Hessel (given name)

Hessel is a Dutch male given name. People named Hessel include:


 * Hessel Gerritsz (c.1581–1632), Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher
 * Hessel Hermana (died c.876), 3rd Magistrate governor of Frisia
 * Hessel van der Kooi (born 1950), Dutch pop singer
 * Hessel Martena (died 1312), 10th Magistrate governor of Frisia
 * Hessel Miedema (1929–2019), Dutch art historian
 * Hessel Oosterbeek (born 1959), Dutch economist
 * Hessel Rienks (1932–2014), Dutch Labour Party politician
 * Hessel de Vries (1916–1959), Dutch physicist