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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Axel
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| caption       = 
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|s|əl}}<br>{{IPA|sv|ˈǎksɛl|lang}}<br>{{IPA|fr|aksɛl|lang}}<br>{{IPA|es|aɣˈsel|lang}}
| gender        = Male
| meaning       = 'Father of Peace'
| region        = [[Scandinavia]]
| language      = [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| origin        = [[Absalom (name)|Absalom]]
| alternative spelling = [[Aksel]], Axl
| nickname      = Axe
| variant forms = 
| related names = [[Absalom (name)|Absalom]], [[Akseli]], [[Eskil (disambiguation)|Askel]]
| name day      = [[Sweden]]: 16 June<br>[[Finland]]: 23 March
| derived       = 
| popularity    = 
| footnotes     = <ref>{{cite LPD|3|p=61}}</ref>
}}
'''Axel''' (also ''[[Aksel]]'') is a [[Scandinavia]]n, [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling [[Aksel]] is more common.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/emner/navne/HvorMange.aspx |title=Hvor mange hedder... - Danmarks Statistik |publisher=Dst.dk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-21}}{{cite web|author=Jørgen Ouren |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/navn/ |title=Navn - SSB |language=no |publisher=Ssb.no |date=2013-01-23 |accessdate=2013-10-21}}</ref> The Finnish form of the name is [[Akseli]], while a [[French language|French]] feminine form is [[Axelle]].

Because the Danish archbishop [[Absalon]] (1128–1201) was 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 names [[Eskil (disambiguation)|Askel and Askil]], medieval forms of the Old Norse name ''Ásketill'', from ''[[Æsir|ans]]'' "god" and ''[[kjell|ketill]]'' "cauldron/helmet".<ref>''Också förväxlingar mellan Askil och Absalon samt Askil och Asgut har skett i fda. Om man nu vill hänvisa till rundanskans askil — i rundanskan finns således formen — borde man ha skrivit 'Fda. Eskil', ty det är i denna spalt man finner askil.''En dat is waar.
<!--unknown author--> ''Namn och bygd'' 62 (1974), p. 183 {{in lang|sv}}.</ref>

==As a given name==
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* [[Axel (singer)|Axel]] (born 1977), Argentine singer-songwriter
* [[Absalon]] (1128–1201), Danish archbishop also known as Axel of Lund
* [[Prince Axel of Denmark]] (1888–1964)
* [[Axel Aabrink]] (1887–1965), Danish painter
* [[Axel Gustav Adlercreutz]] (1821–1880), Swedish politician and civil servant
* [[Axel Alfredsson]] (1902–1966), Swedish footballer
* [[Axel Algmark]] (born 1990), Swedish pop singer
* [[Axel von Ambesser]] (1910–1988), German actor and film director
* [[Axel Anderberg]] (1860–1937), Swedish architect
* [[Axel Andersen]] (1891–1931), Danish gymnast 
* [[Axel Andersen Byrval]] (1875–1957), Danish football player and manager
* [[Axel Anderson]] (1929–2012), German-born Puerto Rican actor, television producer and television host
* [[Axel Andersson]] (1887–1951), Swedish track and field athlete
* [[Axel Andrésson]] (1895–1961), Icelandic footballer and football club founder
* [[Axel Óskar Andrésson]] (born 1998), Icelandic footballer
* [[Axel Aubert]] (1873–1943), Norwegian chemical engineer 
* [[Axel Augis]] (born 1990), French gymnast 
* [[Axel Axelsson (footballer)|Axel Axelsson]] (born 1942), Icelandic footballer
* [[Axel Axelsson (handballer)|Axel Axelsson]] (born 1951), Icelandic handball player
* [[Axel and Eigil Axgil|Axel Axgil]] (1915–2011), Danish gay rights activist, first man to enter into a same-sex registered partnership
* [[Axel Bäck]] (born 1987), Swedish alpine skier 
* [[Axel Bachmann]] (born 1989), Paraguayan chess player 
* [[Axel Bakayoko]] (born 1998), French footballer
* [[Axel Bakunts]] (1899–1937), Armenian prose writer, film-writer, translator and activist
* [[Axel Bassani]] (born 1999), Italian motorcycle racer
* [[Axel Bauer]] (born 1961), French singer
* [[Axel J. Beck]] (1894–1981), American federal judge
* [[Axel D. Becke]] (born 1953), Canadian physical chemist, professor and researcher 
* [[Axel Bellinghausen]] (born 1983), German footballer 
* [[Axel Berg (architect)|Axel Berg]]  (1856–1929), Danish architect
* [[Axel Berg (politician)|Axel Berg]] (born 1959), German politician
* [[Axel Berndt]] (born 19??), German sprint canoer 
* [[Axel Bernstein]] (1974–2017), German politician 
* [[Axel Birnbaum]] (born 1966), Austrian fencer
* [[Axel Blake]] (born 1988), British stand-up comedian
* [[Axel Bloch]] (1911–1998), Danish fencer
* [[Jan Axel Blomberg]] (born 1969), Norwegian heavy metal drummer ([[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]], [[Arcturus (band)|Arcturus]])
* [[Axel Blomqvist]] (1894–1965), Swedish speed skater
* [[Murder of Axel Blumberg|Axel Blumberg]] (1981–2004), Argentine kidnap and murder victim
* [[Axel Gudbrand Blytt]] (1843–1898), Norwegian botanist and geologist
* [[Jonas Axel Boeck]] (1833–1873), Norwegian marine biologist
* [[Axel Boëthius]] (1889–1969), Swedish scholar and archaeologist of Etruscan culture
* [[Axel Boman]] (born 19??), Swedish house music DJ and producer
* [[Axel Borgmann]] (born 1994), German footballer 
* [[Axel Borup-Jørgensen]] (1924–2012), Danish composer 
* [[Axel Börsch-Supan]] (born 1954), German economist and researcher
* [[Axel Brage]] (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Axel Braun]] (born 19??), Italian adult film producer and director 
* [[Axel Brauns]] (born 1963), German writer and filmmaker
* [[Axel Ludvig Broström]] (1838–1905), Swedish shipping magnate
* [[Axel Brown]] (born 1992), Trinidadian - British bobsledder
* [[Axel T. Brunger]] (born 1956), German-born American biophysicist
* [[Axel Bruns (scholar)|Axel Bruns]] (born 19??), German-born Australian scholar
* [[Axel Brusewitz]] (1881–1950), Swedish political scientist and professor
* [[Axel Buch]] (1930–1998), Norwegian politician 
* [[Axel Bulthaupt]] (born 1966), German journalist, entertainer and television presenter
* [[Axel von dem Bussche]] (1919–1993), German WWII military officer, attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler 
* [[Axel Cadier]] (1906–1974), Swedish wrestler
* [[Axel Chapelle]] (born 1995), French pole vaulter
* [[Axel Cleeremans]] (born 1962), Belgian cognitive scientist and professor
* [[Axel Clerget]] (born 1987), French judoka
* [[Axel Coldevin]] (1900–1992), Norwegian historian
* [[Axel Collett]] (1880–1968), Norwegian landowner, timber merchant and sawmill owner
* [[Scooter (band)|Axel Coon]] (born 1975), German musician
* [[Axel Corti]] (1933–1993), Austrian screenwriter, film director and radio host
* [[Axel Daeseleire]] (born 1968), Belgian actor
* [[Axel Danielson]] (1867–1949), Swedish journalist and Swedish editor
* [[Axel Danielsson]] (1863–1899), Swedish socialist agitator, journalist and writer
* [[Axel de Reuterskiöld]] (1860–1937), Swedish baron and philatelist
* [[Axel Didriksson]] (born 19??), Mexican writer, academic and professor 
* [[Axel Dieter Jr.]] (born 1990), German professional wrestler 
* [[Axel Disasi]] (born 1998), French footballer
* [[Axel Domont]] (born 1990), French racing cyclist
* [[Axel Donczew]] (born 2010), Welsh footballer
* [[Axel Doruelo]] (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
* [[Axel Downard-Wilke]] (born 1966), transport planner 
* [[Axel Dreher]] (born 1972), German economist
* [[Axel Drolsum]] (1846–1927), Norwegian librarian
* [[Axel Düberg]] (1927–2001), Swedish film actor
* [[Axel Dünnwald-Metzler]] (1939–2004), German footballer
* [[Axel Edelstam]] (1924–2012), Swedish diplomat
* [[Axel Eggebrecht]] (1899–1991), German journalist and writer
* [[Axel Ehnström]] (born 1990), Finnish singer-songwriter 
* [[Axel Eidstedt]] (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Axel Ekblom]] (1893–1957), Swedish sport shooter
* [[Axel Elmlund]] (1838–1901), ballet dancer and stage actor 
* [[Axel Elofs]] (1903–1983), Swedish long-distance runner
* [[Axel Ender]] (1853–1920), Norwegian painter and sculptor
* [[Axel Enström (industrialist)|Axel Enström]] (1893–1977), Swedish industrialist
* [[Axel Fredrik Enström]] (1875–1948), Swedish electrical engineer
* [[Axel Eriksson (rower)|Axel Eriksson]] (1884–1975), Swedish rower
* [[Axel Wilhelm Eriksson]] (1846–1901) Swedish ornithologist, settler, explorer and trader 
* [[Axel Erlandson]] (1884–1964), Swedish-born American farmer and horticulturalist 
* [[Axel von Fersen the Elder]] (1719–1794), Swedish statesman and soldier
* [[Axel von Fersen the Younger]] (1755–1810), Swedish count, diplomat, military general and statesman
* [[Axel Firsoff]] (1912–1981), Swedish-British amateur astronomer and author 
* [[Axel Fischer]] (born 1966), German politician
* [[Axel Foley (rapper)|Axel Foley]] (born 1991), American hip hop musician 
* [[Axel Olof Freudenthal]] (1836–1911), Finnish philologist and politician
* [[Axel Gabrielsson]] (1886–1975), Swedish rower 
* [[Axel Gade]] (1860–1921), Danish violinist, composer and conductor
* [[Axel Gedaschko]] (born 1959), German politician
* [[Axel Geller]] (born 1999), Argentine tennis player
* [[Axel Gjöres]] (1889–1979), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Gnos]] (born 2003), Swiss-French racing driver
* [[Axel Gotthard]] (born 1959), German historian and professor
* [[Axel Graatkjær]] (1885–1969), Danish cinematographer 
* [[Axel Grandjean]] (1847–1932), Danish composer and conductor
* [[Aksel Gresvig (sailor)|Axel Gresvig]] (born 1941), Norwegian competitive sailor
* [[Axel Grönberg]] (1918–1988), Swedish wrestler
* [[Axel Gyldenstierne]] ({{circa|1542}}–1603) Danish-Norwegian official and Governor-general of Norway 
* [[Axel Gyllenkrok]] (1665–1730), Swedish baron, military general and governor of Gothenburg
* [[Axel Gyllenkrok (sport shooter)|Axel Gyllenkrok]] (1888–1946), Norwegian sport shooter
* [[Axel Gyntersberg]] ({{circa|1525}}–1588), Norwegian nobleman and feudal overlord
* [[Axel Otto Kristian Hagemann|Axel Otto Hagemann]] (1856–1907), Norwegian politician 
* [[Axel Hager]] (born 1969), German beach volleyball player 
* [[Axel Haig]] (1835–1921), Swedish-born British artist, architect and illustrator
* [[Axel Hallberg]] (born 1999), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Hamberg]] (1863–1933), Swedish mineralogist, geographer, explorer, photographer and professor of geography 
* [[Axel Hampus Dalström]] (1829–1882), Finnish architect
* [[Axel Hansen (cyclist)|Axel Hansen]] (1899–1933), Danish cyclist
* [[Axel Henry Hansen]] (1887–1980), Norwegian gymnast
* [[Axel Härstedt]] (born 1987), Swedish discus thrower
* [[Axel Haverich]] (born 1953), German cardiac surgeon
* [[Axwell|Axel Hedfors]] (aka Axwell, born 1977), Swedish DJ and musician 
* [[Axel Hedenlund]] (1888–1919), Swedish track and field athlete
* [[Axel Heiberg]] (1848–1932), Norwegian diplomat and financier 
* [[Axel Heiberg (judge)|Axel Heiberg]] (1908–1988), Norwegian judge
* [[Axel Heiberg Stang]] (1904–1974), Norwegian politician, landowner and forester
* [[Axel C. Heitmann]] (born 1959), German business executive 
* [[Axel Hellstrom]] (1893–1933), German muscle reader, mentalist and stage magician
* [[Axel Helsted]] (1847–1907), Danish painter
* [[Axel Nicolai Herlofson]] (1845–1910), Norwegian fraudster and criminal
* [[Axel Hervelle]] (born 1983), Belgian basketball player 
* [[Axel Hilgenstöhler]] (born 1975), German record producer, mixing engineer and guitarist
* [[Axel Hirsoux]] (born 1982), Belgian singer
* [[Axel Høeg-Hansen]] (1877–1947), Danish architect
* [[Axel Högel]] (1884–1970), Swedish actor
* [[Axel Höjer]] (1890–1974), Swedish physician  
* [[Axel Holmström (anarchist)]] (1881–1947), Swedish anarchist
* [[Axel Holmström (ice hockey)]] (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Axel Holst]] (1860–1931), Norwegian physician and professor of hygiene and bacteriology 
* [[Axel Honneth]] (born 1949), German philosopher, theorist and professor
* [[Axel Horn]] (1913–2001), American artist
* [[Axel Hultgren]] (1886–1974), Swedish metallurgist
* [[Axel Hultman]] (1869–1935), Swedish actor
* [[Axel Hütte]] (born 1951), German photographer
* [[Axel Ingwersen]] (18??–19??), Danish sailor
* [[Axel Jang]] (born 1968), German bobsledder
* [[Axel Janse]] (1888–1973), Swedish gymnast
* [[Axel Jansson]] (1882–1909), Swedish sport shooter
* [[Axel Jansson (politician)|Axel Jansson]] (1916–1968), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Jensen (athlete)|Axel Jensen]] (1899–1968), Danish long-distance runner
* [[Axel Jensen]] (1932–2003), Norwegian author
* [[Axel P. Jensen]] (1885–1972), Danish landscape painter 
* [[Axel Kacou]] (born 1995), Ivorian-French footballer 
* [[Axel Kahn]] (1944–2021), French scientist and geneticist
* [[Axel Kassegger]] (born 1966), Austrian politician 
* [[Axel Keller]] (born 1977), German footballer
* [[Axel Kicillof]] (born 1971), Argentine economist and politician
* [[Axel Kielland]] (1907–1963), journalist and playwright
* [[Axel Klinckowström]] (1867–1936), Swedish baron, zoologist, explorer, fiction writer and memoirist
* [[Axel Kober]] (born 1970), German conductor
* [[Axel Kock]] (1851–1935), Swedish philologist and professor of Scandinavian languages 
* [[Axel Koenders]] (born 1959), Dutch triathlete
* [[Axel Köhler]] (born 1959), German countertenor and opera director 
* [[Axel Kolle]] (born 1973), Norwegian footballer
* [[Axel Cédric Konan]] (born 1983), Ivorian footballer
* [[Axel Krause]] (born 1958), German painter and graphic artist
* [[Axel Kristiansson]] (1914–1999), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Kruse]] (born  1967), German footballer
* [[Axel Kühn]] (born 1967), German bobsledder
* [[Axel Kurck]] (1555–1630), Finnish warlord
* [[Axel Lapp]] (born 1966), German curator, art historian and publisher
* [[Axel Lawarée]] (born 1973), Belgian footballer
* [[Axel Leijonhufvud]] (1933–2022), Swedish economist and professor 
* [[Axel Lerche]] (1903–1949), Danish sports shooter
* [[Axel Lesser]] (born 1946), German cross country skier
* [[Axel Lewenhaupt]] (1917–2018), Swedish diplomat 
* [[Axel Liebmann]] (1849–1876), Danish composer
* [[Axel Lille]] (1848–1921), Finnish journalist and politician 
* [[Axel Lillie]] (1603–1662), Swedish soldier and politician
* [[Axel Lindahl]] (1841–1906), Swedish photographer
* [[Axel Lindstrom]] (1895–1940), Swedish baseball player 
* [[Axel Ljung]] (1884–1938), Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete 
* [[Axel Ljungdahl]] (1897–1995), Swedish Air Force general
* [[Aksel Lund Svindal]], Norwegian alpine ski racer
* [[Axel Fredrik Londen]] (1859–1928), Finnish sports shooter
* [[Axel Louissaint]] (born 1996), Swiss basketball player
* [[Axel Løvenskiold]] (1912–1980), Norwegian landowner and painter
* [[Axel Löwen]] (1686–1773), Swedish nobleman and military officer 
* [[Axel Mackenrott]] (born 1969), German heavy metal keyboardist ([[Masterplan (band)|Masterplan]])
* [[Axel Madsen]] (1930–2007), Danish-born American biographer and journalist
* [[Axel Malmgren]] (1857–1901), Swedish artist
* [[Axel Maraval]] (born 1993), French footballer
* [[Axel Matus]] (born 1998), Mexican racing driver 
* [[Axel Maurer]] (1866–1925), Norwegian stagewriter, editor and theatre director
* [[Axel Maußen]] (born 1968), German Roman Catholic priest
* [[Axel Médéric]] (born 1970), French figure skater
* [[Axel Merckx]] (born 1972), Belgian cyclist
* [[Axel Méyé]] (born 1995), Gabonese footballer
* [[Axel Meyer]] (born 1960), German evolutionary biologist and professor of zoology 
* [[Axel Michon]] (born 1990), French tennis player
* [[Axel Michaels]] (born 1949), German professor of classical Indology and religious studies
* [[Axel Milberg]] (born 1956), German actor
* [[Axel Miller]] (born 1965), Belgian businessman
* [[Axel Möller]] (1830–1896), Swedish astronomer
* [[Axel Otto Mörner]] (1774–1852), Swedish artist and military general
* [[Axel Mowat]] (1592–1661), Norwegian naval officer and land owner
* [[Axel Müller (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Axel Munthe]] (1857–1949), Swedish physician and psychiatrist
* [[Axel Murswieck]] (born 19??), German political scientist, commentator and professor
* [[Axel Neff]] (born 1984), American businessman
* [[Axel Nepraunik]] (born 1945), Austrian sprinter
* [[Axel Neumann]] (born 1952), German footballer 
* [[Axel Ngando]] (born 1993), French footballer
* [[Axel Nielsen]] (1902–1970), Danish astronomer
* [[Axel Noack]] (born 1961), German race walker
* [[Axel Nordgren]] (1828–1888), Swedish painter
* [[Axel Nordlander]] (1879–1962), Swedish military officer and equestrian
* [[Axel Norling]] (1884–1964), Swedish gymnast, diver, and tug of war competitor 
* [[Axel Otto Normann]] (1884–1962), Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, theatre critic and theatre director
* [[Axel Oberwelland]] (born 1966), German businessman
* [[Axel Ockenfels]] (born 1969), German economist and professor 
* [[Axel Odelberg]] (1873–1950), Swedish chemical engineer
* [[Axel Ohlin]] (1867–1903), Swedish zoologist and Arctic and Antarctic explorer
* [[Axel Olrik]] (1864–1917), Danish folklorist and scholar of medieval historiography
* [[Axel Orrström]] (born 1986), Finnish footballer
* [[Axel Ottosson]] (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Axel Oxenstierna]] (1583–1654) Swedish statesman
* [[Axel Palmgren]] (1867–1939), Finnish lawyer, civil servant, business executive and politician
* [[Axel Paulsen]] (1855–1938), Norwegian figure skater and speed skater
* [[Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp]] (1883–1954), Swedish politician and former Prime Minister of Sweden
* [[Axel Rudi Pell]] (born 1960), German heavy metal guitarist 
* [[Axel Perneczky]] (1945–2009), Hungarian neurosurgeon
* [[Axel Persson]] (1888–1955), Swedish cyclist
* [[Axel W. Persson]] (1888–1951), Swedish archaeologist
* [[Axel Peschel]] (born 1942), German cyclist
* [[Axel Petersen (athlete)|Axel Petersen]]  (1880–1962) Danish track and field athlete
* [[Axel Petersen (footballer)|Axel Petersen]] (1887–1968), Danish footballer  
* [[Axel Jacob Petersson]] (1834–1884), Swedish-Norwegian structural engineer and inventor
* [[Axel Petersson Döderhultarn]] (1868–1925), Swedish wood carver
* [[Axel Pilmark]] (1925–2009), Danish footballer
* [[Axel Poignant]] (1906–1986), Australian photographer
* [[Axel Poniatowski]] (born 1951), French politician 
* [[Axel Pons]] (born 1991), Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer and model
* [[Axel Poulsen]] (1887–1972), Danish sculptor 
* [[Axel Prahl]] (born 1960), German actor
* [[Axel Preisler]] (1871–1930), Danish architect
* [[Axel Pretzsch]] (born 1976), German tennis player 
* [[Axel Proet Høst]] (1907–1985), Norwegian sports official
* [[Axel Rappe]] (1838–1918), Swedish Army general
* [[Axel Rappe (1884–1945)|Axel Rappe]] (1884–1945), Swedish Army major general
* [[Axel Rauschenbach]] (born 1967), German pair skater
* [[Axel Revold]] (1887–1962), Norwegian painter, illustrator and art professor 
* [[Axel Reymond]] (born 1994), French marathon swimmer
* [[Axel Ringvall]] (1860–1927), Swedish actor and comedian
* [[Axel Ripke]] (1880–1937), German journalist and politician 
* [[Axel Rodrigues de Arruda]] (born 1970), Brazilian footballer
* [[Axel Romdahl]] (1880–1951), Swedish art historian and museum curator
* [[Axel Roos]] (born 1964), German footballer and coach 
* [[Axl Rose]] (born 1962), Lead vocalist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses
* [[Axel Rosenkrantz]] (1670–1723), Norwegian landowner and baron
* [[Axel Roth]] (1936–2008), German-born American NASA engineer 
* [[Axel Rubbestad]] (1888–1961), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Runström]] (1883–1943), Swedish water polo player and diver
* [[Axel Ryding]] (1831–1897), Swedish Army lieutenant general
* [[Axel Salzmann]] (born 1950), German pair skater
* [[Axel Schulz]] (born 1968), German boxer
* [[Axel Schulz (footballer)|Axel Schulz]] (born 1959), German footballer
* [[Axel Seeberg]] (1931–2011), Norwegian archaeologist
* [[Axel Siefer]] (born 1950), German actor
* [[Axel Simonsen]] (1887–1938), Norwegian long-distance runner
* [[Axel Sjöberg]] (born 1991), Swedish footballer 
* [[Axel Sjöblad]] (born 1967), Swedish handball player 
* [[Axel Sjöblom]] (1882–1951), Swedish gymnast
* [[Axel Skovgaard]] (1875–19??), Danish-born American violinist
* [[Axel Smeets]] (born 1974), Belgian footballer and manager
* [[Axel Smith (topographer)]] (1744–1823), Norwegian priest and topographer
* [[Axel Smith (chess player)]] (born 1986), Swedish chess player
* {{ill|Axel Christian Rosenkrantz Smith|no|Axel Smith}} (1856–1935), Norwegian parliamentary representative
* [[Axel Sømme]] (1899–1991), Norwegian geographer, political activist, magazine and newspaper editor
* [[Axel Springer]] (1912–1985), German publisher
* [[Axel Ståhle]] (1891–1987), Swedish Army officer and equestrian
* [[Axel Stawski]] (born 1950), American real estate developer and investor
* [[Axel Stein]] (born 1982), German actor
* [[Axel Stoll]] (1948–2014), German geophysicist and conspiracy theorist
* [[Axel Stordahl]] (1913–1963), American composer and arranger
* [[Axel Strand]] (1893–1983), Swedish trade union organizer
* [[Axel Strauss]] (born 19??), German violinist music professor 
* [[Axel Strøbye]] (1928–2005), Danish actor
* [[Axel Strøm]] (1901–1985), Norwegian physician
* [[Axel Sundermann]] (born 1968), German former footballer
* [[Axel Sundquist]] (1867–1910), American sailor
* [[Axel Svendsen]] (1912–1995), Danish canoeist
* [[Axel Sveinsson]] (1896–1957), Icelandic civil engineer
* [[Axel Tallberg]] (1860–1928), Swedish visual artist and engraver
* [[Axel Teichmann]] (born 1979), German cross-country skier
* [[Axel Tetens]] (1892–1961), Danish wrestler
* [[Axel Thallaug]] (1866–1938), Norwegian lawyer and politician
* [[Axel Thayssen]] (1885–1952), Danish tennis player
* [[Axel Tony]] (born 1984), French singer 
* [[Axel Törneman]] (1880–1925), Swedish painter
* [[Axel Toupane]] (born 1992), French basketball player 
* [[Axel Troost]] (1954–2023), German economist and politician
* [[Axel Tuanzebe]] (born 1997), Congolese-born British footballer
* [[Axel Ullrich]] (born 1943), German biologist, oncologist and cancer researcher 
* [[Axel Urup]] (1601–1671), Danish military engineer and commander and judge
* [[Axel Vennersten]] (1863–1948), Swedish politician
* [[Axel Villanueva]] (born 1989), Nicaraguan footballer
* [[Axel Vogt]] (1849–1921), American railroad mechanical engineer
* [[Axel von Blomberg]] (1908–1941), German Air Force officer
* [[Axel von Harnack]] (1895–1974), German librarian, historian and philologist
* [[Axel Voss]] (born 1963), German politician
* [[Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker]] (1643–1699), Swedish count and field marshal
* [[Axel Wahlstedt]] (1867–1943), Swedish sports shooter
* [[Axel Wallengren]] (1865–1896), Swedish author, poet, and journalist
* [[Axel A. Weber]] (born 1957), German economist, professor and banker
* [[Axel Weber (athlete)|Axel Weber]] (1954–2001), German pole vaulter
* [[Axel Wegner]] (born 1963), German sports shooter
* [[Axel Welin]] (1862–1951), Swedish inventor and industrialist
* [[Axel Wenner-Gren]] (1881–1961), Swedish entrepreneur
* [[Axel Werner]] (born 1996), Argentine footballer
* [[Axel Westermark]] (1875–1911), American sailor
* [[Axel Wibrån]] (born 1985), Swedish footballer
* [[Axel Wieandt]] (born 1966), German businessman
* [[Axel Wikström]] (1907–1976), Swedish cross-country skier
* [[Axel Williams]] (born 1983), Tahitian footballer 
* [[The Field (musician)|Axel Willner]] (aka The Field, born 19??), Swedish electronic musician
* [[Axel Witsel]] (born 1989), Belgian footballer
* [[Axel Wittke]] (born 1960), German footballer
* [[Axel Zeebroek]] (born 1978), Belgian triathlete
* [[Axel Zitzmann]] (born 1959), German ski jumper
* [[Axel Zwingenberger]] (born 1955), German blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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===Fictional characters===
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* Akseli Koskela, in the Finnish novel ''[[Täällä Pohjantähden alla]]'' by Väinö Linna
* Axel, a Belgian steam locomotive in the film ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Race]]''
* Axel, a character in the 2020s animated television series ''[[Pikwik Pack]]''
* Axel, a grasshopper in the 1998 animated film ''[[A Bug's Life]]''
* [[Axel (Kingdom Hearts)]], a character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series
* Axel, a character in the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' video game series
* Axel, a main character in the video game ''[[Minecraft Story Mode]]''
* Axel, a protagonist in Jules Verne's ''[[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]]''
* Axel, a character in the book ''[[The Bane Chronicles]]'' by Cassandra Clare
* Axel, in the film ''[[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]]''
* [[Axel (The Walking Dead)]], a former prisoner and member of the group of survivors on the TV series ''The Walking Dead''
* Axel the Water Buffalo, a villain in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic
* Axel Blaze, the English name for Gouenji Shuuya, a main character in the manga and anime ''[[Inazuma Eleven (manga)|Inazuma Eleven]]''
* Axel the Dark Hero, a character in the ''[[Disgaea]]'' video game series
* [[Axel Foley]], a character in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' films
* Axel Freed, the main character in the film ''[[The Gambler (1974 film)|The Gambler]]''
* [[Axel Hawk]], a character in the video game series ''Fatal Fury''
* Axel Jordache, in the novel ''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (novel)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]'': the father of the novel's three central characters
* Axel Miller, in the American-Canadian TV series ''[[Van Helsing (TV series)|Van Helsing]]''
* Axel Mulligan, the main character in ''[[Power Players]]''
* Axel Rex, in Vladimir Nabokov's novel ''[[Laughter in the Dark (novel)|Laughter in the Dark]]''
* Axel Steel, in the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' video game series
* Axel Stone, a character in the ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' video game series
* Axel Thurston, in the anime series ''[[Eureka Seven]]''
* Axel Walker, the second character known as [[Trickster (DC Comics)|Trickster]] in the DC Comics universe
* Axl, a protagonist in Kazuo Ishiguro's ''[[The Buried Giant]]''
* [[Axl (Mega Man X)|Axl]], a character in the ''Mega Man X'' series
* Axl, a character in the series ''[[Nexo Knights]]''
* Axl Heck, in the TV series ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
* [[Axl Low]], a character in the ''Guilty Gear'' series of fighting games
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==As a surname==
*[[Curtis Axel]] (born 1979), ring name of American professional wrestler Joseph Curtis Hennig
*[[Gabriel Axel]] (1918–2014), Danish filmmaker
*[[Richard Axel]] (born 1946), American scientist

==See also==
*[[Axelrod]]

==References==
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