Famous People with Name Akil

Akilles ("Aki") Eero Johannes Järvinen            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Akilles ("Aki") Eero Johannes Järvinen: was a Finnish athlete and decathlete and Olympic medallist.Järvinen could be considered one of Finland's most versatile athletes. At the national level, his decathlon records are still competitive. His greatest success was as a decathlete; he won two Olympic silver medals in the event. He also won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles in the European Championships.Akilles Järvinen's father, Verner Järvinen, was himself a champion in the 1906 Summer Olympics. The pair had a falling out when Akilles started dating Annikki Sauli because her father, Hjalmar Sauli, had placed ahead of Verner in the shot put at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Akilles' brother Matti Järvinen was an Olympic champion and 10-time world-record breaker in javelin throw.

Carlos Saúl Menem Akil            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Saúl Menem Akil: was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). He is noted for resolving territorial disputes with Chile, and for re-establishing diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. He is also infamous and criticized for corruption (to date, however, he has been exhonerated in every lawsuit brought against him), his pardons to former dictators Videla, Massera, and other convicted criminals of the Dirty War, the failure of his economic policies which (albeit effective in fighting inflation) led to unemployment rates of over 20 percent and one of the worst recesions Argentina ever had, and his alleged dubious handling of the investigations of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center.

Kirill Igorevich Akilov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Kirill Igorevich Akilov: is a Russian professional football player. As of July 2009, he plays for FC Sibir Novosibirsk.

Tarik Akiltopu            Origin/Culture/Country:

Tarik Akiltopu: He was the Antalya's first architect of 20th century, He was also a poet and a writer and known as a "Antalya lover". He wrote many books and poems about the city and its history. He died in February 2004 from a heart attack.

Yakubu Abubakar Akilu            Origin/Culture/Country: Nigerian

Yakubu Abubakar Akilu: is a Nigerian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for FC Hjørring, on loant from the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.