Famous People with Name Axel

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.

Axel Noack            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Axel Noack: is a German former race walker. On 21 June 1987 in Chemnitz he achieved a new world best time in 20 km walk with 1'19:12 hours.

Axel Schaumann            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Axel Schaumann: is a retired West German hurdler. He finished fourth at the European Indoor Championships in both 1982[1] and 1983.[2] He became West German champion in 1983, representing the sports club LG Kappelberg.[3]

Axel Weber            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Axel Weber: is a retired East German pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the inaugural 1977 IAAF World Cup.[1] He became East German champion in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1981, representing the club SC Motor Jena.[2] He also became indoor champion in 1980, 1981 and 1982.[3]

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