Ravenel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Ravenel, Jr., a United States Representative from South Carolina
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Beatrice Ravenel (1870–1956), American poet
Douglas Ravenel, American mathematician
Harriott Horry Ravenel (1832–1912), American writer and historian
Henry William Ravenel, American botanist
St. Julien Ravenel (1819–1882), American physician and chemist
Thomas Ravenel, former State Treasurer of South Carolina
William Bee Ravenel III, (1914–1968), educator and soldier
