Erling

Erling is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "Heir of clanchief", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include:

Given name

 * Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician
 * Erling Aastad (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and sprinter
 * Erling Aksdal (born 1953), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
 * Erling Andersen (1905–1993), American cross-country skier
 * Erling Andersen (born 1960), Norwegian race walker
 * Erling Anger (1909–1999), Norwegian civil servant
 * Erling Bauck (1924–2004), Norwegian World War II resistance member and writer
 * Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist
 * Erling Brøndum (1930–2017), Danish journalist and politician
 * Erling Christophersen (1898–1994), Norwegian botanist, geographer and diplomat
 * Erling Dorf (1905–1984), American geologist
 * Erling Drangsholt (1885–1950), Norwegian actor
 * Erling Eidem (1880–1972), Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950
 * Erling Folkvord (born 1949), Norwegian politician
 * Erling Haaland (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
 * Erling Jevne (born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Erling Amandus Johansen (1886–1961), Norwegian politician
 * Erling Kagge (born 1963), Norwegian explorer, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur, politician, author and publisher
 * Erling Knudtzon (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
 * Erling Kongshaug (1915–1993), Norwegian rifle shooter
 * Erling Krogh (1888–1968), Norwegian operatic tenor
 * Erling Lorentzen (1923–2021), Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist
 * Erling Mandelmann (1935–2018), Danish photographer
 * Erling Dekke Næss (1901–1993), Norwegian shipowner and businessman
 * Erling Maartmann-Moe (born 1952), Norwegian businessman in the IT sector
 * Erling Persson (1917–2002), Swedish founder of H&M
 * Erling Skakke (1115–1179), 12th century Norwegian earl
 * Erling Skjalgsson (975–1028), Norwegian political leader of the late 10th and early 11th century
 * Erling Steinvegg (died 1207), candidate of Bagler to the Norwegian throne from 1204 to 1207
 * Erling von Mende (born 1940), German professor of Sinology at FU Berlin
 * Erling Viksjø (1910–1971), Norwegian architect
 * Erling Wold (born 1958), American contemporary composer

Surname

 * Tapani Erling (born 1945), is a Finnish economist