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Kusaila Kusaila ibn Malzam (), also known as Aksel, was a 7th-century Berber Christian ruler of the kingdom of Altava and leader of the Awraba tribe, a Christianised sedentary Berber tribe of the Aures and possibly Christian king of the Sanhaja. Under ...

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

Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...

, a variant of Axel. People with the name include: * Aksel Agerby (1889–1942), Danish composer, organist, and music administrator *

Aksel Airo Aksel Fredrik Airo (14 February 1898 – 9 May 1985) was a Finnish lieutenant general and main strategic planner during the Winter War and the Continuation War. He was the virtual second-in-command of the Finnish army under Field Marshal C.G.E ...

(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 p ...

(1912–1977), Danish-American organist and composer and organ professor and examinist * Aksel Frederik Andersen (1891–1972), Danish mathematician * Aksel Arstal (1855–1940), Norwegian theologist, schoolteacher and geographer * Aksel Bender Madsen (1916–2000), Danish furniture designer *

Aksel Berg Aksel Ivanovich Berg (; – 9 July 1979) was a Soviet scientist in radio-frequency engineering and Soviet Navy Admiral, Hero of Socialist Labour. He was a key figure in the introduction of cybernetics to the Soviet Union. Early life Aksel Marti ...

(1893–1979), Soviet scientist and Navy Admiral (in Engineering) *

Aksel Berget Skjølsvik Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (born 15 May 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Skjølsvik started his football career with Åndalsnes IF. When he was 16 years old, he went to Rosenborg BK. Originally a secon ...

(born 1987), Norwegian professional football player * Aksel Bonde (1918–1996), Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * Aksel Brehm (1889-?), Estonian politician * Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (1924–2010), Danish professor of meteorology at University of Copenhagen *

Aksel Duun Aksel Duun (26 March 1921 – 3 April 1987) was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cit ...

(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 a Turkish athlete specialising in the sprinting events. During her long career, she has represented Turkey at multiple international competitions, including the 1997 World Championships, ...

(born 1973), Turkish track and field athlete * Aksel Hagen (born 1953), Norwegian politician and member of the Storting * Aksel Hennie (born 1975), Norwegian actor, director and writer *

Aksel Hansen Aksel Christian Henrik Hansen (2 September 1853 – 3 May 1933) was a Danish sculptor, one of the most productive of his times. Biography The son of a stonemason, Hansen was born in Odense, Denmark. After an apprenticeship with his father, he stu ...

(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 Jacobsen Bogdanoff Aksel Jacobsen Bogdanoff (22 November 1922 – 1 June 1971) was a Norwegian who fought as Soviet-controlled partisan in eastern Finnmark in World War II and, in 1953, he was one of two brothers who encountered and shot the last polar bear seen ...

(1922–1971, Norwegian communist and one of the last generations on

Lille Ekkerøy Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

Aksel V. Johannesen Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a Faroese lawyer and politician for the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) and the current prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to ...

(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. He died in prison of war camp in the Soviet Union during World War II World War II or t ...

(1913–1942), Estonian track and field athlete *

Aksel Larsen Aksel Larsen (5 August 1897 – 10 January 1972) was a Danish politician who was chairman of the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP), and chairman and founder of the Socialist People's Party. He is remembered today for his long service in the C ...

(1897–1972), Danish politician who was chairman of the Communist Party of Denmark *

Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 20 ...

(born 1982), Norwegian alpine skier *

Aksel Lydersen Aksel L. 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 developed the Lydersen method, a ...

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

Aksel Magdahl Aksel Magdahl (born 6 March 1979, in Tönsberg), is a Norwegian yacht racing navigator, author of the tactics that took the boat Ericsson 3 to the victory in the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The stage was the longest in the history of the ra ...

(born 1979), Norwegian navigator * Aksel Mark (1913–2014), Estonian politician, journalist, newspaper editor and agronomist *

Aksel Mikkelsen Aksel Mikkelsen (14 August 1849 – 19 October 1929 in Korsør) was a Danish educator who introduced the Swedish system of sloyd schools into Denmark. He organised schools and seminaries on the system, which teaches manual training as an a ...

(1849–1929), Danish educator *

Aksel Møller Aksel Møller (1906–1958) was a leading Danish politician known for his contributions to the conservative thought in Denmark after World War II. He served as the minister of interior from 1950 to 1953 and as the parliament speaker of the Cons ...

(1906–1958), Danish politician *

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 Aksel Nõmmela (born 22 October 1994) is an Estonian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2011 : 1st Stage 4 Tour de la région de Łódź : 3rd Estonian National Time Trial Championships, Time trial, N ...

(born 1994), Estonian cyclist * Aksel Orav (1929–2003), Estonian actor * Aksel Herman Rüütli (1893–1976), Estonian politician *

Aksel Sørensen Aksel Sørensen (5 October 1891 in Vig, Denmark – 15 May 1955 in Roskilde, Denmark) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly ...

(1891–1955), Danish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *

Aksel Sandemose Aksel Sandemose (originally Axel Nielsen; 19 March 1899 – 6 August 1965) was a Danish-Norwegian writer whose works frequently elucidate the theme that the repressions of society lead to violence. Biography Axel Nielsen was born at Nykøbing M ...

(1899–1965), novelist, born in Nykøbing, Mors Island, Denmark *

Aksel Schiøtz Aksel Schiøtz (1 September 190619 April 1975) was a Danish tenor and later baritone, who was considered one of Europe's leading lieder singers of the post-World War II period.Alan Blyth"Review: The Singer and His Art by Aksel Schiøtz" ''The Musi ...

(1906–1975), Danish tenor and Lieder singer *

Aksel Vartanyan Aksel Tatevosovich Vartanyan (; born January 8, 1938) is a Soviet and Russian journalist, sports historian and native of Tbilisi. Vartanyan graduated from the Historical-Philological Department of Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute. Since 1962 he has wo ...

(born 1938), Soviet and Russian journalist and sports historian * Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (1924–2010), Danish meteorologist and professor of meteorology *

Aksel Zachariassen Aksel "Azach" Zachariassen (16 November 1898 – 6 August 1987) was a Norwegian politician, newspaper editor, secretary and writer. Biography He was born in Porsgrunn as a son of ship captain Aksel Zachariassen (1853–1927) from Luleå and Karen ...

(1898–1987), Norwegian politician, newspaper editor, secretary and writer

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