Appel (surname)

Appel is a surname. Meaning "apple" in Dutch and Low German, it can be a metonymic occupational surname for an apple grower or seller. It can also be a German patronymic name, based on a pet form of Apprecht. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alfred Appel (1934–2009), American scholarly expert on Vladimir Nabokov and author
 * Allen Appel (born 1945), American novelist
 * Andrew Appel (born 1960), American computer scientist and author
 * Anna Appel (disambiguation)
 * Anne Milano Appel, American translator
 * Benjamin Appel (1907–1977), American novelist
 * Bluma Appel (1919–2007), Canadian philanthropist
 * Bram Appel (1921–1997), Dutch footballer
 * Brent R. Appel (born 1950), American Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
 * Bruno Appels (born 1988), Belgian football goalkeeper
 * Carmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
 * Chris Appel, American basketball player
 * Colette Appel (born 1986), American pair skater
 * David Appel (born 1950), Israeli businessman
 * David Appel (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player
 * Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
 * Eric Appel (born 1980), American television/film writer, director, and producer
 * Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), Mexican politician
 * Frank Appel (born 1961), German CEO of Deutsche Post
 * Fredrik Appel (1884–1962), Danish architect
 * Gaby Appel (born 1958), German field hockey player
 * Gerald B. Appel (born 1947), American nephrologist
 * Hans Appel (1911–1973), German footballer
 * Izaak Appel (1905–1941), Polish chess master
 * Jacob Appel (1680–1751), Dutch painter
 * Jacob M. Appel (born 1973), American bioethicist
 * Jan Appel (1890–1985), German revolutionary
 * Jayne Appel (born 1988), American professional basketball player
 * Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
 * Johann von Appel (1826–1906), Austrian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * John Appel (1859–1929), Australian politician
 * John Appel (born 1958), Dutch documentary filmmaker
 * Karel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painter
 * Kenneth Appel (1932–2013), American mathematician
 * Kevin Appel (born 1967), American painter and university professor
 * Lawrence Appel, American nutrition researcher
 * Libby Appel (born 1937), American artistic director
 * Marianne Appel (1913–1988), American artist and puppet designer
 * Mark Appel (born 1991), American professional baseball player
 * Marty Appel (born 1948), American public relations and sports management executive
 * Mike Appel (born 1942), American record producer/manager
 * Otto Appel (1867–1952), German botanist and agriculturalist
 * Peter H. Appel (born 1964), American management consultant and government official
 * Reinhard Appel (1927–2011), German journalist and television presenter
 * Richard Appel (born 1963), American television writer and producer
 * Rolf Appel (1921–2012), German inorganic chemist
 * Ron Appel (born 1959), Swiss bioinformatician
 * Sam Appel (1871–1947), American actor
 * Scott Appel (1954–2003), American musician and musicologist
 * Staci Appel (born 1966), American politician
 * Stanley Appel (1933–2023), British television producer and director
 * Paul Émile Appell (also known as Paul Émile Appel) (1855–1930), French mathematician
 * Valdir Appel (born 1946), Brazilian former footballer and sports writer