Roel

Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include

Academics

 * Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
 * Roel Konijnendijk, Dutch historian and Classicist
 * Roel Kuiper (born 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher, and politician
 * Roel Nusse (born 1950), Dutch developmental biologist at Stanford University
 * Roel Sterckx (born 1969), Belgian-British sinologist and anthropologist
 * Roel in 't Veld, (born 1942), Dutch Public administration scholar
 * Roel Vertegaal (born 1968), Dutch-Canadian computer interface scientist
 * Roel Wieringa (born 1952), Dutch computer scientist

Arts

 * (born 1942), Dutch movie actor, in Italy known as "Glenn Saxson"
 * Roel Cortez (1967–2015), Filipino singer and songwriter
 * (1921–1996), Belgian surrealist sculptor and graphic artist
 * Roel Dieltiens (born 1957), Belgian cellist and composer
 * Roel Caboverde Llacer (born 1947), Cuban painter
 * Roel Reiné (born 1969), Los Angeles-based Dutch film director
 * Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer and songwriter
 * Roel Jeroen van der Linden (born 1982), Dutch painter

Business

 * Roel Campos (born 1949), Hispanic-American business lawyer
 * Roel Pieper (born 1956), Dutch IT-entrepreneur
 * Roel de Vries (born 1968), Dutch born engineer and businessman

Politics

 * Roel Degamo (1966–2023), Filipino politician
 * Roel van Duijn (born 1943), Dutch politician, political activist and writer
 * Roel Robbertsen (born 1948), Dutch politician
 * Roel de Vries (born 1943), Dutch trade union leader
 * Roel de Wit (1927–2012), Dutch Labour Party politician and conservationist

Sports

 * Roel Boomstra (born 1993), Dutch draughts player
 * Roel Braas (born 1987), Dutch rower
 * Roel Brouwers (born 1981), Dutch football defender
 * Roel Buikema (born 1976), Dutch football midfielder
 * Roel van Hemert (born 1984), Dutch football defender
 * Roel Janssen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
 * Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player
 * Roel Luynenburg (1945–2023), Dutch rower
 * Roel de Mon (1919–1973), Dutch baseball pitcher
 * Roel Moors (born 1978), Belgian basketball player
 * Roel Paulissen (born 1976), Belgian mountain biker
 * Roel Rothkrans (born 1979), Dutch handball player
 * Roel van de Sande (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
 * Roel Santos (born 1987), Cuban baseball player
 * Roel Stoffels (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
 * Roel Velasco (born 1969), Filipino boxer
 * Roel Wiersma (1932–1995), Dutch football defender
 * Roel De Bie (born 1988), Belgian volleyball player

Fictional

 * Roel Dijkstra, eponymous football player of a comic book series (1977–1995)

Surname

 * César Roel Schreurs (born 1941), Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer
 * Fernando García Roel (1921 – 2009), Mexican chemical engineer
 * Gabriela Roel (born 1959), Mexican film and television actress
 * José Roel Lungay (born 1960, also known as Father Roel, or Fro), Filipino priest
 * Lise Roel (born 1928), architect from Denmark
 * Válber Roel de Oliveira (born 1967), former association footballer from Brazil