Poul Kjærholm (1929 – 1980) was a Danish designer.
Born in Østervrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, going on to the Danish School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen in 1952.
In 1953, he married Hanne Kjærholm who became a successful architect.
He was very articulate and with his natural authority he started an outstanding career as an educator in the same year (1952) but continued to study with Prof.