Gumbel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bryant Gumbel (born 1948), American television sportscaster, brother of Greg
David Heinz Gumbel (1906–1992), Israeli designer and silversmith
Emil Julius Gumbel (1891–1966), German mathematician, pacifist and anti-Nazi campaigner
creator of Gumbel distribution
Greg Gumbel (born 1946), American television sportscaster, brother of Bryant
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Gumbel (1823–1898), German geologist
Nicky Gumbel (born 1955), Anglican priest and author
Wilhelm Theodor Gumbel (1812–1858), German bryologist