Els (given name)

Els is a Dutch-language feminine given name, usually a short form of Elisabeth. People with the name include

• Els Aarne (1917–1995), Estonian composer and pedagogue
• Els Beerten (born 1959), Flemish writer of children's literature
• Els Belmans (born 1983), Belgian track cyclist
• Els Bongers (born c.1966), Dutch soprano
• Els Borst (1932–2014), Dutch government minister
• Els van Breda Vriesman (born 1942), Dutch sports executive
• Els Callens (born 1970), Belgian tennis player
• Els Coppens-van de Rijt (born 1943), Dutch artist and author
• Els de Schepper (born 1965), Flemish actress, comedian and writer
• Els De Temmerman (born 1962), Belgian journalist
• Els Decottenier (born 1968), Belgian racing cyclist
• Els Demol (born 1958), Belgian politician
• Els Dietvorst, Belgian artist, filmmaker and shepherd
• Els van Doesburg (born 1989), Dutch-Belgian politician
• Els Dottermans (born 1964), Belgian actress
• Els von Eystett, 15th-century German prostitute
• Els Goulmy (born 1946), Dutch biologist
• Els de Groen (1949–2025), Dutch author and politician
• Els van den Horn (1927–1996), Dutch diver
• Els Iping (born 1953), Dutch politician
• Els Mertens (born 1966), Belgian racing cyclist
• Els Moor (1937–2016), Dutch literary historian
• Els van Noorduyn (born 1946), Dutch shot putter
• Els Pelgrom (born 1934), Dutch children's writer
• Els Pynoo (born 1968), Belgian pop singer
• Els Rens (born 1983), Belgian long-distance runner
• Els Schelfhout (born 1967), Belgian politician
• Els Smekens (born 1986), Belgian dancer
• Els Vader (1959–2021), Dutch sprinter
• Els Vandesteene (born 1987), Belgian volleyball player
• Els Vanheusden, Belgian physician
• Els Witte (born 1941), Belgian historian

Fiction

• Els, an angora goat and minor character in Beastars