Henschel (surname)

Henschel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alberto Henschel (1827–1882), German-Brazilian photographer
 * August Wilhelm Henschel (1790–1856), German physician and botanist
 * Carl Anton Henschel, the eponymous "son" founding Henschel & Son
 * Christoph Henschel (born 1969), violinist with the Henschel Quartet
 * Georg Christian Carl Henschel, founder of Henschel & Son
 * Sir George Henschel (1850–1934), English baritone, pianist, conductor and composer
 * Jane Henschel (born 1952), an American operatic mezzosoprano
 * Markus Henschel (born 1969), violinist with the Henschel Quartet
 * Milton George Henschel (1920-2003), member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and president of the Watch Tower Society
 * Monika Henschel (born 1968), violist with the Henschel Quartet
 * Otto Henschel (1880–1961), New York assemblyman 1914
 * Wally Henschel (1893–1988), German chess player
 * Wilhelm Henschel (1785-1865) German-Jewish artist, engraver, and lithographer, known for works produced together with his brothers, Friedrich, August, and Moritz Henschel, as the Henschel Brothers