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Pool is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert-Jan Pool (born 1960), Dutch type designer *Andre Pool, member of the National Assembly of Seychelles *David de Sola Pool (1885–1970), spiritual leader of the Sephardic Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City; father of Ithiel *E. Ion Pool (1858–1939), British marathon runner and Olympics critic *Ithiel de Sola Pool (1917–1984), pioneer in the development of social science; son of David *Hamp Pool (1915–2000), US player of American football *Hugh Pool (born 1964), New York guitarist *Joe R. Pool (1911–1968), US Representative from Texas *John Pool (1826–1884), US Senator from North Carolina *Jonathan Pool (born 1942), US political scientist *Judith Graham Pool (1919-1975), American scientist, discoverer of cryoprecipitation *Léa Pool (born 1950), Swiss filmmaker, and film instructor in Quebec, Canada *Malcolm Pool (born 1943), British bass player with The Artwoods and other bands *Maria Louise Pool (1841&ndash1898), US writer, best known for A Vacation in a Buggy *Robert Roy Pool (born 1953), an American screenwriter, best known for Outbreak (1995), The Big Town (1987) and Armageddon (1998) *Solomon Pool (1832–1901), fourth president of the University of North Carolina *Steve Pool (born 1955), weather anchor for KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington *Ted Pool (1906–1975), Australian rules football player, with the Hawthorn Hawks in the VFL *Walter F. Pool (1850–1883), US Congressman from North Carolina *Wim Pool (born 1927), former Dutch Olympic sprint canoer