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 ance ...

and Norwegian it may be spelled Eskild. The name may refer to: * Saint Eskil, 11th century Anglo-Saxon monk and missionary * Eskil Brodd (1885–1969), Swedish diver *

Eskil Brøndbo Eskil Brøndbo (born 26 January 1970 in Namsos) is the drummer in the band D.D.E. where his brother, Bjarne Brøndbo is the vocalist. He is cousin of the Electronica musician Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo. From 1985 – 1986 he was the deputy drumm ...

(born 1970), Norwegian drummer * Eskild Ebbesen (born 1972), Danish rower * Eskil Erlandsson (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 Eskil Hemberg (1938–2004) was a Swedish composer and conductor. He held positions including CEO and artistic director of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, as well as president of the International Federation for Choral Music. Life and caree ...

(1938–2004), Swedish composer and conductor *

Eskild Jensen Eskild Jensen (28 April 1925 – 1 April 2013) is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vestre Aker as a son of executive Eskild Jensen Sr. (1876–1955) and teacher Elizabeth Kobro (1889–1985). In 1957 ...

(1925–2013), Norwegian civil servant and politician *

Eskil Kinneberg Eskil Kinneberg (born 17 May 1992) is a Norwegian orienteer. Career At the 2017 World Orienteering Championships in Tartu, Estonia, he placed fifth in the long distance, eighth in the middle distance, and won a gold medal in the relay (with Olav ...

(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 Eskil Johannes Lundahl (7 September 1905 – 10 November 1992) was a Swedish swimmer who competed in the 1928, 1932 and 1948 Summer Olympics. In the 1928 he was a member of the Swedish team that finished fifth in the 4×200 m freestyle re ...

(1905–1992), Swedish swimmer * Eskil Magnusson (1175–1227), Swedish politician and lawmaker *

Eskil Pedersen Eskil Pedersen (born 6 March 1984 in Skien) is a Norwegian politician and former leader from 2010 to 2014 of the Workers' Youth League (AUF), the youth organisation associated with Norway's leading Labour Party. Pedersen survived the massacre ...

(born 1984), Norwegian politician *

Eskil Rønningsbakken Eskil Rønningsbakken (born 24 June 1979) is an extreme artist from Vallset in Stange, Norway.Berglund, Nina "Performer drops Letterman after US bombing." ''Aftenposten'', January 17, 2006. Accessed on August 9, 2010. Rønningsbakken travels the wo ...

(born 1979), Norwegian balance artist * Eskil Suter (born 1967), Swiss motorcycle racer and constructor * Eskil Vogt (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 of ...

'' 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, a city in Sweden {{disambiguation