Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Annabel Linquist, American artist, musician, and entrepreneur
Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster
Bel Olid (born 1977), Spanish writer and translator
Bel Powley (born 1992), British actress
Bel Pozueta (born 1965), Basque politician
Bel Priestley (born 2003), British actress and internet personality
Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
Surname
Bel / Bél
Alfred Bel (1873–1945), French scholar and orientalist
Andrés Mir Bel (born 1987), Spanish field hockey player
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), American actress
Cletus Bél (died 1245), Hungarian bishop
Clyde F. Bel Jr. (1932–2014), American politician
Ferran Bel (born 1965), Spanish economist and politician
Frédérique Bel (born 1975), French actress and model
Jean-Pierre Bel (born 1951), French politician
Jérôme Bel (born 1965), French dancer and choreographer
Jules Bel (1842–1904), French cheese maker
Ka Bel (1933–2008), Filipino politician
Laurent Bel (born 1966), French fencer
Léon Bel (1878–1957), French businessman, founder of The Laughing Cow
M'bilia Bel (born 1959), Congolese musician
Madeleine Hartog-Bel (born 1947), Peruvian Miss World
Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
Norman Bel Geddes (1893–1958), American theatrical and industrial designer
Fictional characters
Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
Bel, a recurring character in Series 13 of Doctor Who
Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games