Vogel (surname)

Vogel and De Vogel are surnames originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel . Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics

• Arthur Vogel (chemist) (1905–1966), British chemist
• Betsy Vogel Boze (born 1953), American academic and higher education administrator
• Cornelia Johanna de Vogel (1905–1986), Dutch classicist, philosopher and theologian
• Dan Vogel (born 1955), historian of Mormonism
• David Vogel (professor) (born 1949), American political scientist
• Detlef Vogel (born 1942), German historian
• Eduard Vogel (1829–1856), German astronomer and explorer in Central Africa
• Ezra Vogel (1930–2020), American Japanologist and author
• Friedrich Vogel (human geneticist) (1925–2006), German human geneticist
• Hans Vogel (scientist) (1900–1980), German helminthologist
• Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907), German astronomer
• Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834–1898), German photochemist and photographer
• J. Ph. Vogel (1871–1958), Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist
• Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
• Johannes Vogel (botanist) (born 1963), German botanist
• Jörg Vogel (born 1967), German biologist
• Joseph Vogel (author) (born 1981), American popular culture critic
• Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel (1812–1841), German botanist
• Klaus Vogel (1930–2007), German legal scholar
• Kurt Vogel (historian) (1888–1985), German historian of mathematics
• Louis Vogel (born 1954), French jurist and professor
• Marcel Vogel (1917–1991), American inventor and esotericist
• Michelle Vogel (born 1972), Australian-born film historian, author and editor
• Orville Vogel (1907–1991), American biologist
• Stefanie N. Vogel (born 1951), American physician-scientist, microbiologist, and immunologist
• Steven K. Vogel (born 1961), American political scientist, son of Ezra
• Steven Vogel (1940–2015), American biomechanics researcher
• Thomas Vogel (historian) (born 1959), German military historian
• Wolfgang Vogel (mathematician) (1940–1996), German mathematician

Arts

Poetry

• Johann Vogel (1589–1663), German poet

Music

• Allan Vogel (born 1944), American oboist
• Cristian Vogel (born 1972), British experimental electronic musician
• Edith Vogel (1912–1992), Austro-Hungarian classical pianist active in the UK
• Eric Vogel (1896–1980), Czech jazz trumpeter
• Harald Vogel (born 1941), German organist and author
• Janet Vogel (1941–1980), American pop singer
• Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), Czech conductor
• Johann Vogel (composer) (1756–1788), German composer
• Karsten Vogel (born 1943), Danish composer
• Lars Vogel (born 1982), Dutch metal musician and known as Lars NachtBraecker in Heidevolk
• Roger Craig Vogel (born 1947), American composer
• Sam Vogel (born 1993), American DJ and music producer known as Jauz
• Scott Vogel (born 1973), American rock singer
• Seja Vogel (born 1981), German-Australian singer-songwriter
• Siegfried Vogel (born 1937), German operatic bass
• Tyson Vogel (born 1981), American rock musician
• Vic Vogel (1935–2019), Canadian jazz musician
• Winston Dan Vogel (born 1943), Israeli-born American conductor
• Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), Russian-born Swiss composer

Performing arts

• Albert Vogel (1874–1933), Dutch officer, teacher and performer
• Amos Vogel (1921–2012), Austrian-born American film critic
• Darlene Vogel (born 1962), American actress
• Ellen Vogel (1922–2015), Dutch television, film and stage actress
• Franz Vogel (1883–1956), German film producer
• Frederic B. Vogel (1925–2005), American theater producer and actor
• Friedemann Vogel (born 1979), German ballet dancer
• Henry Vogel (1863–1925), American actor and bass-baritone singer
• Jürgen Vogel (born 1968), German actor, screenwriter and film producer
• Matt Vogel (puppeteer) (born 1970), American puppeteer
• Mike Vogel (born 1979), American actor
• Mitch Vogel (born 1956), American actor
• Nicolas Vogel (1925–2006), French actor and comedian
• Nikolas Vogel (1932–1991), Austrian-German film actor and camera man
• Paul C. Vogel (1899–1975), American cinematographer
• Paula Vogel (born 1951), American playwright
• Peter Vogel (actor) (1937–1978), German film actor
• Rudolf Vogel (1900–1967), German film and television actor
• Tony Vogel (1942–2015), English actor
• Virgil W. Vogel (1919–1996), American television and film director

Visual arts

• Arthur Vogel (photographer) (1868–1962), German merchant, photographer and publisher
• Bernhard Vogel (engraver) (1683–1737), German engraver
• Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788–1868), German painter
• Christa Frieda Vogel (born 1960), German photographer
• Christian Leberecht Vogel (1759–1816), German painter, draughtsman and writer on art
• Dorothy Vogel (born 1935), American art collector
• Franck Vogel (born 1977), French photojournalist and documentary film director
• Herbert Vogel (1922–2012), American art collector
• Hermann Vogel (French illustrator) (1856–1918), German-born French painter
• Hermann Vogel (German illustrator) (1854–1921), German illustrator
• Hugo Vogel (1855–1934), German painter
• Johannes Gijsbert Vogel (1828–1915), Dutch landscape painter
• Kate Vogel (born 1958), American studio glass artist
• Lillie Lewisohn Vogel (1876–1976), American art collector, philanthropist, and socialite
• Ludwig Vogel (1788–1879), Swiss painter
• Peter Vogel (artist) (1937–2017), German sound artist
• Speed Vogel (1918–2008), American sculptor and painter
• Zygmunt Vogel (1764–1826), Polish illustrator and painter

Business

• August H. Vogel (1862–1930), American businessman
• Frederick Vogel (1823–1892), German-born American tanner and businessman
• Jeff Vogel (born 1970), American video game developer and entrepreneur
• John W. Vogel (1863–1951), American white minstrel-show entrepreneur
• Joseph Vogel (executive) (1895–1969), American executive, president of MGM
• Paul Bernard Vogel (1899–1972), Swiss industrialist

Military

• Clayton Barney Vogel (1882–1964), American Marine Corps general
• Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein (1797–1885), Prussian general
• Emil Vogel (1894–1985), German World War II general
• Kurt Vogel (German officer) (1889–1967), German military officer

Politics and law

• Bernhard Vogel (1932–2025), German Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia
• Bob Vogel (politician) (born 1951), America (Minnesota) politician
• Bruce Vogel (born 1958), American (Minnesota) politician
• Carl M. Vogel (1955–2016), American (Missouri) politician
• Charles Joseph Vogel (1898–1980), American judge
• Elder Vogel (born 1956), American Pennsylvania state politician
• Frank A. Vogel (1888–1951), American North Dakota politician and banker
• Georg Wilhelm Vogel (1743–1813), German jurist and mayor of Jena
• Hans Vogel (1881–1945), German politician
• Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926–2020), German politician
• Hugo E. Vogel (1888–1974), American (Wisconsin) politician
• Hunter Vogel (1903–1990), Canadian (British Columbian) politician
• Jill Vogel (born 1970), American politician and lawyer
• Joe Vogel (politician) (born 1997), American (Maryland) politician
• Johannes Vogel (born 1982), German politician
• Julius Vogel (1835–1899), New Zealand politician and Prime Minister
• Mel Vogel (1848–?), German-born American (California) politician
• Robert Vogel (US politician) (1919–2005), Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court (son of Frank A. Vogel)
• Rudolf Vogel (1906–1991), German politician
• Otto A. Vogel (1886–1951), American (Wisconsin) politician
• Sarah Vogel (born 1946), North Dakota politician and lawyer (granddaughter of Frank A. Vogel)
• Volkmar Vogel (born 1959), German politician
• William Vogel (1931–2019), Canadian (British Columbia) politician
• Wolfgang Vogel (1925–2008), German lawyer

Religion

• Arthur A. Vogel (1924–2012), American Episcopal bishop
• Catherine Vogel (c. 1460–1539), Polish Jewish martyr
• Cyril John Vogel (1905–1979), American Roman Catholic prelate
• Hansjörg Vogel (born 1951), Swiss theologian
• Pierre Vogel (born 1978), German Islamist preacher and boxer

Sports

• Bob Vogel (born 1941), American football player
• Daniel Vogel (born 1991), Mexican footballer
• Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), German footballer
• Fabian Vogel (born 1995), German trampoline gymnast
• Florian Vogel (cyclist) (born 1982), Swiss racing cyclist
• Florian Vogel (swimmer) (born 1994), German swimmer
• Frank Vogel (born 1973), American professional basketball coach
• Gary Vogel (born 1956), American soccer defender
• Heiko Vogel (born 1975), German football manager
• Joe Vogel (basketball) (born 1973), American-Lebanese basketball player
• Johann Vogel (born 1977), Swiss football midfielder
• Julius de Vogel (1828–1915), Dutch chess master
• Justin Vogel (born 1993), American football punter
• Kristina Vogel (born 1990), German track cyclist
• Markus Vogel (born 1984), Swiss alpine ski racer
• Marvin Vogel (born 1985), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Matt Vogel (swimmer) (born 1957), American swimmer
• Nick Vogel (born 1990), American volleyball player
• Otto Vogel (1899–1969), American baseball player
• Peter Vogel (cyclist) (born 1939), Swiss cyclist
• Peter Vogel (footballer) (born 1952), German footballer
• Pia Vogel (born 1969), Swiss rower
• Rémy Vogel (1960–2016), French football defender
• Renate Vogel (born 1955), East German swimmer
• Richard Vogel (born 1964), Czech tennis player
• Robert Vogel (marksman) (born 1981), American sport shooter
• Sam Vogel (boxer) (1902–?), American Olympic boxer
• Sigfrido Vogel (1912–?), Argentine sports shooter
• Sydne Vogel (born 1979), American figure skater
• Ted Vogel (1925–2019), American marathon runner
• Thomas Vogel (born 1965), German football coach and player
• Thomas Vogel (born 1967), German footballer
• Timothy Vogel (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
• Turia Vogel (born 1969), Cook Islands windsurfer
• Wouter de Vogel (born 1990), Dutch footballer

Writing

• Alfred Vogel (1902–1996), Swiss herbalist and writer
• Bruno Vogel (1898–1987), German pacifist and writer
• Dan Vogel (born 1955), American author on Mormonism
• David Vogel (author) (1891–1944), Russian-born Hebrew poet, novelist, and diarist
• Debora Vogel (1902–1942), Polish philosopher and poet
• Eduard Vogel (1829–1856), German explorer
• Elise (Vogel) Polko (1822–1899), German novelist, sister of Eduard
• Henriette Vogel (1780–1811), German muse of the poet Heinrich von Kleist
• Ilse-Margret Vogel (1914–2001), German-American author
• Kenneth P. Vogel (born 1975), American journalist
• Nicole Vogel, American magazine publisher and author
• Nikolai Vogel (born 1971), German writer

Other

• Elise Vogel (1895–?), Latvian chess player
• Peter Vogel (banker) (born 1954), Polish murderer and later banker
• Peter Vogel (computer designer) (born 1954), Australian inventor and technologist
• Willem Thomas de Vogel (1868–1955), Dutch-Indonesian physician and official

Fictional characters

• Alex Vogel, a fictional character in the 2015 film The Martian (film)
• Burgomaster Vogel, a fictional character in the films Frankenstein (1931 film) and Bride of Frankenstein
• Christopher Vogel, a fictional character in the Fablehaven novels by Brandon Mull
• Colonel Vogel, fictional character in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Evelyn Vogel, a fictional character introduced in the eighth season of Dexter
• Dane Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2
• Lew Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 film The Bank Job
• Mathias Vogel, a fictional character in the 2018 film Tomb Raider
• Preston Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Gargoyles (TV series)
• Sabine Vogel, a fictional character in the 2017 video game Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• Verner Vogel, a fictional character in the 2021 video game Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
• Viktor Vogel, titular character of the comedy film Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man
• Walter Vogel, a fictional character in the 2009 novel Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. He also appears in the sequel Princess of the Silver Woods.
• Warden Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Futurama

See also

• All pages with titles containing Vogel