Joel (surname)

Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Joel family, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa
• Alex Joel, first American Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Alexa Ray Joel (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel
• Alexander Joel (conductor) (born 1971), British/German pianist and conductor
• Billy Joel (born 1949), American singer-songwriter
• Charlotte Joël (1882/87–1943), German photographer
• Dennis Joel, (born 1947), American former actor and singer
• Diederrick Joel (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer playing in Brazil
• Georg Joel (1898–1981), German Nazi Party official
• Grace Joel (1865–1924), New Zealand artist
• Karl Joel (philosopher) (1864–1934), German philosopher
• Karl Amson Joel (1889–1982), German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer
• Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), American Vietnam War medic and Medal of Honor recipient
• Manuel Joël (1826–1890), Silesian Jewish philosopher
• Nicolas Joel (born 1953), French opera director and administrator of opera houses
• Richard Joel (born 1950), president of Yeshiva University
• Robert Joel (1944–1992), American actor