Kunkel is a surname, also spelled Künkel. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Kunkel (born 1981), Canadian hurdler
Benjamin Kunkel, American novelist
Bill Kunkel (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher and umpire
Bill Kunkel (gaming), ex–executive editor of Electronic Games Magazine
Dale A. Kunkel, director at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Fritz Künkel, American psychoanalyst
Henry Kunkel, (1916–1983) American immunologist
Jacob Michael Kunkel, US Congressman from Maryland
Jeff Kunkel, Major League Baseball shortstop, and son of the umpire
Johann von Löwenstern–Kunckel (1630–1703), German chemist
John C. Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
John Christian Kunkel (1816–70), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Louis M. Kunkel (born 1949), American geneticist
Louis Otto Kunkel (1884–1960), American botanist
Mike Kunkel, American cartoonist
Rainer Künkel, German footballer
Russ Kunkel, drummer and producer
Paul Kunkel (1903–1977), amateur tennis player
Ted Kunkel, chairman of Billabong (clothing)
Thor Kunkel (born 1963), German author
