Notable Athletes: 1 skiing
(skiing) Aksel Lund Svindal   1982-  
Notable Writers: 1 author
Aksel Sandemose   1899-1965  
Olympic Medalists: 1 gold, 1 silver
(silver) Jorma Kortelainen (a.k.a. Aksel)   1956   cross-country skiing  
(gold) Aksel Lund Svindal   2010   alpine skiing