Machel

• Graça Machel, Mozambican politician and humanitarian, the second wife and widow of Samora Machel, third wife and widow of Nelson Mandela
• Josina Machel , activist for Mozambican independence and the emancipation of African women, the first wife of Samora Machel
• Samora Machel, the first president of Mozambique
• Stefan Machel, Polish rock guitarist, composer, and record producer

• Machel Millwood, Jamaican footballer
• Machel Montano, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Trinidad and Tobago