# Egil (given name)

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

## People
### 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), football 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
* Jan Egil Storholt (born 1949), former Norwegian speed skater