansen (born 1997), American football player
• Cole Conley (born 1950), American politician
• Cole Croston (born 1993), American football player
• Cole Cubelic, American sports analyst
• Cole Custer (born 1998), American race car driver

D

• Cole Dasilva (born 1999), English footballer
• Cole Dempster (cyclist) (born 2006), Canadian cyclist
• Cole De Vries (born 1985), American baseball player
• Cole Dewhurst (born 2003), American soccer player
• Cole Dickerson (born 1991), American basketball player
• Cole Digges (burgess) (1691–1744), British merchant
• Cole Digges (patriot) (1748–1788), American military officer
• Cole Durham (born 1948), American educator

E

• Cole Eiserman (born 2006), American ice hockey player
• Cole Elshere (born 1989), American rodeo cowboy
• Cole Escola (born 1986), American comedian and actor
• Cole Escovedo (born 1981), American mixed martial artist

F

• Cole Finegan, American lawyer
• Cole Forbes (born 1999), New Zealand rugby union player
• Cole Ford (born 1972), American football player
• Cole Fotheringham (born 1997), American football player
• Cole Frame (born 2002), American soccer player

G

• Cole Gardner (born 1993), American football player
• Cole Garner (born 1984), American baseball player
• Cole Gillespie (born 1984), American baseball player
• Cole Green (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
• Cole Gromley (born 1999), American tennis player
• Cole Grossman (born 1989), American soccer player
• Cole Guttman (born 1999), American ice hockey player

H

• Cole Hamels (born 1983), American baseball player
• Cole Hammer (born 1999), American golfer
• Cole Harden (born 2009), Irish racehorse
• Cole Harris (1936–2022), Canadian geographer
• Cole Hauser (born 1975), American actor
• Cole Hawkins (born 1991), American actor
• Cole Hedlund (born 1995), American football player
• Cole Hefner (born 1980), American politician
• Cole Heppell (born 1993), Canadian actor
• Cole Hikutini (born 1994), American football player
• Cole Hocker (born 2001), American runner
• Cole Holcomb (born 1996), American football player
• Cole House (cyclist) (born 1988), American cyclist
• Cole Howard (voice actor) (born 1989), Canadian voice actor
• Cole Hults (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• Cole Hunt (born 1994), American football player

I

• Cole Irvin (born 1994), American baseball player

J

• Cole Jarrett (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Jensen (born 2001), American soccer player

K

• Cole Kehler (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Keith (born 1997), Canadian rugby union footballer
• Cole Kelley (born 1997), American football player
• Cole Kimball (born 1985), American baseball player
• Cole C. Kingseed (born 1949), American historian
• Cole Kmet (born 1999), American football player
• Cole Koepke (born 1998), American ice hockey player
• Cole Konrad (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Cole Kpekawa (born 1996), English footballer
• Cole Krueger (born 1991), Hungarian speed skater

L

• Cole Liniak (born 1976), American baseball player
• Cole Luke (born 1995), American football player

M

• Cole Madison (born 1994), American football player
• Cole Magner (born 1982), American football player
• Cole Mazza (born 1995), American football player
• Cole McConchie (born 1992), New Zealand cricketer
• Cole McDonald (born 1998), American football player
• Cole McDonald (skier) (born 2003), American skier
• Cole McKinnon (born 2003), Scottish footballer
• Cole McLagan (born 1996), American soccer player
• Cole McNary (born 1964), American politician
• Cole McWard (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Cole Miller (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Cole Miller (activist) (born 1956), American activist
• Cole Missimo (born 1993), American soccer player
• Cole Moore (born 1997), American racing driver
• Cole Murphy (born 1996), American football player

N

• Cole Nelson (born 1997), Canadian American football player

O

• Cole Oakley (born 2000), British rugby league footballer

P

• Cole Palen (1925–1993), American aircraft enthusiast
• Cole Pauls, American author
• Cole Pearn (born 1982), Canadian stock car racing driver
• Cole Pennington, American football player
• Cole Perfetti (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Peverley (born 1988), New Zealand footballer
• Cole Plante (born 1996), American disc jockey
• Cole Popovich (born 1985), American football coach
• Cole Porter (1891–1964), American songwriter
• Cole Pratt (born 2002), Canadian swimmer
• Cole Proctor, American football coach

R

• Cole Ragans (born 1997), American baseball player
• Cole Reinhardt (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Riel (born 1995), American politician
• Cole Rouse (born 1997), American race car driver

S

• Cole Sanchez (born 1985), American artist
• Cole Sand (born 2003), American actor
• Cole Sands (born 1997), American baseball player
• Cole Sax, American film director
• Cole Schneider (born 1990), American ice hockey player
• Cole Schneider (American football) (born 1998), American football player
• Cole Schwindt (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Seely (born 1990), American motocross racer
• Cole Seiler (born 1994), American soccer player
• Cole Sillinger (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cole Skuse (born 1986), English footballer
• Cole Smith (born 1989), Canadian mixed martial artist
• Cole Smith (ice hockey) (born 1995), American ice hockey player
• Cole Snyder (born 2000), American football player
• Cole Spieker (born 1996), American football player
• Cole Sprouse (born 1992), American actor
• Cole Sternberg (born 1979), American visual artist
• Cole Stockton (born 1994), English footballer
• Cole Stoudt (born 1992), American football player and coach
• Cole Strange (born 1998), American football player
• Cole Stratton (born 1976), American actor
• Cole Shade Sule (born 1980), Cameroonian swimmer
• Cole Sulser (born 1990), American baseball player
• Cole Swensen (born 1955), American poet
• Cole Swider (born 1999), American basketball player
• Cole Swindell (born 1983), American singer

T

• Cole Taylor (died 1989), American pornographic actor
• Cole Tinkler (born 1986), New Zealand footballer
• Cole Toner (born 1994), American football player
• Cole Tracy (born 1996), American football player
• Cole Trapnell (born 1982), American professor
• Cole Tucker (born 1996), American baseball player
• Cole Tucker (actor) (1953–2015), American pornographic actor
• Cole Tucker (Canadian football) (born 1999), American football player
• Cole Turner (disambiguation), multiple people

U

• Cole Ully (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player

V

• Cole Van Lanen (born 1998), American football player
• Cole Vosbury (born 1991), American singer-songwriter

W

• Cole Walliser (born 1981), Canadian film director
• Cole Walsh (born 1995), American pole vaulter
• Cole Weston (1919–2003), American photographer
• Cole White (born 1985), American baseball player
• Cole Whitt (born 1991), American race car driver
• Cole Wick (born 1993), American football player
• Cole Wilcox (born 1999), American baseball player
• Cole Willging (1911–1973), American football player
• Cole Williams (born 1981), American actor
• Cole Wilson (1922–1993), New Zealand singer-songwriter
• Cole Winn (born 1999), American baseball player
• Cole Wist (born 1962), American attorney and politician

Y

• Cole Young (born 2003), American baseball player
• Cole Younger (1844–1916), American outlaw

Fictional characters

• Cole Cash, the alter ego of the superhero Grifter featured in DC Comics
• Cole MacGrath (Infamous), video game character
• Cole (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
• Cole Deschanel, in the soap opera Sunset Beach
• Cole Howard, in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Cole Thornhart, in the dramas One Life to Live and General Hospital
• Cole Trickle, in the film Days of Thunder
• Cole Turner, the half-demon, half-human on Charmed

See also

• Cole (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Cole
• Cole (surname), people with the surname "Cole"
• Coles (surname), people with the surname "Coles"
• Coe (surname), people with the surname "Coe"
• Kole (name), people with the given name "Kole"

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