Namesakes
Danish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs 1865-1870 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Emil Tischbein 1928 Emil and the Detectives
Finnish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1944-1946
Icelandic Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Emil Jónsson 1958-1959
Nobel Prize Winners:
4 medicine, 1 chemistry
(medicine) Emil von Behring 1901
(chemistry) Emil Fischer 1902
(medicine) Emil Theodor Kocher 1909
(medicine) Konrad Emil Bloch 1964
(medicine) George Emil Palade 1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Emil Jannings 1884-1950
Emil Glad 1929-2009
James Coco (middle name Emil) 1930-1987
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Emil Nolde 1867-1956
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 1 track
(soccer) Elemér Berkessy (a.k.a. Emil) 1905-1993
(track) Emil Zátopek 1922-2000
(soccer) Emil Hallfreðsson 1984-
(soccer) Emil Forsberg 1991-
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1867-1951
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Emil Cioran 1911-1995
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
3 physicians, 1 chemist
Emil Theodor Kocher 1841-1917
Emil Fischer 1852-1919
Emil von Behring 1854-1917
Emil Kraepelin 1856-1926
Notable Writers:
1 essayist
Emil Cioran 1911-1995
Olympic Medalists:
7 bronze, 3 gold, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze/gold) Emil Rausch 1904 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 880 yard freestyle
(bronze) Emil Breitkreutz 1904 800 m
(gold) Ulrich Salchow (middle name Emil) 1908 figure skating
(gold) Emil Voigt 1908 5 miles
(gold) Ejler Allert (middle name Emil) 1912 rowing
(bronze) Emil Magnusson 1912 discus throw - both hands
(bronze) Sven Lundgren (middle name Emil) 1920 3000 m team
(silver/bronze) Edvin Wide (a.k.a. Emil) 1920; 1924; 1928 3000 m team; 10000 m; 5000 m
(bronze) Emil Hirschfeld 1928 shot put
(silver) Sigfrid Öberg (middle name Emil) 1928 ice hockey
(gold/silver) Emil Benecke 1928; 1932 water polo
(silver/gold) Emil Zátopek 1948; 1952 10000 m; 5000 m; marathon
(bronze) Eric Lindroth (middle name Emil) 1972 water polo
(bronze) Göte Wälitalo (middle name Emil) 1984 ice hockey
(silver/gold) Emil Hegle Svendsen 2010; 2014 biathlon
(bronze) Emil Jönsson 2014 cross-country skiing
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Emil Jannings 1929 The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh
Other Leaders:
2 prime ministers
Prime Minister Lars-Emil Johansen 1991-1997 Greenland
Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev 2016-2017 Macedonia
Romanian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president, 1 prime minister
(president) Emil Constantinescu 1996-2000
(prime minister) Emil Boc 2008-2012
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Emil Szramek 1887-1943
Swiss Presidents:
2 presidents
Emil Welti 1869; 1872; 1876; 1880; 1884; 1891
Emil Frey 1894