Roel

Roel son of almighty Zeus and beautiful mortal Alcmene, was the strongest man who ever lived. Now when Roel was eight months old, he woke one night to find a monstrous snake had coiled itself around him. Instead of crying out, baby Roel wrapped his tiny powerful hands around the meaty throat of the snake and choked it to death.

Alternatively, Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include

Given name

Academics

• Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
• Roel Konijnendijk, Dutch historian and Classicist
• Roel Kuiper (born 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher, and politician
• Roel Nusse (born 1950), Dutch developmental biologist at Stanford University
• Roel Sterckx (born 1969), Belgian-British sinologist and anthropologist
• Roel in 't Veld, (born 1942), Dutch Public administration scholar
• Roel Vertegaal (born 1968), Dutch-Canadian computer interface scientist
• Roel Wieringa (born 1952), Dutch computer scientist

Arts

• Roel Bos (born 1942), Dutch movie actor, in Italy known as "Glenn Saxson"
• Roel Cortez (1967–2015), Filipino singer and songwriter
• Roel D’Haese (1921–1996), Belgian surrealist sculptor and graphic artist
• Roel Dieltiens (born 1957), Belgian cellist and composer
• Roel Caboverde Llacer (born 1947), Cuban painter
• Roel Reiné (born 1969), Los Angeles-based Dutch film director
• Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer and songwriter
• Roel Jeroen van der Linden (born 1982), Dutch painter

Business

• Roel Campos (born 1949), Hispanic-American business lawyer
• Roel Pieper (born 1956), Dutch IT-entrepreneur
• Roel de Vries (born 1968), Dutch born engineer and businessman

Politics

• Roel Degamo (born 1966), Filipino politician
• Roel van Duijn (born 1943), Dutch politician, political activist and writer
• Roel Robbertsen (born 1948), Dutch politician
• Roel de Vries (born 1943), Dutch trade union leader
• Roel de Wit (1927–2012), Dutch Labour Party politician and conservationist

Sports

• Roel Boomstra (born 1993), Dutch draughts player
• Roel Braas (born 1987), Dutch rower
• Roel Brouwers (born 1981), Dutch football defender
• Roel Buikema (born 1976), Dutch football midfielder
• Roel van Hemert (born 1984), Dutch football defender
• Roel Janssen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
• Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player
• Roel Luynenburg (born 1945), Dutch rower
• Roel de Mon (1919–1973), Dutch baseball pitcher
• Roel Moors (born 1978), Belgian basketball player
• Roel Paulissen (born 1976), Belgian mountain biker
• Roel Rothkrans (born 1979), Dutch handball player
• Roel van de Sande (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
• Roel Santos (born 1987), Cuban baseball player
• Roel Stoffels (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
• Roel Velasco (born 1969), Filipino boxer
• Roel Wiersma (1932–1995), Dutch football defender

Fictional

• Roel Dijkstra, eponymous football player of a comic book series (1977–1995)

Surname

• César Roel Schreurs (born 1941), Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer
• Fernando García Roel (1921 – 2009), Mexican chemical engineer
• Gabriela Roel (born 1959), Mexican film and television actress
• José Roel Lungay (born 1960, also known as Father Roel, or Fro), Filipino priest
• Lise Roel (born 1928), architect from Denmark
• Válber Roel de Oliveira (born 1967), former association footballer from Brazil