Hensel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abigail and Brittany Hensel (Hensel twins, b. 1990), conjoined US twin girls
Albert Hensel (1895-1942), German Resistance fighter, executed by Nazi regime
Bruce Hensel (fl. 1980s-present), US television reporter and actor
Daniel Hensel (b. 1978), German musical composer and educator
Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn, (1805–1847), sister of Felix Mendelssohn and wife of Wilhelm Hensel
Karen Hensel (fl. 1980s-present), US television and film actress
Kurt Hensel (1861–1941), German mathematician, brother of Paul and grandson of Wilheim and Fanny
Hensel's lemma and Henselian rings, named after Kurt
Luise Hensel (1798–1876), poet, younger sister of Wilhelm
Marc Hensel (b. 1986), German athlete in football
Michael Ulrich Hensel (b. 1965), German architect and educator
Paul Hensel (1860–1930), German philosopher, brother of Kurt and grandson of Wilhelm and Fanny
Paul Hensel (politician) (1867-1944), German political and theological figure
Reinhold Hensel (1826–1881), German naturalist
Robert M. Hensel (b. 1969), Guinness World Record holder & Disability rights activist
Sophie Friederike Hensel (1737-1789), German actress
Wilhelm Hensel (1794–1861), German painter, husband of Fanny
Witold Hensel (1917-2008), Polish archeologist
