Surname list
Appel is a surname. Meaning "apple" in Dutch and Low German, it can be a metonymic occupational surname for an apple grower or seller. It can also be a German name, based on a pet form of Apprecht. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Appel (1934–2009), American scholarly expert on Vladimir Nabokov and author
Allen Appel, American novelist
Andrew Appel, American computer scientist and author
Anna Appel (disambiguation)
Anne Milano Appel, American translator
Benjamin Appel (1907–1977), American novelist
Bluma Appel (1919–2007), Canadian philanthropist
Bram Appel (1921–1997), Dutch footballer
Brent R. Appel, American Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Bruno Appels, Belgian football goalkeeper
Carmela Appel, Dutch cricketer
Chris Appel, American basketball player
Colette Appel, American pair skater
David Appel, Israeli businessman
David Appel, Czech ice hockey player
Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
Eric Appel, American television/film writer, director, and producer
Ernesto Ruffo Appel, Mexican politician
Frank Appel, German CEO of Deutsche Post
Fredrik Appel (1884–1962), Danish architect
Gaby Appel, German field hockey player
Gerald B. Appel, American nephrologist
Hans Appel (1911–1973), German footballer
Izaak Appel (1905–1941), Polish chess master
Jacob Appel (1680–1751), Dutch painter
Jacob M. Appel, American bioethicist
Jan Appel (1890–1985), German revolutionary
Jayne Appel, American professional basketball player
Jesper Appel, Swedish professional ice hockey player
Johann von Appel (1826–1906), Austrian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
John Appel (1859–1929), Australian politician
John Appel, Dutch documentary filmmaker
Karel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painter
Kenneth Appel (1932–2013), American mathematician
Kevin Appel, American painter and university professor
Lawrence Appel, American nutrition researcher
Libby Appel, American artistic director
Marianne Appel (1913–1988), American artist and puppet designer
Mark Appel, American professional baseball player
Marty Appel, American public relations and sports management executive
Mike Appel, American record producer/manager
Otto Appel (1867–1952), German botanist and agriculturalist
Patrick Appel, German politician
Peter H. Appel, American management consultant and government official
Reinhard Appel (1927–2011), German journalist and television presenter
Richard Appel, American television writer and producer
Rolf Appel (1921–2012), German inorganic chemist
Ron Appel, Swiss bioinformatician
Sam Appel (1871–1947), American actor
Scott Appel (1954–2003), American musician and musicologist
Staci Appel, American politician
Stanley Appel (1933–2023), British television producer and director
Paul Émile Appell (1855–1930), French mathematician
Valdir Appel, Brazilian former footballer and sports writer
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