Nils


Gender:
Origin: Greek
1430 famous people named Nils found on Wikipedia.
2942 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 4155-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 889-th in year 1888
Used in: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

Meanings

Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish and Swedish variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas and Neil. Female variants are Nilsine, Nilsina, and Nilsa.

Victory of the people.

Famous People: 1430 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Nils Lofgren 1951 American rock musician
2 Nils Frahm 1982 Musician, composer and producer
3 Nils Petersen 1988 German footballer
4 Nilz Bokelberg 1976 German television presenter
5 Nils Bomhoff 1980 German television presenter and journalist
6 Nils Liedholm 1922 Swedish footballer and manager
7 Nils Egtermeyer 1983
8 Nils Brunkhorst 1976 German actor
9 Nils Torvalds 1945 Finnish-Swede broadcast journalist, writer and politician, Member of European Parliament
10 Nils Asther 1897 Actor
11 Nils Tull 1980
12 Nils Christie 1928 Norwegian sociologist and criminologist
13 Nils Gustafsson 1942 Finnish acquitted of murder
14 Nils Brandt 1932 Finnish actor
15 Nils Koppruch 1965 German songwriter and singer-songwriter
16 Nils Bohlin 1920 Swedish inventor
17 Nils Petter Molvær 1960 Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer
18 Nils Ušakovs 1976 Latvian politician
19 Nils Landgren 1956 Swedish musician
20 Nils Arne Eggen 1941 Norwegian footballer and manager
21 Nils Muižnieks 1964 Latvian diplomat
22 Nils Quaschner 1994 Footballer
23 Nils Minkmar 1966 French journalist and author
24 Nils Haagensen 1984 French actor
25 Nils Petter Sundgren 1929 Swedish translator and journalist
26 Nils Frommhold 1986 German triathlete
27 Nils Jørgen Kaalstad 1979 Norwegian actor
28 Nils von Dardel 1888 Swedish Post-Impressionist painter
29 Nils Dacke 1510 Swedish rebel
30 Nils Henkel 1969 German cook
31 Nils Gaup 1955 Sámi film director from Norway
32 Nils Poppe 1908 Swedish entertainer
33 Nils Blommér 1816 Swedish artist
34 Nils Bejerot 1921 Swedish psychiatrist
35 Nils Wülker 1977 German trumpeter
36 Nils Frykdahl American musician
37 Nils John Nilsson 1933 American engineer
38 Nils Althaus 1981 Swiss actor
39 Nils Aall Barricelli 1912 Italian mathematician
40 Nils Nyman 1964
41 Nils Mörner 1936
42 Nils Strindberg 1872 Swedish photographer
43 Nils Grandelius 1993 Swedish chess grandmaster
44 Nils Ericson 1802 Swedish businessman
45 Nils Heinrich 1971 German musician and writer
46 Nils Malmros 1944 Danish film director
47 Nils Emil Ahlin 1939
48 Nils Ahlroth 1920 Swedish actor
49 Nils Ole Oermann 1973 German theologian
50 Nils Schumann 1978 German middle distance runner
51 Nils Ferlin 1898 Swedish writer
52 Nils Mordt 1983 English rugby union player
53 Nils Alwall 1904 Swedish professor, inventor, and pioneer in hemodialysis
54 Nils Wiberg 1934 German chemist
55 Nils Middelboe 1887 Danish footballer
56 Nils Karlsson 1917 Swedish cross-ountry skier
57 Nils von Schoultz 1807 Canadian rebel
58 Nils Teixeira 1990 Professional football player
59 Nils van der Poel 1996 Swedish speed skater
60 Nils Langer 1990 German tennis player
61 Nils Granlund 1890 American broadway producer
62 Nils Nellessen 1971 German actor
63 Nils Edén 1871 Swedish 20th century prime minister
64 Nils Aas 1933 Norwegian sculptor
65 Nils Rosén von Rosenstein 1706 Swedish physician
66 Nils Jakob Hoff 1985 Norwegian rower
67 Nils Julius 1974 German actor
68 Nils Mohl 1971 German writer
69 Nils Ingar Aadne 1982 Norwegian comedian
70 Nils Johan Semb 1959 Norwegian footballer and manager
71 Nils Brunsson 1946 Swedish academic
72 Nils Kettilsson
73 Nils Löfgren 1913 Swedish chemist
74 Nils Melzer 1970 Legal scholar
75 Nils Silfverskiöld 1888 Gymnast
76 Nils Vibe Stockfleth 1787 Norwegian philologist
77 Nils Ekman 1976 Swedish professional ice hockey player
78 Nils Politt 1994 Cyclist
79 Nils Torp 1953 Danish musician
80 Nils Gabriel Sefström 1787 Swedish chemist
81 Nils Hasselmo 1931 American academic administrator
82 Nils Dresrüsse 1990 German handball player
83 Nils Bergman Swedish specialist in perinatal neuroscience
84 Nils Kretschmer 1993 German handball player
85 Nils Katajainen 1919 Finnish flying ace
86 Nils Horner 1962 Swedish journalist
87 Nils Linnman 1915
88 Nils Lorens Sjöberg 1754 Swedish poet
89 Nils Funcke 1953 Swedish writer and journalist
90 Nils Ole Oftebro 1944 Norwegian actor
91 Nils Johan Ringdal 1952 Norwegian writer and histroain
92 Nils Wallerius 1706 Swedish philosopher, Swedish theologian
93 Nils Lindberg 1933 Swedish composer and pianist
94 Nils Waltersen Aasen 1878 Arms inventor
95 Nils Norén Swedish chef
96 Nils Willbrandt 1967 German film director and screen writer
97 Nils Boe 1913 United States Judge
98 Nils Taube 1928 Estonian businessman
99 Nils Hedengren 1913 Finnish television actor (1913-1996)
100 Nils F. Ambursen 1876 Civil engineer and inventor
101 Nils Öberg 1960
102 Nils Henrik Jent 1962 Swiss economist
103 Nils Kock 1924 Developer of the Kock pouch
104 Nils Röseler 1992 Football player
105 Nils August Andresen 1978 Norwegian contributing editor
106 Nils Nobach 1918 German composer
107 Nils Daulaire 1948 American government official
108 Nils Busch-Petersen 1963 German politician and jurist
109 Nils Perne 1905
110 Nils Schmid 1973 German politician
111 Nils Dahlbeck 1911 Swedish actor
112 Nils G. Åsling 1927 Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
113 Nils Lahr 1973 American computer scientist and entrepreneur
114 Nils Uddenberg 1938 Swedish writer
115 Nils Flyg 1891 Swedish politician
116 Nils Aaness 1936 Norwegian speed skater
117 Nils Sletta 1943 Norwegian actor
118 Nils von Kantzow 1885 Gymnast
119 Nils Wogram 1972 German jazz trombonist
120 Nils Olaf Chrisander 1884 Swedish actor and director
121 Nils Büttner 1967 German art historian
122 Nils Jönsson 1400 Regent of Sweden
123 Nils Wærstad 1964
124 Nils Andersson 1933 Swiss editor
125 Nils Andersen 1902 Norwegian runner
126 Nils Otto Tank 1800 Norwegian missionary
127 Nils Johan Andersson 1821 Swedish botanist
128 Nils Idman 1858
129 Nils Roll-Hansen 1938 Norwegian historian and philosopher
130 Nils Erik Åhmansson 1941
131 Nils Christian Stenseth 1949 Norwegian scientist
132 Nils Quensel 1894
133 Nils Schou 1942
134 Nils Nielsen 1971 Danish football coach
135 Nils Carl Aspenberg 1958 Norwegian journalist/historian/author/businessperson
136 Nils Leander 1905 Swedish actor
137 Nils Langhelle 1907 Norwegian politician
138 Nils Blythe 1956 British journalist
139 Nils Molitor German pornographic film director
140 Nils P. Haugen 1849 American politician
141 Nils Tesch 1907 Swedish architect
142 Nils Hagman 1924 Finnish basketball player, pesäpallo player and sprinter
143 Nils Jørgen Fuglesang 1918
144 Nils Lundell 1889 Swedish actor
145 Nils von der Heyde 1938 Journalist
146 Nils Svantesson Sture 1543 Swedish diplomat
147 Nils Lid Hjort 1953 Professor, statistician
148 Nils Dalseide 1952 Norwegian judge
149 Nils Karleby 1892
150 Nils Nilsen Ronning 1870 American writer
151 Nils Norman 1966 British artist
152 Nils Osara 1903 Finnish politician and journalist
153 Nils Ursin Finnish musician
154 Nils Ohlsen 1967
155 Nils Bäckström 1986 Swedish ice hockey player
156 Nils Nilsson 1901 Swedish artist
157 Nils Wachtmeister 1923
158 Nils Axelsson 1906 Swedish footballer
159 Nils Einar Eriksson 1899 Swedish architect
160 Nils Kreuger 1858 Swedish artist
161 Nils Butenschøn 1949
162 Nils Bielke 1644 Swedish noble
163 Nils Wiechmann 1976 German politician
164 Nils Boysen 1972 German economist
165 Nils Düwell 1966 German actor and author
166 Nils Gustaf Nordenskiöld 1792 Finnish mineralogist
167 Nils Vogt 1948 Norwegian actor
168 Nils Økland 1882 Norwegian resistance member
169 Nils Jerring 1903 Swedish actor
170 Nils Gustaf Ekholm 1848 Swedish meteorologist
171 Nils Schouterden 1988 Footballer
172 Nils Goldschmidt 1970
173 Nils Norberg
174 Nils Alphand 1996
175 Nils Hansén 1920 Swedish composer
176 Nils Mönkemeyer 1978 German university teacher
177 Nils Erik Nilsson 1936 Swedish ice hockey player
178 Nils Aschenbeck 1965 German journalist and publisher
179 Nils Rundgren 1890 Swedish artist
180 Nils Henriksen 1948
181 Nils Goerke 1973
182 Nils Christian Wang 1958
183 Nils Kjær 1870 Norwegian writer
184 Nils Sterner 1904 Swedish architect
185 Nils Swedlund 1898 Swedish general
186 Nils Dencker 1953 Swedish mathematician
187 Nils Olsson 1891 Swedish architect
188 Nils Brahe den yngre 1633 Swedish politician
189 Nils Hjelmtveit 1892 Norwegian politician
190 Nils Johan Rud 1908 Norwegian writer
191 Nils Månsson Mandelgren 1813 Swedish artist
192 Nils Brahe 1604 Swedish general
193 Nils Petter Gleditsch 1942 Norwegian academic
194 Nils Bergslien 1853 Norwegian artist
195 Nils Tavernier 1965 French actor and film director
196 Nils Claus Ihlen 1855 Norwegian politician
197 Nils Henrik Asheim 1960 Musician
198 Nils Janson 1978 Swedish musician
199 Nils Frykman 1842 Hymnwriter
200 Nils Engdahl 1898 Athletics competitor