Earl

A male given name: from the old English word meaning “noble.”.

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Earl is a popular English given name meaning "warrior" or "nobleman" (originally "earl" was cognate to the Germanic title of Jarl, meaning a warrior-king). The name was sometimes used among servants of actual nobiliary earls, and instances of its usage date back to 12th-century England. Some of the holders of this name are:
"Big" Earl, fictional alien in the video game ToeJam & Earl and its sequels
Earl, fictional character in the animated TV series Rocko's Modern Life
Earl Abell (1892–1956), American football player
Earl E. Anderson (born 1919), American general
Earl Anthony (1938–2001), professional bowler
Earl Armstrong (1900–1986) Canadian politician
Earl I. Anzai, American politician
Earl Averill (1902–1983), professional baseball player
Earl Edwin Austin, American criminal
Earl Babbie (born 1938), sociologist
Earl Bakken (born 1924), inventor of the transistorized pacemaker
Earl Balfour (born 1933) professional ice hockey player
Earl Banks (1924–1993), American football coach
Earl Barish, Canadian businessman
Earl Barrett (born 1967) former footballer
Earl Barron (born 1981), professional basketball player
Earl Bassett, fictional character in the film Tremors
Earl Battey (1935–2003), professional baseball player
Earl Beecham (born 1965), American football player
Earl Holmes Bell (born 1955) pole vaulter
Earl Bennett (born 1987) American football player
Earl Best (born 1947), American community organizer known as the 'Street Doctor'
Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933), American novelist and playwright
Earl Billings (born 1945), Actor
Earl Bird, fictional character in the comic strip Motley's Crew
Earl Black (born 1942), Professor
Earl Blaik (1897–1989), American football coach
Earl Blumenauer (born 1948), American politician
Earl Boen (born 1945), American actor
Earl Bostic (1913–1965), American saxophonist
Earl Boykins (born 1976), American basketball player
Earl Broady (1904–1992), American police officer, attorney, and judge
Earl Browder (1891–1973), American communist
Earl Brown (coach) (1915–2003), American football and basketball player and coach
Earl Brown (basketball, born 1952), Puerto Rican basketball player
Earl Johnson, multiple people
Earl Jolly Brown (1939–2006), American actor
Earl Brydges (1905–1975), American politician
Earl "Butch" Buchholz (born 1940), American tennis player
Earl Butz (born 1909), American politician
Earl Caddock (1888–1950), American professional wrestler
Earl Caldwell, American journalist
Earl Welton Caldwell (1905–1981), American baseball player
Earl Camembert, fictional character in the TV series SCTV
Earl Cameron (1915–2005), Canadian broadcaster
Earl Cameron (born 1917), British actor
Earl Campbell (born 1900), Canadian ice hockey player
Earl Christian Campbell (born 1955), American football player
Earl Chudoff (1907–1993), American politician
Earl "Dutch" Clark (1906–1978), American football player
Earl Cochell (born 1922), American tennis player
Earl Cochran (born 1981), American football player
Earl Collins (1895–1958), Canadian politician
Earl Conrad (1912–1986), American author
Earl Cook (1908–1996), American baseball player
Earl Cooper (1886–1965), American racecar driver
Marion Earl Cooper (born 1957), American football player
Earl Cranston (1840–1932), American bishop
Earl Cureton (born 1957), American basketball player
Earl Dawson (1925–1987), Canadian politician
Earl Devore (1888–1928), American racecar driver
Earl Dittman, American film critic and publisher
Earl Dodge (born 1932), American politician
Earl Doherty (born 1941), Canadian author
Earl Dotson (born 1970), American football player
Earl Douglas (radio), radio talk show producer
Earl Durand (1913–1939), American mountain man
Earl Duvall (1898–1969), American animator
Earl Eby (1894–1970), American athlete
Earl Edwards, multiple people
Earl Ehrhart (born 1959), American politician
Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), U.S. Marine Corps officer
Earl Emerson (born 1948), American novelist
Earl Everett (born 1984), American football player
Earl Faison (born 1939), American football player
Earl Ferrell (born 1958), American football player
Earl Gillespie (1922–2003), American sportscaster
Earl Grant (1933–1970), American pianist
Earl G. Graves, Sr. (born 1935), American entrepreneur, publisher, businessman and philanthropist
Earl G. Graves, Jr. (born 1962), American businessman and basketball player
Earl Grinols (born 1951), American professor
Earl Gros (born 1940), American football player
Earl Hamner Jr. (born 1923), American writer and television producer
Earl G. Harrison (1899–1955), American attorney
Earl Hebner, former WWE referee
Earl Hickey, fictional character in the TV series My Name Is Earl
Earl Hindman (1942–2003), American actor
Earl F. Hilliard (born 1942), American politician
Earl Hines (1903–1983), jazz pianist
Earl Gladstone Hunt Jr (1918–2005), Methodist pastor
Earl Dewitt Hutto (born 1926), American politician
Earl Jones (born 1964), American track and field athlete
Earl Keeley (born 1936), Canadian football player
Earl Klugh (born 1954), American jazz guitarist
Earl Floyd Kvamme (born 1938), American engineer
Earl "Curly" Lambeau (1898–1965), founder of the Green Bay Packers
Earl F. Landgrebe (1916–1986), American politician
Earl C. Latourette (1889–1956), American judge
Earl Levine (born 1968), American entrepreneur
Earl McCarthy (born 1969), Irish freestyle swimmer
Earl D. McIntyre, Canadian politician
Earl C. Michener (1876–1957), American politician
Earl Monroe (born 1944), American basketball player
Earl "Madman" Muntz (1914–1987), American merchandiser
Earl Murray (1926–1994), American football player
Earl Pitts, fictional radio character
Earl Edwin Pitts (born 1953), American spy
Earl Sande (1898-1968), American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer
Earl Scruggs (1924-2012), American banjo player
Earl Simmons (born 1970), American rapper and actor better known as DMX
Earl Slipher (1883–1964), astronomer
Earl Smith (1910s outfielder) (1891–1943), American baseball player
Earl Smith (1950s outfielder) (1928–2014), American baseball player
Earl Smith (catcher) (1897–1963), American baseball player
Earl Smith (coach) (1917–2012), American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 1955), Jamaican guitarist
Earl T. Smith (1903–1991), American politician
Earl "J.R." Smith III (born 1985), American basketball player
Earl Stevens (born 1967), American rapper better known as E-40
Earl Stevens, Jr., E-40's son and producer better known as Droop-E
Earl Thomas Conley (born 1941), American country singer
Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863), former U.S Army officer
Earl Dominic Vernius, fictional character in Prelude to Dune
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (1915–1974), American psychologist
Earl Warren, former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Earl Watson (born 1979), professional basketball player
Earl Williams (basketball player), "the Twirl", (born 1951) American-Israeli professional basketball player
Earl Williams (1970s catcher), former major league baseball player
Earl Weaver (born 1930), former baseball manager of the Baltimore Orioles
Earl Irvin West (1920-2011), American church historian
Earl Wild (1915–2010), American pianist
Earl Wilson (1934–2005), former MLB pitcher
Earl Woods (1932–2006), father of Tiger Woods
James Earl Jones (born 1931), American actor
Wentworth Earl Miller (born 1972), American actor

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Old English eorl "brave man, warrior, leader, chief" (contrasted with ceorl "churl"), from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, which is of uncertain origin. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, "a warrior, a brave man;" in later Old English, "nobleman," especially a Danish under-king (equivalent of cognate Old Norse jarl), then one of the viceroys under the Danish dynasty in England. After 1066 adopted as the equivalent of Latin comes (see count (n.1)).

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Nobleman, warrior.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Earl Sweatshirt	1994	American rapper
2	Earl Warren	1891	United States federal judge
3	Earl Campbell	1955	Former professional American football running back
4	Earl Hindman	1942	American actor
5	Earl Watson	1979	American basketball player
6	Earl Holliman	1928	American actor
7	Earl Hebner	1949	Professional wrestling referee
8	Earl Monroe	1944	American basketball player
9	Earl Manigault	1944	American basketball player
10	Earl Boykins	1976	American basketball player
11	Holly Earl	1992	British actress
12	Earl Scruggs	1924	American musician
13	Earl Woods	1932	United States Army Colonel
14	Earl Slick	1952	American guitarist
15	Earl Nightingale	1921	American motivational speaker
16	Earl Hines	1903	American jazz pianist
17	Earl Boen	1945	Actor
18	Earl Clark	1988	American basketball player
19	Earl Morrall	1934	American football player, quarterback
20	Earl Winfield Spencer	1888	United States naval offocer
21	Earl Weaver	1930	American baseball player, coach and announcer
22	Rae Earl	1971	English writer and broadcaster
23	Earl Klugh	1954	American jazz guitarist
24	Earl Ray Tomblin	1952	American politician
25	Earl McClung	1923
26	Esther Earl	1994	American internet personality
27	Earl Butz	1909	American government official
28	Earl Lloyd	1928	American basketball player and coach
29	Earl Bradley	1953	American pediatrician and convicted child molester
30	Earl Thomas Conley	1941	American country music singer-songwriter
31	Harley Earl	1893	American designer
32	Earl Browder	1891	American political activist
33	Earl Strickland	1961	American pool player
34	Earl Hamner, Jr.	1923	American actor and writer
35	David Earl		British actor
36	Earl Long	1895	American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms
37	Earl Anthony	1938	American ten-pin bowler
38	Earl Palmer	1924	American drummer
39	Earl Van Dorn	1820	United Ststes Confederate Army general
40	Earl Bramblett	1942	American mass murderer
41	Earl Blumenauer	1948	American politician
42	Earl Edwin Pitts	1953	FBI agent
43	Earl Barron	1981	American basketball player
44	Earl Falconer	1957	British musician
45	Earl Tupper	1907	American inventor
46	Earl Derr Biggers	1884	American novelist and playwright
47	Roger Earl	1946	British drummer
48	Earl Bamber	1990	Racing driver, 2015 Le Mans winner, 2014 Porsche Supercup champion
49	Earl Mitchell	1987	American football player
50	Earl W. Bascom	1906	Canadian artist
51	Ronnie Earl	1953	American blues guitarist
52	Earl Bennett	1987	American football player
53	Earl Cole	1971	Reality television personality
54	Earl Strom	1927	Basketball referee
55	Earl Hooker	1929	American Chicago blues guitarist
56	Earl Blaik	1897	American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
57	Earl Wolff	1989	American football player, defensive back, safety
58	Earl Billings	1945	American actor
59	Earl Averill	1902	American baseball player
60	Earl Hudson	1957	American musician
61	Earl King	1934	American songwriter and guitarist
62	Kate Earl	1981	American singer-songwriter
63	Earl Dewitt Hutto	1926	American politician
64	Sandor Earl	1989	Australian male rugby wing player and underwear model of Māori descents
65	Earl Bakken	1924	American academic
66	Earl Carpenter	1970	British actor
67	Earl Jolly Brown	1939	American actor
68	Acie Earl	1970	American basketball player-coach
69	Earl Bostic	1913	American musician
70	Earl Van Dyke	1930	African American soul musician
71	Earl G. Graves, Sr.	1935	American businessman
72	Earl Hammond	1921	American actor
73	Abby Earl	1990
74	Earl Dodge	1932	American politician
75	Earl E. Anderson	1919	Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
76	Earl Wild	1915	American musician
77	Earl Paulk	1927	American television evangelist
78	Earl Miller	1897	American state trooper
79	Earl Bellamy	1917	Film director
80	Earl Watford	1990	American football player, offensive lineman
81	Earl Maynard		Wrestler, film actor, producer and director from Barbados
82	Vince Earl	1944	English singer, comedian and actor
83	Earl "Chinna" Smith	1955	Jamaican musician
84	Earl Faison	1939	Player of American football
85	Earl Hancock Ellis	1880	United States Marine Corps officer
86	Earl Barrett	1967	English footballer
87	Earl Anthony Wayne	1950	American ambassador
88	Earl Hurd	1880	Pioneering American animator and film director
89	Ralph Earl	1751	American painter
90	Earl Pomeroy	1952	American politician
91	Michael Earl	1959	American entertainer
92	Earl Cureton	1957	American basketball player
93	Earl Babbie	1938	American sociologist who holds the position of Campbell Professor Emeritus in Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University
94	Earl Lindo	1953	Jamaican reggae musician
95	Kenny Earl	1964	Musician
96	Earl Robinson	1910	American singer-songwriter and composer
97	Earl T. Ricks	1908	United States Air Force general
98	Earl Ofari Hutchinson	1945	American journalist
99	Robbie Earl	1985	American ice hockey player
100	Earl Okine	1990	American football player, defensive end
101	Earl Battey	1935	American baseball player
102	Earl Lovelace	1935	Trinidad and Tobago writer
103	Earl Little	1973	Player of American football
104	Earl Doherty	1941	Canadian writer
105	Ulf the Earl	1000	Danish nobleman
106	Jimmy Earl	1957	Musician, producer
107	Earl Carroll	1937	American vocalist
108	Earl D. Eisenhower	1898	American politician
109	Earl Okin	1947	British musician and comedian
110	Tony Earl	1936	American politician
111	Earl Shaffer	1918	American outdoorsman
112	Cameron Earl	1923	British automotive engineer
113	Earl Sinks	1940	Singer
114	Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.	1915	American pharmacologist
115	Earl St. Clair
116	Earl Sampson
117	Earl Sloan	1848	American businessman
118	Earl Snakehips Tucker	1905	American dancer
119	Earl Calloway	1983	Bulgarian basketball player
120	Earl Reece Stadtman	1919	American biochemist
121	Earl Harvin		American musician
122	Earl Sixteen	1958	Jamaican musician
123	Earl Rogers	1869	American lawyer
124	Earl R. Dean	1890	American industrial designer
125	Earl Norem	1924	American artist
126	Earl Mindell	1940	Canadian-American writer and nutritionist
127	Earl Krugel	1942	American terrorist
128	Earl Bell	1955	American pole vaulter
129	Earl Mac Rauch	1949	Writer and screenwriter
130	Earl Williams	1948	American baseball catcher
131	Earl McCullouch	1946	American football player, sprinter, hurdler
132	Earl Rhodes		British television actor
133	Earl Cooper	1957	American football player
134	Earl Moran	1893	American artist
135	Earl Old Person	1929	Blackfoot leader
136	Graham Earl	1978	British boxer
137	Earl Pastko		Actor
138	Benjamin Earl
139	Earl W. Wallace	2000	American screenwriter
140	Earl F. Hilliard	1942	American politician
141	Jim Earl		Comedian
142	Earl Leggett	1933	American football player
143	Earl Ross	1941	Canadian racing driver
144	Earl Foreman	1924	American lawyer
145	James Earl	1761	Painter
146	Earl T. Smith	1903	American diplomat
147	Earl Dotson	1970	American football player
148	George Windsor Earl	1813	British ethnographer
149	Earl Isaac	1921	American computer programmer
150	Earl Lewis		American academic
151	Earl Holmes	1973	American football player and coach
152	Earl Caddock	1888	American professional wrestler
153	Tommy Thomson	1895	Canadian athlete
154	Earl Grant	1976
155	Earl Webb	1897	American baseball player
156	Earl Torgeson	1924	American baseball player and coach
157	Earl Busby Hunt	1933	American psychologist
158	Earl Tatum	1953	American basketball player
159	Earl Gillespie	1922	American sportscaster
160	Josh Earl	1981	Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter, musician and former librarian
161	Earl Pomerantz	1945	Television producer and writer
162	Earl Landgrebe	1916	American politician
163	Earl Leroy Yeakel III	1945	United States District Judge
164	Earl Christy	1943	American football player
165	Earl A. Powell III	1943	Art historian and museum director
166	Earl Dreeshen	1953	Canadian politician
167	Earl Ravenal	1931	American academic
168	Earl Lestz	1939	American film director
169	Earl Brian	1942	American businessman and combat surgeon
170	Earl Seibert	1911	Canadian ice hockey player
171	Dan Earl	1974	American basketball player-coach
172	Earl Young	1941	American sprinter
173	Lilli Earl	1964	Finnish journalist and actress
174	Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl	1785	American artist
175	Earl Dwire	1883	Actor
176	Earl Wrightson	1916	American singer
177	Earl Kim	1920	American composer
178	Earl Rose	1984	South African rugby union player
179	Earl Va'a	1972	Samoan rugby union player
180	Earl Camembert
181	Earl Spalding	1965	Australian rules footballer and cricketer
182	Earl Best	1947	American activist
183	Earl Ehrhart	1959	American politician
184	Earl D. Johnson	1905	Government official of the US Government
185	Earl W. Stafford	1948	Entrepreneur and philanthropist
186	Earl Snell	1895	American politician
187	Clifford Earl	1933	British actor
188	Earl Johnson	1931	Canadian ice hockey player
189	Earl Moore	1879	American baseball player
190	Robert Earl	1926	English traditional pop music singer, crooner
191	Earl Jones	1964	American middle distance runner
192	Earl Sande	1898	American jockey
193	Earl Edwards	1946	American football player
194	Earl Poole Ball	1941	American musician, composer, and actor
195	Earl Kenneth Shriner		American rapist
196	Earl J. Hesterberg
197	Shelby Earl	1976	American musician
198	Robin Earl	1955	American football player
199	Earl Lind	1874	American autobiographer
200	Earl Everett	1984	American football linebacker