Axel
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Axel can refer to:
[edit] People
- Name origin
- a Germanic name, from Aslak
- archbishop Absalon (1128-1201), believed to have been baptized "Aslak"
- Given name
- Axel Hager, German beach volleyball player
- Axel Honneth, German political philosopher
- Axel Jensen, Norwegian author
- Axel Oxenstierna (1583-1654)
- Axel Paulsen (1855-1938) Norwegian skater
- Axel Rudi Pell, German rock musician
- Surname
- Krister Axel, songwriter
- Richard Axel, American scientist
[edit] Places
- Axel (Netherlands) a town in the municipality of Terneuzen, the Netherlands
[edit] Fictional characters
- Axel Almer, one of the possible protagonists in Super Robot Wars Advance and antagonists in Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
- Axel, a playable character from the Twisted Metal vehicular combat video game series
- Axel, a playable character from the Crazy Taxi series
- Axel, a character from the Kingdom Hearts video game series
- Axel, a character in the Suikoden game series who has appeared in Suikoden 4 and Suikoden Tactics
- Axel, the 'Dark Hero', a character from the video game Disgaea 2
- Axel Dark-Key, the villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys
- Axel Foley is a leading character in the Beverly Hills Cop films.
- Axel Hawk, a character from the video game series Fatal Fury
- Axel Steel, a character in the Guitar Hero video game series
- Axel Stone, a character from the Streets of Rage video game series
- Axel Moonshine, the protagonist in the comic book series "Axel Moonshine"
- Axel, a protagonist in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Axel Thurston, a character in the anime series Eureka Seven
[edit] Other uses
- Axel (play), a drama by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
- Axel (computer game), a Christian-themed interactive computer game
- Axel (computer software), a download manager
- "Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of Beverly Hills Cop by Harold Faltermeyer, and later remixed by the Crazy Frog in 2005 (see "Axel F" (Crazy Frog song))
- Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating
[edit] See also
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