Gul is a common name in Persian (گل Gol) and Turkish (Gül) languages, meaning rose.
Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia.
It is also a Nordic given name, used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages as a short form of Guðólfr (Godwulf).
The name is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern periods for William (derived from French Guillaume), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.
Gul Bakhsh, Bengali poet
Gul Hameed Bhatti, Pakistani journalist
Gul Chaman, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Gul Haider, Afghan politician
Gul Mohammed Jangvi, Afghan Taliban field commander
Haji Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
Gul Mohammad, Indian/Pakistani cricketer
Gul Mohammed, Guinness world record holder as the shortest human being
Gul Mudin (1994–2010), Afghan child premeditatedly murdered by United States troops
Gul Rahman, Afghan torture victim
Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician
Gul Agha Sherzai, Afghan politician
Gul Mohamad Zhowandai, Afghan poet
Gül Gölge (born 1981), Turkish model and actress
Gul Panag (born 1979), Indian Bollywood actress
Gul Panra (born 1989), Pakistani singer
Notable people with the surname Gul or Gül include:
Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey ın years 2007–2014.
Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricketer
Ajab Gul, Pakistani actor-turned-director
Amir Gul, Pakistani footballer
Awal Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Dawd Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Faruk Gül, Turkish American economist
Gerardus Gul, Dutch bishop of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
Hamid Gul, former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
Khi Ali Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Meirchion Gul, 5th-century king of Rheged (modern-day northern England)
Mohammad Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Roman Gul, Russian émigré writer