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'''Axel''' can refer to:
==People==
;Name origin
* a [[Danish language|Danish]], [[German language|German]] and [[Hebrew name|Hebrew]] [[name]] meaning "''[[Father]] of [[peace]]''".<ref>[http://www.andythenamebender.com/name-meanings/Axel.htm The name meaning and origin of the first name or Christian name Axel]</ref><ref>[http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Axel.html Axel - Origin and Meaning of the name Axel at BabyNamesWorld]</ref>
;First name
* [[Axel Scaggs]], 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
* [[Axel (singer)|Axel Witteveen]], Argentine singer
;Surname
* [[Krister Axel]], songwriter
* [[Richard Axel]], American scientist
==Places==
* [[Axel (Netherlands)]] a town in the municipality of Terneuzen, the Netherlands
==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 (series)|Twisted Metal]]'' vehicular combat video game series
* Axel, a playable character from the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' series
* [[Organization XIII#Axel|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 (series)|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]]
* [[List_of_Eureka_Seven_characters#Axel_Thurston | Axel Thurston]], a character in the anime series [[Eureka Seven]]
==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 F" (Crazy Frog song)]])
* [[Axel jump]], a type of jump in figure skating
== References ==
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==See also==
*[[Axle]]
*[[Axl]]
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