Joel (surname)

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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