Dahl (surname)

Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages (tal in German, dale in northern England English), is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are called Dahl. In the Netherlands, a suburb of the city of Nijmegen (which in turn is named after an old estate in the area ) is called "Heyerdaal" (also spelled as "Heijerdaal"), in which "daal" also means "valley". Other examples are "Bloemendaal," "Rozendaal," and "Roosendaal." There are several variations as it was common to add a suffix to Dahl in order to denote the name bearer's original locale or occupation. You also find several variations of -dahl used with prefixes (Heyerdahl, Heimendahl...).

Arts and media

 * Arlene Dahl (1925–2021), American film actress
 * Arne Dahl, pen name of Swedish crime writer Jan Arnald
 * Arnim Dahl (1922–1998), German Stuntman
 * Bjarne Dahl (1897–1989) American architect
 * Carina Dahl (born 1962), Swedish writer and film director
 * Carina Dahl (born 1985), Norwegian pop singer and songwriter
 * Cecilie Dahl (1858–1943), Norwegian painter
 * Cecilie Dahl (born 1960), Norwegian artist
 * Felicity Dahl (born 1938), British film producer; wife of Roald Dahl
 * Gary Dahl (businessman) (1936–2015), originator of Pet Rocks
 * Gary G. Dahl (born 1940), member of the Illinois Senate
 * Gustaf Dahl (1835–1927), Swedish architect
 * Hans Dahl (1849–1937), Norwegian painter
 * Hjalmar Dahl (1891–1960), Finnish translator and writer
 * Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970), German-born American composer of Swedish ancestry
 * Johann Christian Dahl (1788–1857), Norwegian artist
 * John Dahl (born 1956), American filmmaker
 * Kjell Ola Dahl (born 1958), Norwegian writer writing as K. O. Dahl
 * Karen Dahl (born 1955), Canadian artist
 * Laura Dahl (born 1974), American fashion designer
 * Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), Norwegian-American fashion and portrait photographer
 * Maria Lúcia Dahl (1941–2022), Brazilian actress
 * Michael Dahl (1659–1743), Swedish painter
 * Oleg Dahl (1941–1981), Russian actor
 * Roald Dahl (1916–1990), British novelist
 * Sophie Dahl (born 1977), British model and writer; granddaughter of Roald Dahl
 * Stephan Dahl (born 1971), British writer and a lecturer
 * Steve Dahl (born 1954), American radio personality
 * Tessa Dahl (born 1957), British writer; daughter of Roald Dahl
 * Viking Dahl (1895–1945), Swedish composer

Education and academia

 * Cathrine Dahl (1855—1906), first female lawyer in Norway
 * Christopher Dahl (administrator) (born 1946), American college president from New York
 * Darren Dahl, Canadian business economist
 * Olga Dahl (1917–2009), Swedish genealogist
 * Robert A. Dahl (1915–2014), American political scientist
 * Vladimir Dahl (1801–1872), Russian lexicographer

Military

 * Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894–1990), Norwegian general and commander of the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
 * Larry G. Dahl (1949–1971), US Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

 * Donald Dahl (1945–2014), American politician
 * Gregory L. Dahl (born 1952), American politician and lawyer
 * Harold J. Dahl (1930–1989), American politician and judge
 * Kristian Thulesen Dahl (born 1969), head of the largest party of the incumbent ruling bloc of Denmark
 * Niels Lauritz Dahl (1925–2014), Norwegian diplomat
 * Olaf H. Dahl (1870-1942), American businessman and politician

Religion

 * Jákup Dahl (1878–1944), Faroese provost and Bible translator
 * Laila Riksaasen Dahl (born 1947), Norwegian Lutheran bishop
 * K. G. William Dahl (1883–1917), Swedish-American Lutheran pastor, author and social advocate

Science

 * Anders Dahl (1751–1789), Swedish botanist
 * Friedrich Dahl (1856–1929), German zoologist
 * Gustaf Dahl (1835–1927), Swedish architect
 * Knut Dahl (1871–1951), Norwegian ichthyologist
 * Lawrence F. Dahl (1929–2021), professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
 * Nikolai Dahl (1860–1939), Russian physician and Sergei Rachmaninov's psychologist
 * Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist

Sports

 * Albin Dahl (1900–1980), Swedish soccer player
 * Alexander Dahl (1892–1978) German balloonist and author
 * Craig Dahl (born 1985), American ice hockey coach- St. Cloud State University
 * David Dahl (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball outfielder
 * Harvey Dahl (born 1981), American National Football League player-St. Louis Rams
 * Ida-Marie Dahl (born 1998), Danish handball player
 * Ingrid Dahl (born 1964), Norwegian chess master
 * Jay Dahl (1945–1965), American baseball pitcher
 * Jon Dahl Tomasson (born 1976), Danish football player
 * Søren Dahl (born 1993), Danish swimmer
 * Viljo Petersson-Dahl (born 1982), Swedish wheelchair curler

Arts and music

 * Gro Dahle (born 1962), Norwegian poet and writer
 * Kurt Dahle (contemporary), Canadian rock drummer
 * Ryan Dahle (born 1970), Canadian rock musician

Politics

 * Herman Dahle (1855–1920), American politician from Wisconsin; U.S. congressman
 * Kevin Dahle (born 1960), American politician from Minnesota; state legislator
 * Torstein Dahle (born 1947), Norwegian politician and economist

Sports

 * Mona Dahle (born 1970), Norwegian Olympic handball player

Other

 * Johann Dahle (1749-1847), Hessian soldier and pioneering Virginian
 * Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businessman and organizational leader