Egil (given name)
Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to:
People
Various
- Ongentheow, 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, abbot and hagiographer, wrote the Vita Sturmi
- Egil Aarvik, Norwegian politician
- Egil Bjerklund, Norwegian ice hockey player
- Egil Eide, Norwegian actor and film director
- Egil Werner Erichsen, Norwegian corporate director and politician
- Egil Eriksen, Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party
- Egil Fjetland, Norwegian footballer
- Egil Gjelland, former Norwegian biathlete
- Egil Halmøy, Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
- Egil Harder, Danish composer
- Egil Hegerberg, Norwegian comedian and musician
- Egil Helle, Norwegian newspaper editor, information worker and biographer
- Egil Hestnes, Norwegian politician
- Egil Hjorth-Jenssen, Norwegian actor and theatre director
- Egil Hylleraas, Norwegian theoretical physicist
- Egil Jacobsen, Danish chess master
- Egil Remi Jensen, Norwegian newspaper editor
- Egil Johansen (musician), known as Egil "Bop" Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer
- Egil Johansen (footballer), Norwegian footballer
- Egil Johansen (orienteer), Norwegian orienteer
- Egil Kapstad, Norwegian Jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Egil Kjølner, Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
- Egil Kraggerud, Norwegian philologist
- Egil Krogh, American lawyer
- Egil Lærum, Norwegian footballer, ski jumper and athlete
- Egil Oddvar Larsen, Norwegian politician
- Egil Ly, Norwegian sailor
- Egil Nyhus, Norwegian illustrator
- Egil Offenberg, Norwegian businessperson and politician
- Egil Olbjørn, Norwegian police leader
- Egil Olsen, Norwegian football manager and footballer
- Egil Østenstad, football player
- Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud, Norwegian judge, cyclist and sports administrator
- Egil Reksten, Norwegian engineer and resistance member during World War II
- Egil Søby, Norwegian sprint canoer
- Egil Solsvik, Norwegian wrestler
- Egill Skallagrímsson, the protagonist of Egil's Saga - see Egill Skallagrimsson
- Egil Sundar, Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor
- Egil Svartdahl, Norwegian TV-pastor
- Egil Taule, Norwegian businessperson
- Egil Toreng, Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
- Egil Törnqvist, Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Amsterdam and an academic literary critic
- Egil Tynæs, Norwegian doctor
- Egil A. Wyller, Norwegian philosopher, historian, non-fiction writer and translator
Egill
- Egill Örn Egilsson, also known as Eagle Egilsson, Icelandic director and cinematographer
- Egill Einarsson or Gillz, Icelandic private fitness coach, author and musician
- Egill Knutzen, Norwegian fencer. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
- Egill Skallagrímsson, famous Viking, community, leader, and Icelandic settler
- Egill Reimers, Norwegian architect and sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Middle name
- Tor Egil Kreken, Norwegian musician
- Jan Egil Storholt, former Norwegian speed skater