Anatole is a character in Tolstoy's War and Peace, which the musical 'Natasha and Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812' is based off of. He is the son of Prince Vassily/Vasili, the brother of Helene/Ellen (Depending on which translation you read), and one of the love interests of Natasha.
A famous bearer of this name is Anatole Courbet (1827-1885) a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign (1883-1886) and the Sino-French War (1884-1885). Anatole Courbet was born in Abbeville (France) and died in Magong (Tawain) on his ship “Bayard”.
Anatole Farnsworth; in Beth Killian's series The 310, Anatole Farnsworth is the deceased father of Eva Cordes.
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A character in Barbra Kingslover's book The Poisonwood Bible. The Russian nickname is Tolya or Tolyan. Tolya was the title character in the Russian movie Vor. ("Thief")