Boal (surname)

The Boal surname is a variant of Bowell and Boyle. It is common in people of English, Welsh, and Irish descent. In Ireland it is a variant of Boyle while in northern Ireland it developed from the name Bowell.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Augusto Boal (1931-2009), Brazilian theater director
• Carmine Boal (born 1956), American politician
• Desmond Boal (born 1929 ), Northern Ireland politician and barrister
• Don Boal (1907–1953), Canadian rower
• Iain Boal, Irish social historian
• James McClellan Boal, American politician
• Mark Boal (born 1973), American journalist, screenwriter and film producer
• Peter Boal (born 1965), American balletmaster and former New York City Ballet principal
• Robert Boal (1806–1903), American politician and physician
• Theodore Davis Boal (1867–1938), American army veteran (Colonel) and architect
• Walter Boal (born c. 1879), All-American football player and hammer thrower
• William Boal (died 1970), imprisoned for association with Mail Train robbery in 1963