List of Famous people named Emil

Emil Holst is a Danish badminton player.

Emil Ferris is an American writer, cartoonist, and designer. Ferris debuted in publishing with her 2017 graphic novel My Favorite Thing Is Monsters. The novel tells a coming-of-age story of Karen Reyes, a girl growing in 1960s Chicago, and is written and drawn in the form of the character's notebook. The graphic novel was praised as a "masterpiece" and one of the best comics by a new author.

Emil Ritter von Škoda was a Czech engineer and industrialist, founder of Škoda Works, the predecessor of today's Škoda Auto and Škoda Transportation.

Emil Feuchtmann Pérez is a Chilean handball player for Grand Nancy Métropole Handball and the Chilean national team.

Emil Sonderegger was a Swiss military officer who later became involved in the country's far right political scene.

Emil Hallfreðsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Italian club Padova and the Iceland national team.

Emil Karewicz was a Polish actor.

The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the acceptance by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reich Labour Service and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich.

Emil Bohinen is a Norwegian football player who plays as midfielder for the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow and Norway U21's.