Torkel

Torkel is a Nordic masculine given name that may refer to

Torkel Andreas Trønnes (born 1925), 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