Kandel (surname)

Kandel is a surname. Kandel is a common name among Ashkenazi Jews, indicating an ancestor from the town of Kandel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kandel gotra is Bhardwaj gotra. Notable people with the surname include:

In Europe and Americas

 * David Kandel (1520–1592), artist
 * Eric R. Kandel, neuroscientist
 * Eugene Kandel, economist
 * Felix Kandel, historian
 * Harry Kandel, bandleader
 * Isaac Leon Kandel, educator
 * Jessica Kandel, surgeon
 * Lenore Kandel, poet
 * Michael Kandel, science fiction author
 * Paul Kandel, actor
 * Susan Kandel, art critic and writer
 * Ellen Kandeler, biologist and agricultural scientist specializing in soil biology

In Nepal
Kandel or Kadel (कँडेल) is a surname of people belonging to Brahmin and Chhetri caste in Nepal, belonging to Bhardwaj gotra. Also,it is generally believed to be of Kumaoni origin. They are mostly founded in Dhading District and Baglung District of Nepal.
 * Tanka Prasad Sharma Kadel, Nepalese politician
 * Mani Bhadra Sharma Kandel, Nepalese politician and minister.
 * Yam Lal Kandel, Nepalese politician
 * Devendra Raj Kandel, Nepalese politician
 * Ghansyam Kandel, Nepalese writer, and Madan Puraskar winner.
 * Rajen Kandel, British-Nepali Businessman, Entrepreneur, Managing Director of Kandel Group UK, Co-founder of The British College.
 * Shubha Shankar Kandel, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, ABC Television (Nepal),President of NMS(Nepal Media Society)