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

Given name

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

• Roel Bos (born 1942), Dutch movie actor, in Italy known as "Glenn Saxson"
• Roel Cortez (1967–2015), Filipino singer and songwriter
• Roel D’Haese (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 (1928–2017), architect from Denmark
• Válber Roel de Oliveira (born 1967), former association footballer from Brazil