Karel (surname)

Karel is a surname that is derived from the given names Carl and Karl. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

 * Eva Karel (fl. mid 1960s – 1970s), Swiss slalom canoeist
 * Frank Karel (1935–2009), American health advocate
 * Jan Karel (fl. 1970s), Austrian-Swiss slalom canoeist
 * John C. Karel (1873–1938), American politician
 * Jozef Karel (1922–2005), Slovak football player and coach
 * L. Albert Karel (1875–1965), American politician
 * Marian Karel (born 1944), Czech sculptor
 * Rudolf Karel (1880–1945), Czech composer
 * William Karel (born 1940), French film director and author