Anatole is a French male name, derived from the Greek name Ανατολιος Anatolius, meaning "sunrise." The Russian version of the name is Anatoly. Other variants are Anatol and more rarely Anatolio.

• Anatole, baron Brénier de Renaudière (1807–1885), French diplomat and politician
• Anatole Abragam (1914–2011), French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism
• Anatole Broyard (1920–1990), American literary critic for The New York Times
• Anatole (dancer), French ballet dancer, master and composer
• Anatole Dauman (1925–1998), French film producer
• Anatole Deibler (1863–1939), Monsieur de Paris, 1899–1939
• Anatole de Grunwald (1910–1967), British film producer and screenwriter
• Anatole de Monzie (1876–1947), French administrator and encyclopaedist
• Anatole Fistoulari (1907–1995), Ukrainian conductor
• Anatole France (1844–1924), French poet, journalist and novelist
• Anatole Jakovsky (1909–1988), French art critic
• Anatole Kanyenkiko (born 1952), Prime Minister of Burundi from 1994 to 1995
• Anatole Katok (1944–2018), American mathematician
• Anatole Le Braz (1859–1926), Breton folklore collector and translator
• Anatole Litvak (1902–1974), Ukrainian-born filmmaker
• Anatole Mallet (1837–1919), Swiss mechanical engineer
• Anatole Taubman (born 1971), Swiss actor
• Anatole Vakhnianyn (1841–1908), Ukrainian political and cultural figure
• Anatole Serret, Australian percussionist for Parcels

• Anatoly (name)