Schlegel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Johann Elias Schlegel (1719 –1749), German critic and dramatic poet, brother of Johann AdolfJohann Adolf Schlegel (1721 – 1793), German poet and clergyman, father of August Wilhelm and FriedrichDorothea von Schlegel (1764 – 1839), German novelist and translator, wife of Friedrich SchlegelAugust Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 –1845), German poet, older brother of FriedrichKarl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (1772 – 1829), German poet and philosopher, younger brother of August WilhelmHermann Schlegel (1804 – 1884), German ornithologist and herpetologistJohan Frederik Schlegel (1817 – 1896), Danish civil servant & Governor-General of the Danish West IndiesGustaaf Schlegel (1840 – 1903), Dutch sinologist and field naturalistVictor Schlegel (1843–1905), German mathematicianKarl Schlegel (aviator) (1893 – 1918), German World War I flying aceFrits Schlegel (1896 - 1965), Danish architectMargarete Schlegel (1899 – 1987), German actressHelmut Schlegel (born 1943), German Franciscan, priest, author, meditation instructor, songwriterJohn P. Schlegel (born 1943), President of Creighton University and JesuitRichard Schlegel, American scientist and professor, chair of the department of pathology at Georgetown UniversityHans Schlegel (born 1951), German astronautNorbert Schlegel (born 1961), German former footballer and coachElfi Schlegel (born 1964), former Canadian gymnast and sportscaster for NBC SportsBrad Schlegel (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey playerLynda Schlegel-Culver, Republican politician from the U.S. commonwealth of PennsylvaniaAnthony Schlegel (born 1981), former American football linebackerCarmela Schlegel (born 1983), retired Swiss swimmer