Famous People with Name Axel

Axel Blomqvist            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Axel Blomqvist: was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished sixth in the 500 metres event, 113th in the 1500 metres competition, and 115th in the 5000 metres event.

Axel Allan Johansson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Axel Allan Johansson: was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the Olympic games in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In 1936 he finished 18th in the 500 metres competition, 22nd in the 10000 metres event, 26th in the 5000 metres competition, and 29th in the 1500 metres event.

Axel Erik Bäck            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Axel Erik Bäck: is an alpine skier from Sweden. He competed for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he was disqualified from the second run in the slalom.

Axel Lesser            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Axel Lesser: is a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970's. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.

Axel Zitzmann            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Axel Zitzmann: is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1981. He won silver medal at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1979 in Planica. Zitman's best World Cup event in ski jumping was third in the large hill event in 1981, also in Planica.

Richard Axel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Axel: American neuroscientist whose work on the olfactory system won him and Linda B. Buck, a former post-doctoral scientist in his research group, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004