Egil (given name)

Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to:

People

Various

• Ongentheow (died 515), legendary Swedish king

Egil

• Egil, brother of Volund, legendary archer of Germanic mythology
• Egil, leader of Mechonis and antagonist in Xenoblade Chronicles
• Egil (Hymiskvida), a character in the poem Hymiskvida
• Egil One-Hand, Viking Berserker from Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana
• Egil of Fulda (died 822), abbot and hagiographer, wrote the Vita Sturmi
• Egil Aarvik (1912–1990), Norwegian politician
• Egil Bjerklund (1933–2022), Norwegian ice hockey player
• Egil Eide (1868–1946), Norwegian actor and film director
• Egil Werner Erichsen (1901–2000), Norwegian corporate director and politician
• Egil Eriksen (1909–1996), Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party
• Egil Fjetland (born 1962), Norwegian footballer
• Egil Gjelland (born 1973), former Norwegian biathlete
• Egil Halmøy (1901–1984), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
• Egil Harder (1917–1997), Danish composer
• Egil Hegerberg (born 1970), Norwegian comedian and musician
• Egil Helle (1923–2006), Norwegian newspaper editor, information worker and biographer
• Egil Hestnes (born 1943), Norwegian politician
• Egil Hjorth-Jenssen (1893–1969), Norwegian actor and theatre director
• Egil Hylleraas (1898–1965), Norwegian theoretical physicist
• Egil Jacobsen (1897–1923), Danish chess master
• Egil Remi Jensen (born 1929), Norwegian newspaper editor
• Egil Johansen (musician) (1934–1998), known as Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer
• Egil Johansen (footballer) (born 1962), Norwegian footballer
• Egil Johansen (orienteer) (born 1954), Norwegian orienteer
• Egil Kapstad (1940–2017), Norwegian Jazz pianist, composer and arranger
• Egil Kjølner (1920–2010), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
• Egil Kraggerud (born 1939), Norwegian philologist
• Egil Krogh (1939–2020), American lawyer
• Egil Lærum (1921–1954), Norwegian footballer, ski jumper and athlete
• Egil Oddvar Larsen (1923–2009), Norwegian politician
• Egil Ly (born 1938), Norwegian sailor
• Egil Nyhus (born 1962), Norwegian illustrator
• Egil Offenberg (1899–1975), Norwegian businessperson and politician
• Egil Olbjørn (1902–1982), Norwegian police leader
• Egil Olsen (born 1942), Norwegian football manager and footballer
• Egil Østenstad (born 1972), football player
• Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud (1903–1974), Norwegian judge, cyclist and sports administrator
• Egil Reksten (1917–2009), Norwegian engineer and resistance member during World War II
• Egil Søby (born 1945), Norwegian sprint canoer
• Egil Solsvik (1916–2005), Norwegian wrestler
• Egill Skallagrímsson, the protagonist of Egil's Saga - see Egill Skallagrimsson
• Egil Sundar (1932–1994), Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor
• Egil Svartdahl (born 1954), Norwegian TV-pastor
• Egil Taule (born 1934), Norwegian businessperson
• Egil Toreng (1922–2015), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
• Egil Törnqvist (1932–2015), Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Amsterdam and an academic literary critic
• Egil Tynæs (1941–2004), Norwegian doctor
• Egil A. Wyller (1925–2021), Norwegian philosopher, historian, non-fiction writer and translator

Egill

• Egill Örn Egilsson (born 1966), also known as Eagle Egilsson, Icelandic director and cinematographer
• Egill Einarsson or Gillz (born 1980), Icelandic private fitness coach, author and musician
• Egill Knutzen (1914–1990), Norwegian fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
• Egill Skallagrímsson (910–990), famous Viking, community, leader, and Icelandic settler
• Egill Reimers (1878–1946), Norwegian architect and sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

Middle name

• Tor Egil Kreken (born 1977), Norwegian musician
• Jan Egil Storholt (born 1949), former Norwegian speed skater

See also

• Egils (given name)