Axel (also ''

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, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling

is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli, while a French feminine form is Axelle. Because the Danish archbishop

Absalon Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of De ...

(1128–1201) was also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted as a corruption of the Hebrew name

Absalom Absalom ( , ), according to the Hebrew Bible, was an Israelite prince. Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, he was the only full sibling of Tamar. He is described in the Hebrew Bible as being exceptionally beautiful, as is his siste ...

. ''Axel'' arose via ''Axelen'' from ''Absalon'', possibly by conflation with the existing names Askel and Askil, medieval forms of the Old Norse name ''Ásketill'', from '' ans'' "god" and '' ketill'' "cauldron/helmet".''Också förväxlingar mellan Askil och Absalon samt Askil och Asgut har skett i fda. Om man nu vill hänvisa till rundanskans askil — i rundanskan finns således formen — borde man ha skrivit 'Fda. Eskil', ty det är i denna spalt man finner askil.''En dat is waar. ''Namn och bygd'' 62 (1974), p. 183 .

As a given name

* Axel (born 1977), Argentine singer-songwriter *

(1128–1201), Danish archbishop also known as Axel of Lund * Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964) * Axel Aabrink (1887–1965), Danish painter * Axel Gustav Adlercreutz (1821–1880), Swedish politician and civil servant * Axel Alfredsson (1902–1966), Swedish footballer * Axel Algmark (born 1990), Swedish pop singer *

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 16 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hambu ...

(1910–1988), German actor and film director *

Axel Anderberg Axel Johan Anderberg (November 27, 1860 – March 27, 1937) was a Sweden, Swedish architect. He was active from the 1880s to the early 1930s. Biography Anderberg was born in Kristianstad in Skåne County, Sweden. Anderberg received his ed ...

(1860–1937), Swedish architect * Axel Andersen (1891–1931), Danish gymnast * Axel Andersen Byrval (1875–1957), Danish football player and manager *

Axel Anderson Axel Anderson (December 11, 1929 – December 16, 2012) was a German actor who was very popular in his adopted homeland of Puerto Rico. Biography Early life Anderson was born Axel Levy to a Jewish family in Berlin, Weimar Republic, Germany. In ...

(1929–2012), German-born Puerto Rican actor, television producer and television host * Axel Andersson (1887–1951), Swedish track and field athlete * Axel Andrésson (1895–1961), Icelandic footballer and football club founder * Axel Óskar Andrésson (born 1998), Icelandic footballer * Axel Aubert (1873–1943), Norwegian chemical engineer * Axel Augis (born 1990), French gymnast * Axel Axelsson (born 1942), Icelandic footballer * Axel Axelsson (born 1951), Icelandic handball player * Axel Axgil (1915–2011), Danish gay rights activist, first man to enter into a same-sex registered partnership * Axel Bäck (born 1987), Swedish alpine skier * Axel Bachmann (born 1989), Paraguayan chess player * Axel Bakayoko (born 1998), French footballer * Axel Bakunts (1899–1937), Armenian prose writer, film-writer, translator and activist * Axel Bassani (born 1999), Italian motorcycle racer *

Axel Bauer Axel Bauer (born 7 April 1961) is a French singer, composer, guitarist, and actor, born in Paris. A figure of the French rock scene, he was discovered in 1983 with the song "Cargo". Several times awarded a gold record, he has sold three million r ...

(born 1961), French singer * Axel J. Beck (1894–1981), American federal judge * Axel D. Becke (born 1953), Canadian physical chemist, professor and researcher * Axel Bellinghausen (born 1983), German footballer * Axel Berg (1856–1929), Danish architect * Axel Berg (born 1959), German politician * Axel Berndt (born 19??), German sprint canoer * Axel Bernstein (1974–2017), German politician * Axel Birnbaum (born 1966), Austrian fencer * Axel Blake (born 1988), British stand-up comedian * Axel Bloch (1911–1998), Danish fencer * Jan Axel Blomberg (born 1969), Norwegian heavy metal drummer ( Mayhem,

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) * Axel Blomqvist (1894–1965), Swedish speed skater * Axel Blumberg (1981–2004), Argentine kidnap and murder victim *

Axel Gudbrand Blytt Axel Gudbrand Blytt (19 May 1843 – 18 July 1898) was a Norwegian professor, botanist and geologist. He was the author of a number of books regarding the flora of Norway. Today he is most associated with his role in developing the Blytt-Sernan ...

(1843–1898), Norwegian botanist and geologist * Jonas Axel Boeck (1833–1873), Norwegian marine biologist * Axel Boëthius (1889–1969), Swedish scholar and archaeologist of Etruscan culture * Axel Boman (born 19??), Swedish house music DJ and producer * Axel Borgmann (born 1994), German footballer * Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924–2012), Danish composer * Axel Börsch-Supan (born 1954), German economist and researcher * Axel Brage (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player *

Axel Braun Axel Braun (born September 22, 1966) is an Italian Americans, Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of Pornographic parody film, pornographic parodies. He is the most awarded director in the history of adult ...

(born 19??), Italian adult film producer and director * Axel Brauns (born 1963), German writer and filmmaker *

Axel Ludvig Broström Axel Ludvig Broström (May 21, 1838 in Kristinehamn – September 21, 1905) was a prosperous Swedish shipping owner. During his youth, Axel joined a shipping company A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business i ...

(1838–1905), Swedish shipping magnate * Axel Brown (born 1992), Trinidadian - British bobsledder * Axel T. Brunger (born 1956), German-born American biophysicist * Axel Bruns (born 19??), German-born Australian scholar * Axel Brusewitz (1881–1950), Swedish political scientist and professor * Axel Buch (1930–1998), Norwegian politician * Axel Bulthaupt (born 1966), German journalist, entertainer and television presenter * Axel von dem Bussche (1919–1993), German WWII military officer, attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler *

Axel Cadier Axel Vilhelm Teodor Cadier (13 September 1906 – 29 October 1974) was a Sweden, Swedish wrestler. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman events at the 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and won a bronze and a gold me ...

(1906–1974), Swedish wrestler *

Axel Chapelle Axel Chapelle (; born 24 April 1995) is a French pole vaulter. Career Chapelle was born in Colombes and began pole vaulting in 2005, at the age of 10. He won his first major medal at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships in Rieti, It ...

(born 1995), French pole vaulter * Axel Cleeremans (born 1962), Belgian cognitive scientist and professor * Axel Clerget (born 1987), French judoka * Axel Coldevin (1900–1992), Norwegian historian * Axel Collett (1880–1968), Norwegian landowner, timber merchant and sawmill owner * Axel Coon (born 1975), German musician * Axel Corti (1933–1993), Austrian screenwriter, film director and radio host *

Axel Daeseleire Axel Dorothée Marc Daeseleire (born 26 October 1968) is a Belgium, Belgian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jan Verplancke in Belgian television series ''Matroesjka's'', and movies such as ''Team Spirit (film), Team Spirit''. Filmog ...

(born 1968), Belgian actor *

Axel Danielson Axel Teodor Danielson (23March 1867 – 21June 1949), was a Swedish editor-in-chief. Career Danielson was born in Älghult, Kronoberg County to parents Adolf Danielson and Emelie (née Löfgren). He was a typesetter apprentice in Visby ...

(1867–1949), Swedish journalist and Swedish editor * Axel Danielsson (1863–1899), Swedish socialist agitator, journalist and writer * Axel de Reuterskiöld (1860–1937), Swedish baron and philatelist * Axel Didriksson (born 19??), Mexican writer, academic and professor * Axel Dieter Jr. (born 1990), German professional wrestler * Axel Disasi (born 1998), French footballer * Axel Domont (born 1990), French racing cyclist * Axel Doruelo (born 1982), Filipino basketball player * Axel Downard-Wilke (born 1966), transport planner * Axel Dreher (born 1972), German economist *

Axel Drolsum Axel Charlot Drolsum (20 August 1846 – 16 September 1927) was a Norwegian librarian, who headed the University Library of Oslo from 1876 to 1922. Biography He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway as a son of military officer and businessm ...

(1846–1927), Norwegian librarian *

Axel Düberg Axel Düberg (17 October 1927 – 6 October 2001) was a Swedish film actor. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. Filmography References External links

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(1927–2001), Swedish film actor *

Axel Dünnwald-Metzler Axel Dünnwald-Metzler (9 December 1939 in Stuttgart – 6 April 2004 same place) was a German footballer and the honorary president of Stuttgarter Kickers.Axel Edelstam (1924–2012), Swedish diplomat * Axel Eggebrecht (1899–1991), German journalist and writer * Axel Ehnström (born 1990), Finnish singer-songwriter * Axel Eidstedt (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player * Axel Ekblom (1893–1957), Swedish sport shooter * Axel Elmlund (1838–1901), ballet dancer and stage actor * Axel Elofs (1903–1983), Swedish long-distance runner * Axel Ender (1853–1920), Norwegian painter and sculptor * Axel Enström (1893–1977), Swedish industrialist * Axel Fredrik Enström (1875–1948), Swedish electrical engineer * Axel Eriksson (1884–1975), Swedish rower * Axel Wilhelm Eriksson (1846–1901) Swedish ornithologist, settler, explorer and trader *

Axel Erlandson Axel Erlandson (December 15, 1884 – April 28, 1964) was a Swedish American farmer who tree shaping, shaped trees as a hobby, and opened a horticultural attraction in 1947 called "The Tree Circus", advertised with the slogan "See the World' ...

(1884–1964), Swedish-born American farmer and horticulturalist *

Axel von Fersen the Elder Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (5 April 171924 April 1794) was a Swedish statesman and soldier of Baltic German descent. He served as Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates, and although he worked closely with King Gustav III before and thro ...

(1719–1794), Swedish statesman and soldier *

Axel von Fersen the Younger Hans Axel von Fersen (; 4 September 175520 June 1810), known as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, a General of Horse in the royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rocham ...

(1755–1810), Swedish count, diplomat, military general and statesman * Axel Firsoff (1912–1981), Swedish-British amateur astronomer and author * Axel Fischer (born 1966), German politician * Axel Foley (born 1991), American hip hop musician *

Axel Olof Freudenthal Axel Olof Freudenthal (12 December 1836 – 2 June 1911) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish philologist and politician. Freudenthal was born in Siuntio, Grand Duchy of Finland, to Swedish parents who had moved from Sweden to Finland. He was of ...

(1836–1911), Finnish philologist and politician * Axel Gabrielsson (1886–1975), Swedish rower * Axel Gade (1860–1921), Danish violinist, composer and conductor * Axel Gedaschko (born 1959), German politician * Axel Geller (born 1999), Argentine tennis player * Axel Gjöres (1889–1979), Swedish politician * Axel Gnos (born 2003), Swiss-French racing driver * Axel Gotthard (born 1959), German historian and professor * Axel Graatkjær (1885–1969), Danish cinematographer * Axel Grandjean (1847–1932), Danish composer and conductor * Axel Gresvig (born 1941), Norwegian competitive sailor * Axel Grönberg (1918–1988), Swedish wrestler * Axel Gyldenstierne (–1603) Danish-Norwegian official and Governor-general of Norway * Axel Gyllenkrok (1665–1730), Swedish baron, military general and governor of Gothenburg * Axel Gyllenkrok (1888–1946), Norwegian sport shooter *

Axel Gyntersberg Axel Gyntersberg (c. 1525 – 1588) was a Norwegian nobleman and feudal overlord. Gyntersberg (also referred to as ''Axel Gyntersberg til Mel'') was the son of Heinrich Güntersberg and Kirsten Lagesdatter Ref. His exact birthplace is not know ...

(–1588), Norwegian nobleman and feudal overlord * Axel Otto Hagemann (1856–1907), Norwegian politician * Axel Hager (born 1969), German beach volleyball player * Axel Haig (1835–1921), Swedish-born British artist, architect and illustrator * Axel Hallberg (born 1999), Swedish politician * Axel Hamberg (1863–1933), Swedish mineralogist, geographer, explorer, photographer and professor of geography *

Axel Hampus Dalström Axel Hampus Dalström (22 March 1829 – 19 March 1882), was a Finnish architect. He was the director of the National Board of Public Building from 1869 to 1882.Axel Hansen (1899–1933), Danish cyclist * Axel Henry Hansen (1887–1980), Norwegian gymnast * Axel Härstedt (born 1987), Swedish discus thrower *

Axel Haverich Axel Haverich (born March 9, 1953) is a German cardiac surgery, cardiac surgeon. Biography Born in Lemgo, Haverich completed his Abitur at the Barntrup Gymnasium in 1972. He studied medicine at the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) and grad ...

(born 1953), German cardiac surgeon * Axel Hedfors (aka Axwell, born 1977), Swedish DJ and musician * Axel Hedenlund (1888–1919), Swedish track and field athlete * Axel Heiberg (1848–1932), Norwegian diplomat and financier * Axel Heiberg (1908–1988), Norwegian judge * Axel Heiberg Stang (1904–1974), Norwegian politician, landowner and forester * Axel C. Heitmann (born 1959), German business executive * Axel Hellstrom (1893–1933), German muscle reader, mentalist and stage magician * Axel Helsted (1847–1907), Danish painter * Axel Nicolai Herlofson (1845–1910), Norwegian fraudster and criminal * Axel Hervelle (born 1983), Belgian basketball player * Axel Hilgenstöhler (born 1975), German record producer, mixing engineer and guitarist * Axel Hirsoux (born 1982), Belgian singer * Axel Høeg-Hansen (1877–1947), Danish architect * Axel Högel (1884–1970), Swedish actor *

Axel Höjer Johan Axel Höjer (12 August – 22 April 1974) was a Swedish physician and public servant. Career Höjer was born on 12 August 1890 in Visby, Sweden, the son of Professor Nils Höjer and Emmy Höjer. He began to study medicine at the Karolinska ...

(1890–1974), Swedish physician * Axel Holmström (anarchist) (1881–1947), Swedish anarchist * Axel Holmström (ice hockey) (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player * Axel Holst (1860–1931), Norwegian physician and professor of hygiene and bacteriology * Axel Honneth (born 1949), German philosopher, theorist and professor * Axel Horn (1913–2001), American artist * Axel Hultgren (1886–1974), Swedish metallurgist * Axel Hultman (1869–1935), Swedish actor * Axel Hütte (born 1951), German photographer * Axel Ingwersen (18??–19??), Danish sailor * Axel Jang (born 1968), German bobsledder * Axel Janse (1888–1973), Swedish gymnast * Axel Jansson (1882–1909), Swedish sport shooter * Axel Jansson (1916–1968), Swedish politician * Axel Jensen (1899–1968), Danish long-distance runner * Axel Jensen (1932–2003), Norwegian author * Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972), Danish landscape painter * Axel Kacou (born 1995), Ivorian-French footballer *

Axel Kahn Axel Kahn (; 5 September 1944 – 6 July 2021) was a French geneticist. He was the brother of the journalist Jean-François Kahn and the chemist Olivier Kahn. He was a member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee from 1992 ...

(1944–2021), French scientist and geneticist * Axel Kassegger (born 1966), Austrian politician * Axel Keller (born 1977), German footballer * Axel Kicillof (born 1971), Argentine economist and politician * Axel Kielland (1907–1963), journalist and playwright * Axel Klinckowström (1867–1936), Swedish baron, zoologist, explorer, fiction writer and memoirist *

Axel Kober Axel Kober (born 10 February 1970) is a German conductor. Since 2009 he has been the music director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Kober was born in Kronach and studied conducting under Peter Falk and Günther Wich at the Hochschule für Musik W ...

(born 1970), German conductor * Axel Kock (1851–1935), Swedish philologist and professor of Scandinavian languages * Axel Koenders (born 1959), Dutch triathlete * Axel Köhler (born 1959), German countertenor and opera director * Axel Kolle (born 1973), Norwegian footballer * Axel Cédric Konan (born 1983), Ivorian footballer * Axel Krause (born 1958), German painter and graphic artist * Axel Kristiansson (1914–1999), Swedish politician * Axel Kruse (born 1967), German footballer * Axel Kühn (born 1967), German bobsledder * Axel Kurck (1555–1630), Finnish warlord *

Axel Lapp Axel Lapp (born 1966 in Konstanz, West Germany) is a German curator, art historian and publisher, who is based in Memmingen. He is director of MEWO Kunsthalle as well as of Strigel- and Antoniter-Museum in Memmingen. From 2005 until 2013, he wa ...

(born 1966), German curator, art historian and publisher * Axel Lawarée (born 1973), Belgian footballer *

Axel Leijonhufvud Axel Leijonhufvud (6 September 1933 – 2 May 2022)
of the original. was a Swedi ...

(1933–2022), Swedish economist and professor * Axel Lerche (1903–1949), Danish sports shooter * Axel Lesser (born 1946), German cross country skier * Axel Lewenhaupt (1917–2018), Swedish diplomat *

Axel Liebmann Axel Liebmann (3 August 1849 – 23 January 1876) was a Denmark, Danish composer. With Victor Bendix, he founded the choral group Korforeningen in 1872 and conducted it from its founding to his death 1876. Personal life Liebmann was married t ...

(1849–1876), Danish composer * Axel Lille (1848–1921), Finnish journalist and politician * Axel Lillie (1603–1662), Swedish soldier and politician * Axel Lindahl (1841–1906), Swedish photographer * Axel Lindstrom (1895–1940), Swedish baseball player * Axel Ljung (1884–1938), Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete * Axel Ljungdahl (1897–1995), Swedish Air Force general * Aksel Lund Svindal, Norwegian alpine ski racer * Axel Fredrik Londen (1859–1928), Finnish sports shooter * Axel Louissaint (born 1996), Swiss basketball player * Axel Løvenskiold (1912–1980), Norwegian landowner and painter * Axel Löwen (1686–1773), Swedish nobleman and military officer * Axel Mackenrott (born 1969), German heavy metal keyboardist ( Masterplan) * Axel Madsen (1930–2007), Danish-born American biographer and journalist * Axel Malmgren (1857–1901), Swedish artist * Axel Maraval (born 1993), French footballer * Axel Matus (born 1998), Mexican racing driver * Axel Maurer (1866–1925), Norwegian stagewriter, editor and theatre director * Axel Maußen (born 1968), German Roman Catholic priest * Axel Médéric (born 1970), French figure skater * Axel Merckx (born 1972), Belgian cyclist * Axel Méyé (born 1995), Gabonese footballer * Axel Meyer (born 1960), German evolutionary biologist and professor of zoology *

Axel Michon Axel Michon (born 16 December 1990) is a French professional tennis player. Junior career Professional career 2014 Axel lost in the second round of qualifying at the 2014 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, Australian Open. He mad ...

(born 1990), French tennis player * Axel Michaels (born 1949), German professor of classical Indology and religious studies * Axel Milberg (born 1956), German actor * Axel Miller (born 1965), Belgian businessman *

Axel Möller Didrik Magnus Axel Möller (16 February 1830 – 25 October 1896) was a Swedish astronomer. He matriculated as a student at Lund University in 1846, received his Ph.D. in 1853 and was Professor of Astronomy there from 1863 until 1895. He c ...

(1830–1896), Swedish astronomer * Axel Otto Mörner (1774–1852), Swedish artist and military general *

Axel Mowat Axel Mowat (1592 – 27 January 1661) was a Norwegian naval officer and land owner. Mowat was born in Sunnhordland, probably on the Hovland farm at Tysnes which his father had acquired ca. 1590. Mowat was the son of Anders Mowatt of Hugola ...

(1592–1661), Norwegian naval officer and land owner * Axel Müller (disambiguation), several people * Axel Munthe (1857–1949), Swedish physician and psychiatrist * Axel Murswieck (born 19??), German political scientist, commentator and professor * Axel Neff (born 1984), American businessman * Axel Nepraunik (born 1945), Austrian sprinter * Axel Neumann (born 1952), German footballer *

Axel Ngando Axel Thomas Ngando Elessa (born 13 July 1993) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. At international level, he has represented France at variou ...

(born 1993), French footballer * Axel Nielsen (1902–1970), Danish astronomer * Axel Noack (born 1961), German race walker * Axel Nordgren (1828–1888), Swedish painter *

Axel Nordlander Axel Nils August Nordlander (21 September 1879 – 30 April 1962) was a Sweden, Swedish cavalry officer and Equestrianism, horse rider. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the individual and team eventing competitions.

(1879–1962), Swedish military officer and equestrian * Axel Norling (1884–1964), Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor * Axel Otto Normann (1884–1962), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, theatre critic and theatre director * Axel Oberwelland (born 1966), German businessman * Axel Ockenfels (born 1969), German economist and professor * Axel Odelberg (1873–1950), Swedish chemical engineer * Axel Ohlin (1867–1903), Swedish zoologist and Arctic and Antarctic explorer *

Axel Olrik Axel Olrik (3 July 1864 – 17 February 1917) was a Denmark, Danish folklore, folklorist and scholar of mediaeval historiography, and a pioneer in the methodical study of oral narrative. Olrik was born in Frederiksberg, the son of the artist H ...

(1864–1917), Danish folklorist and scholar of medieval historiography * Axel Orrström (born 1986), Finnish footballer * Axel Ottosson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player *

Axel Oxenstierna Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (; 1583–1654) was a Swedish statesman and Count of Södermöre. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a confidant of ...

(1583–1654) Swedish statesman * Axel Palmgren (1867–1939), Finnish lawyer, civil servant, business executive and politician * Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), Norwegian figure skater and speed skater *

Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Axel Alarik Pehrsson-Bramstorp (born Axel Alarik Pehrsson; 19 August 1883 – 19 February 1954) was a Swedish politician and was Prime Minister of Sweden for a few months during 1936. As a parliamentarian he was known as Axel Pehrsson in Bramsto ...

(1883–1954), Swedish politician and former Prime Minister of Sweden *

Axel Rudi Pell Axel Rudi Pell (born 27 June 1960) is a German hard rock guitarist. Career Pell commenced his musical career with Steeler (German band), Steeler (1984–88) before leaving in 1988 for a solo career. During this time, he has played with such dr ...

(born 1960), German heavy metal guitarist * Axel Perneczky (1945–2009), Hungarian neurosurgeon * Axel Persson (1888–1955), Swedish cyclist * Axel W. Persson (1888–1951), Swedish archaeologist * Axel Peschel (born 1942), German cyclist * Axel Petersen (1880–1962) Danish track and field athlete * Axel Petersen (1887–1968), Danish footballer * Axel Jacob Petersson (1834–1884), Swedish-Norwegian structural engineer and inventor *

Axel Petersson Döderhultarn Axel "Döderhultarn" Petersson, formerly Axel Petersson, (12 December 1868 – 15 March 1925) was a Swedish wood carver who was one of the recognized masters of wood carving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving, Sca ...

(1868–1925), Swedish wood carver * Axel Pilmark (1925–2009), Danish footballer * Axel Poignant (1906–1986), Australian photographer * Axel Poniatowski (born 1951), French politician * Axel Pons (born 1991), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer and model * Axel Poulsen (1887–1972), Danish sculptor * Axel Prahl (born 1960), German actor * Axel Preisler (1871–1930), Danish architect * Axel Pretzsch (born 1976), German tennis player *

Axel Proet Høst Axel Proet Høst (1907 – 1985) was a Norwegian sports official. He was president of the Norwegian Boxing Association from 1938 to 1949. He was president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 1961 to 1965. He served as høyesterettssa ...

(1907–1985), Norwegian sports official *

Axel Rappe ''Friherre'' General Axel Emil Rappe (2 October 1838 – 18 December 1918) was a Swedish Army officer and Minister of War from 1892 and 1899. Early life Rappe was born on 2 October 1838 in Christinelund manor in Arby, Kalmar County, the son of ...

(1838–1918), Swedish Army general *

(1884–1945), Swedish Army major general * Axel Rauschenbach (born 1967), German pair skater * Axel Revold (1887–1962), Norwegian painter, illustrator and art professor * Axel Reymond (born 1994), French marathon swimmer * Axel Ringvall (1860–1927), Swedish actor and comedian * Axel Ripke (1880–1937), German journalist and politician * Axel Rodrigues de Arruda (born 1970), Brazilian footballer * Axel Romdahl (1880–1951), Swedish art historian and museum curator * Axel Roos (born 1964), German footballer and coach *

Axl Rose W. Axl Rose ( ; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its inception in ...

(born 1962), Lead vocalist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses * Axel Rosenkrantz (1670–1723), Norwegian landowner and baron * Axel Roth (1936–2008), German-born American NASA engineer * Axel Rubbestad (1888–1961), Swedish politician * Axel Runström (1883–1943), Swedish water polo player and diver *

Axel Ryding Lieutenant General Knut ''Axel'' Ryding (28 August 1831 – 7 February 1897) was a Swedish Army officer. His senior commands include the post of Chief of the General Staff and commanding officer of the 3rd Military District and the 3rd Division. ...

(1831–1897), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Axel Salzmann (born 1950), German pair skater *

Axel Schulz Axel Schulz (born 9 November 1968) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1999, and in 2006. He challenged three times for both the IBF and European heavyweight titles. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1989 ...

(born 1968), German boxer *

(born 1959), German footballer * Axel Seeberg (1931–2011), Norwegian archaeologist * Axel Siefer (born 1950), German actor * Axel Simonsen (1887–1938), Norwegian long-distance runner * Axel Sjöberg (born 1991), Swedish footballer *

Axel Sjöblad Axel Erland Sjöblad (born 3 November 1967) is a Swedish former handball player who won the 1990. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially br ...

(born 1967), Swedish handball player * Axel Sjöblom (1882–1951), Swedish gymnast * Axel Skovgaard (1875–19??), Danish-born American violinist *

Axel Smeets Axel Smeets (born 12 July 1974 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former Association football and football manager, who played as a defender and could also play as a midfielder. Career During his career he played for several Belgian clubs and also pl ...

(born 1974), Belgian footballer and manager * Axel Smith (topographer) (1744–1823), Norwegian priest and topographer * Axel Smith (chess player) (born 1986), Swedish chess player * (1856–1935), Norwegian parliamentary representative * Axel Sømme (1899–1991), Norwegian geographer, political activist, magazine and newspaper editor *

Axel Springer Axel Cäsar Springer (2 May 1912 – 22 September 1985) was a German publisher and founder of what is now Axel Springer SE, the largest media publishing firm in Europe. By the early 1960s his print titles dominated the West German daily press m ...

(1912–1985), German publisher * Axel Ståhle (1891–1987), Swedish Army officer and equestrian * Axel Stawski (born 1950), American real estate developer and investor * Axel Stein (born 1982), German actor * Axel Stoll (1948–2014), German geophysicist and conspiracy theorist *

Axel Stordahl Axel Stordahl (August 8, 1913 – August 30, 1963) was an American arranger and composer who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his work with Frank Sinatra in the 1940s at Columbia Records. With his ...

(1913–1963), American composer and arranger * Axel Strand (1893–1983), Swedish trade union organizer * Axel Strauss (born 19??), German violinist music professor *

Axel Strøbye Axel Strøby Jacobsen (22 February 1928 – 12 July 2005), known as Axel Strøbye was a Danish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1951 and 2000. He was born in the Copenhagen borough Frederiksberg and died in Char ...

(1928–2005), Danish actor * Axel Strøm (1901–1985), Norwegian physician * Axel Sundermann (born 1968), German former footballer * Axel Sundquist (1867–1910), American sailor * Axel Svendsen (1912–1995), Danish canoeist * Axel Sveinsson (1896–1957), Icelandic civil engineer * Axel Tallberg (1860–1928), Swedish visual artist and engraver *

Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German cross-country skiing coach and former skier. Background Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at Bad Lobenstein and, from 1993, at Oberhof ...

(born 1979), German cross-country skier *

Axel Tetens Axel Tetens (15 December 1892 – 29 April 1961) was a Danish wrestler. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, w ...

(1892–1961), Danish wrestler * Axel Thallaug (1866–1938), Norwegian lawyer and politician * Axel Thayssen (1885–1952), Danish tennis player *

Axel Tony Axel Tony (born in Colombes in 1984) is a French singer of mixed Cameroonian / Martinique / Vietnamese origin. He is signed to Universal Music France. Career Axel Tony was born to a Cameroonian father and a Martiniquais-born mother (of Vietname ...

(born 1984), French singer * Axel Törneman (1880–1925), Swedish painter * Axel Toupane (born 1992), French basketball player * Axel Troost (1954–2023), German economist and politician *

Axel Tuanzebe Axel Tuanzebe (born 14 November 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Ipswich Town and the DR Congo national team. Tuanzebe is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won both the Jimmy ...

(born 1997), Congolese-born British footballer * Axel Ullrich (born 1943), German biologist, oncologist and cancer researcher * Axel Urup (1601–1671), Danish military engineer and commander and judge * Axel Vennersten (1863–1948), Swedish politician * Axel Villanueva (born 1989), Nicaraguan footballer * Axel Vogt (1849–1921), American railroad mechanical engineer *

Axel von Blomberg Major Axel von Blomberg (1908 – 15 May 1941) was an officer in the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe'') before and during the Second World War. He is best known for the role he played during the Anglo-Iraqi War. Biography Blomberg was a son of Fie ...

(1908–1941), German Air Force officer * Axel von Harnack (1895–1974), German librarian, historian and philologist * Axel Voss (born 1963), German politician *

Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker Axel Wachtmeister (13 January 1643 – 24 July 1699) was a Swedish count and field marshal. Axel Wachtmeister was the younger son of Hans Wachtmeister and Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt. His elder brother was Swedish admiral (and their father's na ...

(1643–1699), Swedish count and field marshal * Axel Wahlstedt (1867–1943), Swedish sports shooter * Axel Wallengren (1865–1896), Swedish author, poet, and journalist * Axel A. Weber (born 1957), German economist, professor and banker * Axel Weber (1954–2001), German pole vaulter * Axel Wegner (born 1963), German sports shooter *

Axel Welin Ernst Martin Axel Welin (10 November 1862 – 27 July 1951), was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. He was married to Agnes Welin from 1889. Axel Welin studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm from 1879 to 1884. Between ...

(1862–1951), Swedish inventor and industrialist *

Axel Wenner-Gren Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren (5 June 1881 – 24 November 1961) was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s. Early life He was born on 5 June 1881 in Uddevalla, a town on the west coast of Sweden. He ...

(1881–1961), Swedish entrepreneur * Axel Werner (born 1996), Argentine footballer * Axel Westermark (1875–1911), American sailor * Axel Wibrån (born 1985), Swedish footballer * Axel Wieandt (born 1966), German businessman * Axel Wikström (1907–1976), Swedish cross-country skier * Axel Williams (born 1983), Tahitian footballer * Axel Willner (aka The Field, born 19??), Swedish electronic musician *

Axel Witsel Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for club Atlético Madrid and the Belgium national team. He originally also played in more offensiv ...

(born 1989), Belgian footballer * Axel Wittke (born 1960), German footballer * Axel Zeebroek (born 1978), Belgian triathlete * Axel Zitzmann (born 1959), German ski jumper * Axel Zwingenberger (born 1955), German blues and boogie-woogie pianist

Fictional characters

* Akseli Koskela, in the Finnish novel '' Täällä Pohjantähden alla'' by Väinö Linna * Axel, a Belgian steam locomotive in the film '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'' * Axel, a character in the 2020s animated television series ''

Pikwik Pack ''Pikwik Pack'' is an animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on Disney Junior on November 7, 2020, in the United States, and on Treehouse TV on December 26 of the same year in Canada. The program was created by Mary Bredin, Fra ...

'' * Axel, a grasshopper in the 1998 animated film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...

'' * Axel (Kingdom Hearts), a character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series * Axel, a character in the '' Crazy Taxi'' video game series * Axel, a main character in the video game '' Minecraft Story Mode'' * Axel, a protagonist in Jules Verne's '' A Journey to the Center of the Earth'' * Axel, a character in the book ''

The Bane Chronicles ''The Bane Chronicles'' is a series of connected novellas featuring the character of Magnus Bane from Cassandra Clare's ''The Mortal Instruments'' series. The novellas are co-written by Clare, Maureen Johnson, and Sarah Rees Brennan. Release of t ...

'' by Cassandra Clare * Axel, in the film '' My Bloody Valentine'' * Axel (The Walking Dead), a former prisoner and member of the group of survivors on the TV series ''The Walking Dead'' * Axel the Water Buffalo, a villain in the ''

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

'' comic * Axel Blaze, the English name for Gouenji Shuuya, a main character in the manga and anime ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football ...

'' * Axel the Dark Hero, a character in the ''

Disgaea is a video game series, series of tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing video games created and developed by Nippon Ichi. The series debuted in Japan on January 30, 2003 in video gaming, 2003, with ''Disgaea: Hour of Darkness'', later ...

'' video game series * Axel Foley, a character in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' films * Axel Freed, the main character in the film '' The Gambler'' * Axel Hawk, a character in the video game series ''Fatal Fury'' * Axel Jordache, in the novel '' Rich Man, Poor Man'': the father of the novel's three central characters * Axel Miller, in the American-Canadian TV series ''

Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the P ...

'' * Axel Mulligan, the main character in '' Power Players'' * Axel Rex, in Vladimir Nabokov's novel '' Laughter in the Dark'' * Axel Steel, in the ''

Guitar Hero ''Guitar Hero'' is a series of rhythm games first released in 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead guitar, lead, bass guitar, bass, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Players match ...

'' video game series * Axel Stone, a character in the ''

Streets of Rage ''Streets of Rage'' (titled ''Bare Knuckle'' in Japan) is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up video games. It centers on the efforts of several ex-police vigilantes trying to rid the fictional American metropolis of Wood Oak City of a crime ...

'' video game series * Axel Thurston, in the anime series ''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series created and produced by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and ...

'' * Axel Walker, the second character known as

Trickster In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherw ...

in the DC Comics universe * Axl, a protagonist in Kazuo Ishiguro's '' The Buried Giant'' * Axl, a character in the ''Mega Man X'' series * Axl, a character in the series ''

Nexo Knights ''Nexo Knights'' (stylized in all caps) is a 3D animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and premiered in 2015. It was produced by the Lego Group to coincide with the Lego theme of the same name. The series is based on a fantasy c ...

'' * Axl Heck, in the TV series '' The Middle'' *

Axl Low This is a list of characters from the ''Guilty Gear'' fighting game series. Creation and influences Daisuke Ishiwatari has cited Kazushi Hagiwara's manga '' Bastard!!'', and the fighting game ''Street Fighter II'' as influence to the ''Guilt ...

, a character in the ''Guilty Gear'' series of fighting games

As a surname

Curtis Axel Joseph Curtis Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Curtis Axel. Hennig signed with WWE in 2007 and performed under his real name, styliz ...

(born 1979), ring name of American professional wrestler Joseph Curtis Hennig *

Gabriel Axel Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918 – 9 February 2014) Ronald Berganbr>Obituary: Gabriel Axel ''The Guardian'', 10 February 2014 was a Danish film director, actor, writer and producer, best known for ''Bab ...

(1918–2014), Danish filmmaker *

Richard Axel Richard Axel (born July 2, 1946) is an American molecular biologist and university professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His work on the olfactory system won h ...

(born 1946), American scientist

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