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.
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