Eskil is a masculine given name mainly in use in Scandinavia. In

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

and

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

it may be spelled Eskild. The name may refer to: *

Saint Eskil Saint Eskil (11th century) was an Anglo-Saxon monk particularly venerated during the end of the 11th century in the province of Södermanland, Sweden. He was the founder of the first diocese of the lands surrounding Lake Mälaren, today the Dioces ...

, 11th century Anglo-Saxon monk and missionary * Eskil Brodd (1885–1969), Swedish diver * Eskil Brøndbo (born 1970), Norwegian drummer *

Eskild Ebbesen Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen (born 27 May 1972, in Silkeborg, Midtjylland) is a Danish lightweight rower, who as part of the Gold Four has won a total number of five Olympic medals (three gold) and six World Championship gold medals. Ebbesen wa ...

(born 1972), Danish rower *

Eskil Erlandsson Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik (born 11 January 1975) is a Norwegian speedskater. Ervik's best distance is traditionally the 5000-m, where he for several years was among the very best of the world, but his top priority for the most part of his career was to perfor ...

(born 1975), Norwegian speedskater * Eskil Falk (1889–1963), Swedish track and field athlete *

Eskil Hagen Eskil Hagen (born 13 June 1970) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He won medals for Norway at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, 1998 Winter Paralympics, 2002 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. He also play ...

(born 1970), Norwegian paralympian * Eskil Hemberg (1938–2004), Swedish composer and conductor * Eskild Jensen (1925–2013), Norwegian civil servant and politician * Eskil Kinneberg (born 1992), Norwegian orienteer *

Eskil of Lund Eskil was a 12th-century Archbishop of Lund, in Skåne, Denmark (now in Sweden). He was one of the most capable and prominent princes of the Church in Scandinavia. A man of profound piety, he was always zealous for the welfare of the church, and ...

, Danish 12th century archbishop * Eskil Lundahl (1905–1992), Swedish swimmer *

Eskil Magnusson Eskil Magnusson (c. 1175 – c. 1227) was a nobleman and lawspeaker (''Lagman'') of Västergötland. He is the first attested legal official in what is now Sweden about whom we have any extensive information. Biography He was a member of the Bje ...

(1175–1227), Swedish politician and lawmaker * Eskil Pedersen (born 1984), Norwegian politician * Eskil Rønningsbakken (born 1979), Norwegian balance artist *

Eskil Suter Eskil Suter (born 29 June 1967) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland. Motorcycle racing career Born in Turbenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, Suter finished in second place in the 1 ...

(born 1967), Swiss motorcycle racer and constructor *

Eskil Vogt Eskil Vogt (born 31 October 1974) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. His films include '' Reprise'' (2006), '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), '' Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), and ''Thelma'' (2017) all of which were directed by Joachim Trie ...

(born 1974), Norwegian film director and screenwriter

Other uses

* Eskil, the main character of the novel ''

Vale of the Vole ''Vale of the Vole'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the tenth book of the Xanth series. It begins a trilogy including ''Heaven Cent'' and ''Man from Mundania''. The novel was written as a satirical jab at the canalization o ...

'' by Piers Anthony *

Eskil Eskil is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey, situated on the southern shore of Lake Tuz. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 28,952 of which 22,125 ...

Aksaray Province Aksaray Province ( tr, ) is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is t ...

, a town in Turkey *

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 67,359 inhabitants in 2015, with a total population of 100,092 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality (2014). Eskilstuna has ...

, a city in Sweden {{disambiguation