Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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
Surname
Bel / Bél
- Clyde F. Bel Jr. (c. 1932 – 2014), American politician
- Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
- Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
- Jules Bel (1842-1904), French cheese maker
Le Bel
- Jean Le Bel (c. 1290 – 1370), medieval Flemish chronicler
- Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847–1930), French chemist
Fictional characters
- Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
- Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
- Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.