Kugel is a German and Yiddish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Kugel (1864–1928), Russian and Soviet theatre critic and editor
Bettina Kugel Hirsch, American film editor and an adjunct professor of editing
Chaim Kugel (1897–1953), Zionist leader and the first mayor of Holon
Chen Kugel (born 1962), Israeli pathologist who did an autopsy on Yahya Sinwar
Dana Kugel, Israeli female badminton player
François Kugel, French amateur astronomer credited with the discovery over 400 asteroids
James Kugel (born 1945), biblical scholar and professor
Michael Kugel (born 1946), Russian viola player and composer
Riley Kugel, American basketball player
Sarah Feigin (née Kugel; 1928 – 2011), Latvian music educator and composer
Theresa Kugel (1912–1977), convert from Orthodox Judaism to the Russian Catholic Church and a Gulag survivor