Appel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Appel (1934–2009), American scholarly expert on Vladimir Nabokov and authorAllen Appel (born 1945), American novelistAndrew Appel (born 1960), American computer scientist and authorAnne Milano Appel, American translatorArthur Appel, American computer scientist and author, presented the first algorithm for ray casting as a form of image renderingBenjamin Appel (1907–1977), American novelistBluma Appel (1919–2007), Canadian philanthropistBram Appel (1921–1997), Dutch footballerBrent R. Appel (born 1950), American Justice of the Iowa Supreme CourtCarmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketerChris Appel, American basketball playerColette Appel (born 1986), American pair skaterConrad Appel (born 1951), American businessman and politicianDavid Appel (born 1950), Israeli businessmanDavid Appel (born 1981), Czech ice hockey playerElly Appel-Vessies (born 1952), Dutch tennis playerEric Appel (born 1980), American television/film writer, director, and producerErnesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), Mexican politicianFrank Appel (born 1961), German CEO of Deutsche PostFredrik Appel (1884–1962), Danish architectGaby Appel (born 1958), German field hockey playerGerald B. Appel (born 1947), American nephrologistGotfred Appel (1924–1992), Danish communist ideologist, known for his affiliation with the Blekinge Street GangHans Appel (1911–1973), German footballerIzaak Appel (1905–1941), Polish chess masterJacob Appel (1680–1751), Dutch painterJacob M. Appel (born 1973), American bioethicistJan Appel (1890–1985), German revolutionaryJayde Appel (born 1994), Australian water polo playerJayne Appel (born 1988), American professional basketball playerJekaterina Appel (born 1981), Estonian artistic gymnastJesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey playerJohann von Appel (1826–1906), Austrian governor of Bosnia and HerzegovinaJohn Appel (1859–1929), Australian politicianJohn Appel (born 1958), Dutch documentary filmmakerKarel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painterKenneth Appel (1932–2013), American mathematicianKevin Appel (born 1967), American painter and university professorLawrence Appel, American nutrition researcherLibby Appel (born 1937), American artistic directorMarianne Appel (1913–1988), American artist and puppet designerMark Appel (born 1991), American professional baseball playerMarty Appel (born 1948), American public relations and sports management executiveMike Appel (born 1942), American record producer/managerOtto Appel (1867–1952), German botanist and agriculturalistPeter A. Appel (born 1962), American entrepreneur and business executivePeter H. Appel (born 1964), American management consultant and government officialReinhard Appel (1927–2011), German journalist and television presenterRichard Appel (born 1963), American television writer and producerRolf Appel (1921–2012), German inorganic chemistRon Appel (born 1959), Swiss bioinformaticianSam Appel (1871–1947), American actorScott Appel (1954–2003), American musician and musicologistStaci Appel (born 1966), American politicianStanley Appel (born 1933), British television producer and directorSee also:
Paul Émile Appell (also known as Paul Émile Appel) (1855–1930), French mathematician