Wenzel is a male given name (long version Wenzeslaus) as the German and Old English form of the Czech given name Václav or Venceslav, meaning "praised with glory". Variations are Вячеслав (Ukrainian and Russian), Vencel (Hungarian), Wacław, Więcław, Wiesław (Polish), Venceslas/Wenceslas (French), Venceslao (Italian), Venceslau (Portuguese), Wenceslao (Spanish).
Given nameWenzel Jamnitzer (ca. 1507–1585), Austrian-German etcher and goldsmithWenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz (1711–1794), Austrian statesmanWenzel Raimund Birck (1718–1763), Austrian composerWenzel Parler (1333–1399), German-Bohemian architectWenzel Pichl (1741–1805), Czech composerWenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773–1830), Bohemian composerPrince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773–1859), German-Austrian politician and statesmanWolfgang Wenzel von Haffner (1806–1892), Norwegian Minister of the NavyWenzel Storch (born 1961), German film director and producerJosef Wenzel, Prince of Liechtenstein (1696–1772), prince of LiechtensteinPrince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (born 1995), oldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in BavariaFranz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg, (1742-1825), Austrian general, son of Wenzel Anton Graf KaunitzSurnameCarl Friedrich Wenzel (ca. 1740-1793), German chemist and metallurgistBrian Wenzel (born 1929), Australian character actorJoseph W. Wenzel (born 1940), American argumentation and rhetorical scholarEberhard Wenzel (1950–2001), German-born public health researcherDavid Wenzel (born 1950), American illustrator and children's book artistHanni Wenzel (born 1956), German-born alpine skier from LiechtensteinAndreas Wenzel (born 1958), former Alpine skier from LiechtensteinBryan Wenzel, American professional wrestler and managerRene Wenzel, American cycling coachFrank Wenzel (1960-), US Army Colonel