Elling (name)

Elling is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Elling Carlsen (1819–1900), Norwegian skipper
• Elling Eielsen (1804–1883), Norwegian-American minister and Lutheran Church leader
• Elling Holst (1849–1915), Norwegian mathematician, biographer and children's writer
• Elling Rønes (1882–1965), Norwegian cross country skier
• Elling M. Solheim (1905–1971), Norwegian poet, playwright and short story writer
• Elling Olsson Walbøe (1763–1831), Norwegian politician

• Aaron Elling (born 1978), American football player
• Ægidius Elling (1861–1949), Norwegian engineer and inventor considered the father of the gas turbine
• Catharinus Elling (1858–1942), Norwegian music teacher, organist, music critic and composer
• Kurt Elling (born 1967), American jazz singer and songwriter