# Erling

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**Erling** (no-NO-03) is a [Scandinavian](/source/Scandinavia) male name, meaning "heir of clanchief" or "descendant of the [jarl](/source/Jarl) / [earl](/source/Earl)", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include:

## Given name

- [Erling Aas-Eng](/source/Erling_Aas-Eng) (born 1965), Norwegian politician
- [Erling Aastad](/source/Erling_Aastad) (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and sprinter
- [Erling Aksdal](/source/Erling_Aksdal) (born 1953), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
- [Erling Andersen](/source/Erling_Andersen_(cross-country_skier)) (1905–1993), American cross-country skier
- [Erling Andersen](/source/Erling_Andersen_(athlete)) (born 1960), Norwegian race walker
- [Erling Anger](/source/Erling_Anger) (1909–1999), Norwegian civil servant
- [Erling Bauck](/source/Erling_Bauck) (1924–2004), Norwegian World War II resistance member and writer
- [Erling Blöndal Bengtsson](/source/Erling_Bl%C3%B6ndal_Bengtsson) (1932–2013), Danish cellist
- [Erling Brøndum](/source/Erling_Br%C3%B8ndum) (1930–2017), Danish journalist and politician
- [Erling Christophersen](/source/Erling_Christophersen) (1898–1994), Norwegian botanist, geographer and diplomat
- [Erling Dorf](/source/Erling_Dorf) (1905–1984), American geologist
- [Erling Drangsholt](/source/Erling_Drangsholt) (1885–1950), Norwegian actor
- [Erling Eidem](/source/Erling_Eidem) (1880–1972), Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950
- [Erling Folkvord](/source/Erling_Folkvord) (born 1949), Norwegian politician
- [Erling Haaland](/source/Erling_Haaland) (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
- [Erling Jevne](/source/Erling_Jevne) (born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier
- [Erling Amandus Johansen](/source/Erling_Amandus_Johansen) (1886–1961), Norwegian politician
- [Erling Kagge](/source/Erling_Kagge) (born 1963), Norwegian explorer, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur, politician, author and publisher
- [Erling Knudtzon](/source/Erling_Knudtzon) (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
- [Erling Kongshaug](/source/Erling_Kongshaug) (1915–1993), Norwegian rifle shooter
- [Erling Krogh](/source/Erling_Krogh) (1888–1968), Norwegian operatic tenor
- [Erling Lorentzen](/source/Erling_Lorentzen) (1923–2021), Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist
- [Erling Mandelmann](/source/Erling_Mandelmann) (1935–2018), Danish photographer
- [Erling Dekke Næss](/source/Erling_Dekke_N%C3%A6ss) (1901–1993), Norwegian shipowner and businessman
- [Erling Maartmann-Moe](/source/Erling_Maartmann-Moe) (born 1952), Norwegian businessman in the IT sector
- [Erling Persson](/source/Erling_Persson) (1917–2002), Swedish founder of [H&M](/source/H%26M)
- [Erling Skakke](/source/Erling_Skakke) (1115–1179), 12th century Norwegian earl
- [Erling Skjalgsson](/source/Erling_Skjalgsson) (975–1028), Norwegian political leader of the late 10th and early 11th century
- [Erling Steinvegg](/source/Erling_Steinvegg) (died 1207), candidate of Bagler to the Norwegian throne from 1204 to 1207
- [Erling von Mende](/source/Erling_von_Mende) (born 1940), German professor of [Sinology](/source/Sinology) at [FU Berlin](/source/FU_Berlin)
- [Erling Viksjø](/source/Erling_Viksj%C3%B8) (1910–1971), Norwegian architect
- [Erling Walderhaug](/source/Erling_Walderhaug) (born 1942), Norwegian politician
- [Erling Wold](/source/Erling_Wold) (born 1958), American contemporary composer

## Surname

- [Tapani Erling](/source/Tapani_Erling) (born 1945), is a Finnish economist

## See also

- [Erlang (programming language)](/source/Erlang_(programming_language))
- [Earling, Iowa](/source/Earling,_Iowa), United States
- [Earling, West Virginia](/source/Earling,_West_Virginia), United States

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