Werfel is a German and Jewish surname, mentioned in Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic.
Notable people with this name include:
Alma Werfel (1879–1964, Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel, née Schindler), wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, Franz Werfel
Franz Werfel (1890–1945), Jewish Bohemian-Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet
Hanna Werfel (1896–1964), sister of Franz Werfel, wife of Herbert Fuchs-Robettin, mistress of Alban Berg
Holger Werfel Scheuermann (1877–1960), Danish surgeon; Scheuermann's disease was named after him
Johan Werfel (1764–1831), Danish writer, translator and magazine publisher
Louis Werfel (1916–1943), American Orthodox rabbi, military rabbi, The Flying Rabbi
Roman Werfel (1906–2003), Polish communist apparatchik
Rudolf Werfel, father of Franz Werfel
Other
12244 Werfel (1988 RY2), a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1990
