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, American singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel
- Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter
- Charlotte Joël, German photographer
- Diederrick Joel, Cameroonian footballer playing in Brazil
- Karl Joel , German philosopher
- Karl Amson Joel, German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer
- Lawrence Joel, American Vietnam War medic and Medal of Honor recipient
- Manuel Joël, Silesian Jewish philosopher
- Nicolas Joel, French opera director and administrator of opera houses
- Richard Joel, president of Yeshiva University
- Robert Joel, American actor
