Kunkel is a surname, also spelled Künkel. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Kunkel (born 1981), Canadian hurdlerBenjamin Kunkel, American novelistBill Kunkel (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher and umpireBill Kunkel (gaming), ex–executive editor of Electronic Games MagazineDale A. Kunkel, director at the Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationFritz Künkel, American psychoanalystHenry Kunkel, (1916–1983) American immunologistJacob Michael Kunkel, US Congressman from MarylandJeff Kunkel, Major League Baseball shortstop, and son of the umpireJohann von Löwenstern–Kunckel (1630–1703), German chemistJohn C. Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman from PennsylvaniaJohn Christian Kunkel (1816–70), US Congressman from PennsylvaniaLouis M. Kunkel (born 1949), American geneticistLouis Otto Kunkel (1884–1960), American botanistMike Kunkel, American cartoonistRainer Künkel, German footballerRuss Kunkel, drummer and producerPaul Kunkel (1903–1977), amateur tennis playerTed Kunkel, chairman of Billabong (clothing)Thor Kunkel (born 1963), German author