Frankel

For the racehorse, see Frankel (horse).

Frankel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973), British composer
• Bethenny Frankel (born 1970), American chef and reality television personality
• Charles Frankel (1917–1975), American philosopher
• Cyril Frankel (1921–2017), British director
• Dan Frankel (American politician) (born 1956), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Dan Frankel (British politician) (1900–1988), British politician
• Dave Frankel (1957–2025), American attorney, television weatherman and news anchor
• David Frankel (born 1959), American director, editor, screenwriter, executive producer
• Felice Frankel, American photographer
• Gene Frankel (1919–2005), American theater director
• Jacob Frankel (1808–1887), German-born American rabbi
• Jeffrey Frankel (born 1952), American economist
• Jerry Frankel (1930–2018), American musical theatre producer and thoroughbred breeder and owner
• Jonah Frankel (1928–2012), Hebrew literature professor and author
• Jonah Frankel (businessman) (died 1846), German businessman, banker and philanthropist
• Jonah Teomim-Frankel (1595–1669), author
• Joseph Frankel (musician) (1882–1956), American army band and klezmer bandleader
• Justin Frankel (born 1978), American computer programmer
• Lee K. Frankel (1867–1931), American social worker and insurance executive
• Leó Frankel (1844–1896), Hungarian politician
• Lois Frankel (born 1948), American politician from Florida
• Martin Frankel (born 1954), American financier
• Max Frankel (1930–2025), American journalist and editor
• Naomi Frankel (1918–2009), German-Israeli novelist
• Otto Frankel (1900–1998), Australian biologist and geneticist
• Richard B. Frankel, American physicist
• Robert "Bobby" J. Frankel (1941–2009), American thoroughbred race horse trainer
• Sandra Frankel (born 1941), American politician from New York
• Susannah Frankel, British fashion journalist and author
• Susy Frankel, New Zealand law academic
• Stan Frankel (1919–1978), American physicist
• Theodore Frankel (1929–2017), American mathematician
• Tomer Frankel (born 2000), Israeli swimmer
• William Frankel (1903–2008), British newspaper editor
• Zecharias Frankel (1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian

See also

• Fränkel/Fraenkel
• Frenkel
• Frankl