Eskil is a masculine given name mainly in use in Scandinavia. In Danish and Norwegian 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 Di ...

, 11th century Anglo-Saxon monk and missionary *

Eskil Brodd Eskil Augustus Brodd (28 August 1885 – 2 October 1969) was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were ...

(1885–1969), Swedish diver *

Eskil Brøndbo Eskil Brøndbo (born 26 January 1970 in Namsos (town), Namsos) is the drummer in the band D.D.E. (band), D.D.E. where his brother, Bjarne Brøndbo is the vocalist. He is cousin of the Electronica musician Rune Brøndbo, Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo. ...

(born 1970), Norwegian drummer * Eskild Ebbesen (born 1972), Danish rower *

Eskil Erlandsson Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is a Swedish people, Swedish politician who served as Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 20 ...

(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 perfo ...

(born 1975), Norwegian speedskater * Eskil Falk (1889–1963), Swedish track and field athlete * Eskil Hagen (born 1970), Norwegian paralympian *

Eskil Hemberg Eskil Hemberg ( – ) 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 career He ...

(1938–2004), Swedish composer and conductor *

Eskild Jensen Eskild Jensen (28 April 1925 – 1 April 2013) was 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. In addition to winning individual gold medal at the Orienteering World Championships and individual silver medal at the European championships, he has won eight medals with Norwegian ...

(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 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 extensive information is available. Biography He was a member of the Bj� ...

(1175–1227), Swedish politician and lawmaker *

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

(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 Eskil Suter (born 29 June 1967) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland. Motorcycle racing career Born in Turbenthal, Canton of Zürich, Z ...

(born 1967), Swiss motorcycle racer and constructor *

Eskil Vogt Eskil Vogt (born 31 October 1974) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Oslo on 31 October 1974, Vogt studied at the French film academy La Fémis. His films include ''Reprise'' (2006), '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), '' ...

(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 ...

'' by Piers Anthony *

Eskil Eskil is a town in Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, situated on the southern shore of Lake Tuz. It is the seat of Eskil District Eskil District is a district of Aksaray Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town Eskil.< ...

Aksaray Province Aksaray Province () is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Ankara to the northwest, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. Its area is 7,659 km2, an ...

, a town in Turkey *

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality ...

, a city in Sweden {{disambiguation