Egil (given name)

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

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), footballer 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 Emeritus 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