Pauwels

Pauwels is a Flemish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pauwel, a vernacular form of Paul. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Eddy Pauwels (1935–2017), Belgian racing cyclist
 * Emiel Pauwels (1918–2014), Belgian track and field athlete
 * Emmanuel Pauwels (1903–?), Belgian competitive sailor
 * Ferdinand Pauwels (1830–1904), Belgian history painter in Germany
 * Fleur Pauwels (born 2003), Belgian footballer
 * Frans Pauwels (1918–2001), Dutch racing cyclist
 * (1885–1980), German (Aachen) orthopedist known for Pauwel's angle
 * Isabelle Pauwels (born 1950), Belgian-born Canadian video artist
 * Ivo Pauwels (born 1950), Belgian author
 * Jeanne-Catherine Pauwels (1795–1889), Belgian musician
 * José Pauwels (1928–2012), Belgian racing cyclist
 * Katrien Pauwels (born 1965), Belgian figure skater
 * Kevin Pauwels (born 1984), Belgian racing cyclist
 * Louis Pauwels (1920–1997), Belgian-French journalist and writer
 * Luc Pauwels (born 1940), Belgian political scientist
 * Marie-Claire Pauwels (1945–2011), French journalist
 * Megan Pauwels (born 1976), Australian cricketer
 * Peter-Frans Pauwels (born 1965), Dutch entrepreneur
 * Rudi Pauwels (born 1960), Belgian pharmacologist
 * Sabine Pauwels (born 1966), Belgian swimmer
 * Serge Pauwels (born 1983), Belgian road bicycle racer
 * Thierry Pauwels (born 1957), Belgian astronomer
 * 12761 Pauwels, main belt asteroid named after him

Given name

 * Pauwels Franck (c.1540–1596), Flemish landscape painter
 * Pauwels van Hillegaert (1596–1640), Dutch painter