:''See Kusaila for the 7th-century Berber leader.'' Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and S ...

, a variant of Axel. People with the name include: * Aksel Agerby (1889–1942), Danish composer, organist, and music administrator * Aksel Airo (1898–1985), Finnish lieutenant general and main strategic planner *

Aksel Andersen Hans Aksel Andersen (19 March 1912 – 18 November 1977) was a Danish classical organist, composer and professor of music. Aksel Andersen was born in Ruskin, Nebraska. As a boy he was trained in organ, violin and piano. In Denmark, he was a ...

(1912–1977), Danish-American organist and composer and organ professor and examinist * Aksel Frederik Andersen (1891–1972), Danish mathematician *

Aksel Arstal Aksel Kristian Andersen Arstal (25 August 1855 – 28 November 1940) was a Norwegian theologian, schoolteacher and geographer. He was born in Christiania (Oslo) to city engineer Oluf Martin Andersen and Annette Fredrikke Sontum, and was ...

(1855–1940), Norwegian theologist, schoolteacher and geographer *

Aksel Bender Madsen Aksel Bender Madsen (16 August 1916 – 23 May 2000) was a Danish furniture designer who worked closely together with Ejner Larsen (1917-1987) producing a wide variety of items during the Danish modern period. Biography Born in Ringe on the D ...

(1916–2000), Danish furniture designer * Aksel Berg (1893–1979), Soviet scientist and Navy Admiral (in Engineering) * Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (born 1987), Norwegian professional football player * Aksel Bonde (1918–1996), Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * Aksel Brehm (born 1889), Estonian politician * Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (1924–2010), Danish professor of meteorology at University of Copenhagen * Aksel Duun (1921–1987), Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1950s * Aksel Fossen (1919–2009), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Aksel Gresvig Aksel Gresvig OBE (16 August 1876 – 16 December 1958) was a Norwegian track cyclist, sports administrator and businessman. He started a bicycle shop in Oslo in 1901, which later developed into the largest chain of sports shops in Scandinavia ...

(1876–1958), Norwegian track cyclist, sports administrator and businessman *

Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş (born 2 January 1973 in Varna) is Turkish athlete specialising in the sprinting events. During her long career, she has represented Turkey at multiple international competitions, including the 1997 World Championships, si ...

(born 1973), Turkish track and field athlete * Aksel Hagen (born 1953), Norwegian politician and member of the Storting *

Aksel Hennie Aksel Hennie (born 29 October 1975) is a Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Headhunters'' (2011), ''Hercules'' (2014), and '' The Martian'' (2015). Early life Hennie was born in the Lamber ...

(born 1975), Norwegian actor, director and writer * Aksel Hansen (1853–1933), Danish sculptor *

Kaj Aksel Hansen Kaj Aksel Hansen (22 April 1917 – 12 August 1987) was a Danish football player and manager. As an amateur player, he scored 114 goals in 202 games for B 93, and scored 12 goals in 27 games for the Denmark national football team. Hansen won fi ...

(1917–1987), Danish footballer and manager * Aksel V. Johannesen (born 1972), Faroese lawyer and politician * Aksel Kallas (1890–1922), Estonian politician *

Aksel Kankaanranta Aksel Kankaanranta (born 28 January 1998) is a Finnish singer. He was due to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song " Looking Back", before the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2017, he ...

(born 1998), Finnish singer who would've represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 *

Aksel Kuuse Aksel Kuuse (18 September 1913 – 27 April 1942) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially ...

(1913–1942), Estonian track and field athlete * Aksel Larsen (1897–1972), Danish politician who was chairman of the Communist Party of Denmark * Aksel Lund Svindal (born 1982), Norwegian alpine skier *

Aksel Lydersen Aksel Lydersen (22 February 1919 – 1 September 1995) was a Norwegian engineer and professor in chemical engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian: Norges tekniske høgskole, NTH). He was also active in the Norwegian langu ...

(1919–1995), Norwegian engineer and professor of chemical engineering * Aksel Madsen (1899–1988), Danish long-distance runner * Aksel Magdahl (born 1979), Norwegian navigator *

Aksel Mark Aksel Mark (20 June 1913 – 17 June 2014) was an Estonian politician, chairman of the Estonian Democratic Union, journalist, newspaper editor and agronomist. Mark was the Estonian Minister of the Interior in exile between 1962 and 1992. Mark w ...

(1913–2014), Estonian politician, journalist, newspaper editor and agronomist * Aksel Mikkelsen (1849–1929), Danish educator *

Aksel Nielsen Aksel Nielsen (January 11, 1901 – October 18, 1984) was a Danish-American philanthropist, founder of the Mortgage Banking Association’s School of Mortgage Banking, a member of the Civil and Defense Mobilization Board and close friend and ...

(1901–1984), Danish-born American philanthropist, founder of the Mortgage Banking Association's School of Mortgage Banking * Aksel Nõmmela (born 1994), Estonian cyclist * Aksel Orav (1929–2003), Estonian actor * Aksel Herman Rüütli (1893–1976), Estonian politician * Aksel Sørensen (1891–1955), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics * Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965), novelist, born in Nykøbing, Mors Island, Denmark * Aksel Schiøtz (1906–1975), Danish tenor and Lieder singer *

Aksel Vartanyan Aksel Tatevosovich Vartanyan (russian: Аксель Татевосович Вартанян; born January 8, 1938) is a Soviet and Russian journalist, sports historian and native of Tbilisi. Vartanyan graduated from the Historical-Philological Depa ...

(born 1938), Soviet and Russian journalist and sports historian * Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (1924–2010), Danish meteorologist and professor of meteorology * Aksel Zachariassen (1898–1987), Norwegian politician, newspaper editor, secretary and writer

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