Bel (name)

Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Annabel Linquist, American artist, musician, and entrepreneur
 * Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
 * Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster
 * Bel Olid (born 1977), Spanish writer and translator
 * Bel Powley (born 1992), British actress
 * Bel Pozueta (born 1965), Basque politician
 * Bel Priestley (born 2003), British actress and internet personality

Bel / Bél

 * Clyde F. Bel Jr. (c. 1932 – 2014), American politician
 * Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
 * Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
 * Jules Bel (1842–1904), French cheese maker

Le Bel

 * Jean Le Bel (c. 1290 – 1370), medieval Flemish chronicler
 * Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847–1930), French chemist

Fictional characters

 * Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
 * Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
 * Bel, a recurring character in Series 13 of Doctor Who
 * Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games