Erling

Erling (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈæ̂ːlɪŋ]) is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "Heir of clanchief", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include:

Given name

• Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician
• Erling Aastad (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and sprinter
• Erling Aksdal (born 1953), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
• Erling Andersen (1905–1993), American cross-country skier
• Erling Andersen (born 1960), Norwegian race walker
• Erling Anger (1909–1999), Norwegian civil servant
• Erling Bauck (1924–2004), Norwegian World War II resistance member and writer
• Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist
• Erling Brøndum (1930–2017), Danish journalist and politician
• Erling Christophersen (1898–1994), Norwegian botanist, geographer and diplomat
• Erling Dorf (1905–1984), American geologist
• Erling Drangsholt (1885–1950), Norwegian actor
• Erling Eidem (1880–1972), Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950
• Erling Folkvord (born 1949), Norwegian politician
• Erling Haaland (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
• Erling Jevne (born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Erling Amandus Johansen (1886–1961), Norwegian politician
• Erling Kagge (born 1963), Norwegian explorer, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur, politician, author and publisher
• Erling Knudtzon (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
• Erling Kongshaug (1915–1993), Norwegian rifle shooter
• Erling Krogh (1888–1968), Norwegian operatic tenor
• Erling Lorentzen (1923–2021), Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist
• Erling Mandelmann (1935–2018), Danish photographer
• Erling Dekke Næss (1901–1993), Norwegian shipowner and businessman
• Erling Persson (1917–2002), Swedish founder of H&M
• Erling Skakke (1115–1179), 12th century Norwegian earl
• Erling Skjalgsson (975–1028), Norwegian political leader of the late 10th and early 11th century
• Erling Steinvegg (died 1207), candidate of Bagler to the Norwegian throne from 1204 to 1207
• Erling von Mende (born 1940), German professor of Sinology at FU Berlin
• Erling Viksjø (1910–1971), Norwegian architect
• Erling Wold (born 1958), American contemporary composer

Surname

• Tapani Erling (born 1945), is a Finnish economist

See also

• Erlang (programming language)
• Earling, Iowa, United States
• Earling, West Virginia, United States