Havel (feminine: Havlová) is a Czech surname and given name. The given name was derived from the Latin name Gallus, meaning 'inhabitant of Gaul', and the surname was derived from the given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Surname
Dagmar Havlová (born 1953), Czech actress, First Lady of the Czech Republic
Daniel Havel (born 1991), Czech sprint canoeist
Gustav Havel (1930–1967), Czech motorcycle road racer
Hippolyte Havel (1871–1950), Czech-American anarchist
Ivan M. Havel (1938–2011), Czech scientist and philosopher
Jan Havel (born 1942), Czech ice hockey player
Jana Havlová (born 1978), Czech volleyball player
Joseph Havel (born 1954), American sculptor
Lukáš Havel (footballer) (born 1996), Czech footballer
Lukáš Havel (ice hockey) (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player
Milan Havel (born 1994), Czech footballer
Miloš Havel (1899–1968), Czech film producer and studio executive
Miroslav Havel (1922–2008), Czech designer
Olga Havlová (1933–1996), Czech dissident and activist, First Lady of the Czech Republic
Radek Havel (ice hockey) (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player
Radek Havel (swimmer) (born 1961), Czech swimmer
Václav Havel (1936–2011), Czech writer and politician, president of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic
Václav Havel (canoeist) (1920–1979), Czech canoeist
Given name
Havel of Markvartice (flourished 1230–1280), Czech nobleman
Havel Medek of Valdek (died 1410), Czech nobleman
Havel Rowe (1928–2019), Australian rules footballer