Anatole is a French male name, derived from the Greek name Ανατολιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise." The Russian version of the name is Anatoly (also transliterated as Anatoliy and Anatoli). Other variants are Anatol and more rarely Anatolio.
Anatole Abragam (1914–2011), French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear MagnetismAnatole Broyard (1920–1990), American literary critic for The New York TimesAnatole (dancer), French ballet dancer, master and composerAnatole Dauman (1925–1998), French film producerAnatole de Grunwald (1910–1967), British film producer and screenwriterAnatole Demidov (1813–1870), Russian industrialistAnatole de Monzie (1876–1947), French administrator and encyclopaedistAnatole Fistoulari (1907–1995), Ukrainian conductorAnatole France (1844—1924), French poet, journalist and novelistAnatole Jakovsky (1909–1988), French art criticAnatole Kanyenkiko (born 1952), Prime Minister of Burundi from 1994 to 1995Anatole Katok (born 1944), American mathematicianAnatole Le Braz (1859–1926), Breton folklore collector and translatorAnatole Litvak (1902–1974), Ukrainian-born filmmakerAnatole Mallet (1837–1919), Swiss mechanical engineerAnatole Taubman (born 1971), Swiss actorAnatole Vakhnianyn (1841–1908), Ukrainian political and cultural figure