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1396 famous people named Axel found on Wikipedia.
41379 male, 137 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
94-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
94-th in year 2018
Used in: Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Axel (also Aksel) is a French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian masculine given name. In Denmark and Norway the spelling form Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.
Due to the Danish archbishop Absalon (1128–1201) being also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted as a corruption of the Hebrew name Absalom. Axel arose via Axelen from Absalon, possibly by conflation with the existing name Askel, Askil, medieval forms of the Old Norse name Ásketill, from ans "god" and ketill "cauldron".
Skating jump, 1930, named for Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855-1938). The name is said to be derived from the Old Testament name Absalom.
Cognate of the Biblical Absalom, derived from the Hebrew Abshalom: the father is peace.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Axel | 1979 | American professional wrestler |
| 2 | Axel Witsel | 1989 | Belgian footballer |
| 3 | Axel Braun | 1966 | Italian adult film director |
| 4 | Axel Tuanzebe | 1997 | Congolese association football player |
| 5 | Axel von Fersen the Younger | 1755 | Swedish politician |
| 6 | Axel Huet | 1991 | French actor |
| 7 | Axel Rudi Pell | 1960 | German guitar player |
| 8 | Axel Matthew Thomas | ||
| 9 | Ian Axel | 1985 | Germaan |
| 10 | Axel Kiener | French actor | |
| 11 | Axel Alonso | Editor | |
| 12 | Axel Ranisch | 1983 | German actor, film director and screenwriter |
| 13 | Axel Stosberg | 1967 | German actor, musician and stage actor |
| 14 | Axel Schreiber | 1980 | German actor and voice actor |
| 15 | Axel Toupane | 1992 | French basketball player |
| 16 | Axel Oxenstierna | 1583 | Swedish statesman |
| 17 | Axel Jensen | 1932 | Norwegian author |
| 18 | Axel Springer | 1912 | German mass media owner |
| 19 | Axel Reitz | 1983 | |
| 20 | Axel Munthe | 1857 | Swedish physician |
| 21 | Axel A. Weber | 1957 | German economist, president of the Bundesbank |
| 22 | Richard Axel | 1946 | Molecular biologist |
| 23 | Axel Hacke | 1956 | German journalist and author |
| 24 | Axel Honneth | 1949 | German philosopher |
| 25 | Axel Malzacher | 1962 | German actor and voice actor |
| 26 | Axel Wenner-Gren | 1881 | Swedish businessman |
| 27 | Axel Erlandson | 1884 | American horticulturist |
| 28 | Axel Petermann | 1952 | German writer |
| 29 | Axel Scheffler | 1957 | British German illustrator |
| 30 | Axel Sjöberg | 1991 | Swedish footballer |
| 31 | Axel Neumann | 1966 | German actor |
| 32 | Axel Merckx | 1972 | Retired road bicycle racer |
| 33 | Axel Kuschevatzky | 1972 | Argentine film producer and journalist |
| 34 | Axel de Tarlé | 1970 | French journalist |
| 35 | Axel Pauls | 1933 | Argentinian actor |
| 36 | Axel | 1977 | Singer |
| 37 | Axel Kicillof | 1971 | Argentine economist and politician |
| 38 | Axel Pape | 1956 | German actor |
| 39 | Axel Dumas | 1970 | |
| 40 | Axel Andaviar | 1992 | |
| 41 | Gabriel Axel | 1918 | Danish film director |
| 42 | Axel Hervelle | 1983 | Belgian basketball player |
| 43 | Axel Pons | 1991 | Spanish motorcycle racer |
| 44 | Axel Stordahl | 1913 | American composer |
| 45 | Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst | 1919 | German politician |
| 46 | Axel Fredrik Cronstedt | 1722 | Swedish mineralogist and chemist |
| 47 | Axel Ngando | 1993 | French footballer |
| 48 | Axel Leijonhufvud | 1933 | Swedish economist |
| 49 | Axel Meye | 1995 | Gabonese football player |
| 50 | Axel Aubert | 1873 | Norwegian chemist |
| 51 | Axel Schultes | 1943 | German architect |
| 52 | Axel Karner | 1955 | Austrian author |
| 53 | Axel Lutter | 1952 | German actor and voice actor |
| 54 | Axel Thue | 1863 | Norwegian mathematician |
| 55 | Axel Becker | 1963 | German singer |
| 56 | Axel Boman | DJ | |
| 57 | Axel Hägerström | 1868 | Swedish philosopher and jurist |
| 58 | Axel Ullrich | 1943 | German molecular biologist |
| 59 | Axel Schäfer | 1952 | German politician |
| 60 | Axel Milberg | 1956 | German actor |
| 61 | Axel Oberwelland | ||
| 62 | Axel Zwingenberger | 1955 | German musician |
| 63 | Axel Paulsen | 1855 | Norwegian figure skater and speed skater |
| 64 | Axel Scholtz | 1935 | German actor and voice actor |
| 65 | Axel Wandtke | 1959 | German actor |
| 66 | Axel Friedrich | 1948 | |
| 67 | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp | 1883 | Swedish 20th century prime minister |
| 68 | Axel Wallenberg | 1958 | Swedish businessman |
| 69 | Axel Holmström | 1996 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 70 | Axel Bauer | 1961 | French singer and actor, born 1961 |
| 71 | Axel Dieter Jr. | ||
| 72 | Axel Neff | Entrepreneur | |
| 73 | Axel Stoll | 1948 | German geophysicist |
| 74 | Axel Boute | 1992 | French actor |
| 75 | Axel Anderson | 1929 | German-born American Jewish actor |
| 76 | Axel Bouteille | 1995 | French basketball player |
| 77 | Axel Zuber | 1991 | Swedish actor |
| 78 | Axel Kromer | 1977 | German handball player |
| 79 | Axel von Fersen the Elder | 1719 | Lantmarskalk or marshal of the diet |
| 80 | Axel Hirsoux | 1982 | Belgian singer |
| 81 | Axel Prahl | 1960 | German actor and musician |
| 82 | Axel Herbst | 1918 | German jurist |
| 83 | Axel Schweitzer | 1969 | |
| 84 | Axel Bøyum | ||
| 85 | Axel Welin | 1862 | Swedish businessman |
| 86 | Axel Loustau | 1971 | French political activist |
| 87 | Axel Haig | 1835 | Swedish artist |
| 88 | Axel Tony | 1984 | French singer of Camroonian / Antillais origin |
| 89 | Axel Törneman | 1880 | Painter |
| 90 | Axel Johnson | 1844 | Swedish shipowner and businessperson |
| 91 | Axel W. Bauer | 1955 | German medical historian, philosopher of science and medical ethics |
| 92 | Axel Ricco | 1979 | Mexican actor |
| 93 | Axel Wintermeyer | 1960 | German politician and lawyer |
| 94 | Axel Olrik | 1864 | Danish folklorist and scholar of mediaeval historiography |
| 95 | Axel Binder | 1958 | German soldier |
| 96 | Axel Breitung | 1957 | German music executive |
| 97 | Axel Dauchez | 1968 | |
| 98 | Axel Michon | 1990 | French tennis player |
| 99 | Axel Kahn | 1944 | French geneticist |
| 100 | Axel Bellinghausen | 1983 | German footballer |
| 101 | Axel Lundegård | 1861 | Swedish writer |
| 102 | Axel Poniatowski | 1951 | French politician |
| 103 | Axel Campenhausen | 1934 | German theologian and author |
| 104 | Axel Miller | 1965 | Businessman |
| 105 | Axel Max Triebel | 1899 | German actor |
| 106 | Axel Michaels | 1949 | German indologist |
| 107 | Axel Hilpert | 1947 | German real estate broker |
| 108 | Axel Meyer | 1960 | German zoologist |
| 109 | Axel von Blomberg | 1908 | German Air Force officer |
| 110 | Axel Kruse | 1967 | German footballer |
| 111 | Axel Teichmann | 1979 | Cross-country skier |
| 112 | Axel Stein | 1982 | German actor |
| 113 | Axel Kammerer | 1964 | German ice hockey player |
| 114 | Axel Skogberg | 1994 | Swedish actor |
| 115 | Axel Bakunts | 1899 | Armenian activist |
| 116 | Axel Buchholz | 1965 | German actor |
| 117 | Axel Brüggemann | 1971 | German opinion journalist |
| 118 | Axel Bruns | Associate Professor:Creative Industries Faculty/Queensland University of Technology/Brisbane/Australia/Chief Investigator:ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries/Innovation | |
| 119 | Axel Corti | 1933 | Austrian film director, screenwriter and radio host |
| 120 | Axel Maraval | 1993 | French association football player |
| 121 | Axel D. Becke | 1953 | German chemist |
| 122 | Axel Dreher | 1972 | German economist |
| 123 | Axel Schildt | 1951 | German historian of modern age |
| 124 | Axel Freimuth | 1957 | German physicist |
| 125 | Axel Bachmann | 1989 | Paraguayan chess player |
| 126 | Axel Mackenrott | 1969 | German musician |
| 127 | Axel Harries | 1964 | German athletics competitor |
| 128 | Axel Didriksson | Mexican writer and academic | |
| 129 | Axel Monjé | 1910 | German actor |
| 130 | Axel Ax:son Johnson | 1876 | Swedish shipowner |
| 131 | Axel Ehnström | 1990 | Finnish singer-songwriter |
| 132 | Axel Heidenreich | 1964 | German urologist |
| 133 | Axel Möller | 1964 | |
| 134 | Axel Duroux | 1963 | French journalist |
| 135 | Axel Jungk | 1991 | German skeleton racer |
| 136 | Axel Cappelen | 1858 | Cardiac surgeon |
| 137 | Axel Kumlien | 1833 | Swedish architect |
| 138 | Axel Ekkernkamp | 1957 | German politician, university professor and surgeon |
| 139 | Axel Hellstrom | Magician | |
| 140 | Axel Brauns | 1963 | German writer and filmmaker |
| 141 | Axel Donner | 1954 | German pianist |
| 142 | Axel Bergstedt | 1962 | German composer and conductor |
| 143 | Axel Olof Freudenthal | 1836 | Finnish academic and politician |
| 144 | Axel Julius De la Gardie | 1637 | Swedish politician |
| 145 | Axel Fridell | 1894 | Swedish painter |
| 146 | Axel Manrico Heilhecker | 1954 | German musician |
| 147 | Axel Foley | ||
| 148 | Axel Collett | 1880 | Norwegian landowner, timber merchant and sawmill owner |
| 149 | Axel Cleeremans | 1962 | Research director |
| 150 | Axel Mohamed Bakayoko | ||
| 151 | Axel Kleemann | 1940 | German chemist and author |
| 152 | Axel Walter | 1968 | German television presenter, journalist and radio host |
| 153 | Axel Strøbye | 1928 | Danish film actor |
| 154 | Axel Azzola | 1937 | German jurist |
| 155 | Axel Thoma | 1964 | German association football player |
| 156 | Axel von Ambesser | 1910 | German director and actor |
| 157 | Axel Daeseleire | 1968 | Actor |
| 158 | Axel Schulz | 1959 | German association football player |
| 159 | Axel Graf Bülow | 1952 | |
| 160 | Axel Kacou | 1995 | |
| 161 | Axel Lawarée | 1973 | Belgian footballer |
| 162 | Axel Einar Hjorth | 1888 | |
| 163 | Axel Horstmann | 1954 | German politician |
| 164 | Axel Holst | 1860 | Norwegian physician |
| 165 | Axel Wedekind | 1975 | German actor |
| 166 | Axel Lindahl | 1841 | Swedish photographer |
| 167 | Axel Heiberg | 1848 | Norwegian businessman and diplomat |
| 168 | Axel Domont | 1990 | Cyclist |
| 169 | Axel Jodorowsky | 1965 | Chilean actor |
| 170 | Axel Kutsch | 1945 | German author |
| 171 | Axel Knoerig | 1967 | German politician |
| 172 | Axel Kuhn | 1943 | German author |
| 173 | Axel Nawrath | 1954 | German jurist |
| 174 | Axel Rudolph | 1893 | German author |
| 175 | Axel T. Brunger | 1956 | German American biophysicist |
| 176 | Axel Mitbauer | 1950 | |
| 177 | Axel Strauss | 1974 | German violinist |
| 178 | Axel Reimann | 1951 | German mathematician |
| 179 | Axel Calissendorff | 1953 | Swedish lawyer |
| 180 | Axel Reymond | 1994 | French swimmer |
| 181 | Axel Ganz | 1937 | |
| 182 | Axel Boisen | 1967 | Danish journalist |
| 183 | Axel Doruelo | 1982 | Basketball player |
| 184 | Krister Axel | 1974 | French musician |
| 185 | Axel Balkausky | 1962 | German journalist |
| 186 | Axel Viehweger | 1952 | German politician |
| 187 | Axel Brennicke | 1953 | German biologist and botanist |
| 188 | Axel Wilhelm Eriksson | 1846 | Swedish explorer |
| 189 | Axel Ockenfels | 1969 | German economist |
| 190 | Axel Wursten | French actor | |
| 191 | Axel Bertram | 1936 | German artist, graphic designer, illustrator and opinion journalist |
| 192 | Axel Petersson Döderhultarn | 1868 | Swedish artist |
| 193 | Axel Müller | 1996 | Uruguayan footballer |
| 194 | Axel Vogel | 1956 | German politician |
| 195 | Axel Kleinlein | 1969 | German mathematician |
| 196 | Axel Bürgener | 1944 | German officer |
| 197 | Axel Stepken | 1958 | German manager |
| 198 | Axel Hartmann | 1948 | German jurist |
| 199 | Axel Bassani | 1999 | Italian motorcycle racer |
| 200 | Axel Hellstenius | 1960 | Norwegian writer |