Torkel

Torkel is a Nordic masculine given name that may refer to

• Torkel Andreas Trønnes (1925-2011), Norwegian automobile advocate
• Torkel Franzén (1950–2006), Swedish academic
• Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug (1822–1909), Norwegian philosopher of law, economist and politician
• Torkel Klingberg, Swedish neuroscientist
• Torkel Knutsson (?–1306), Swedish constable and privy council
• Torkel Lende (1849–1909), Norwegian inventor
• Torkel Lillefosse (1868–1946), Norwegian botanist
• Torkel Opsahl (1931–1993), Norwegian human rights scholar
  • Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher
• Torkel Persson (1894–1972), Swedish cross country skier
• Torkel Petersson (born 1969), Swedish actor
• Torkel Ravndal (1936–2004), Norwegian weightlifter and powerlifter
• Torkel S. Wächter, German-Swedish novelist and airline captain
• Torkel Weis-Fogh (1922–1975), Danish zoologist
• Torkel Wetterhus (born 1944), Norwegian businessperson and politician