Hamel is the surname of:

• Alan Hamel (born 1936), Canadian entertainer, producer and television host
• Charles Hamel (1930—2015), American congressional aide and oil industry whistleblower
• Charles D. Hamel (c. 1882–1970), judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
• Dean Hamel (born 1961), American National Football League player
• Denis Hamel (born 1977), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
• Eddy Hamel (1902–1943), Jewish-American soccer player
• Edith Hamel, Canadian neurologist
• Ernest Hamel (1826–1898), French historian
• Fred Hamel (1904–1957), German musicologist and record producer
• Gary Hamel (born 1954), business theorist
• Georg Hamel (1877–1954), German mathematician
• Gilles Hamel (born 1960), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
• Gustav Hamel (1889–1914), pioneer aviator
• Hendrick Hamel (1630–1692), Dutch writer, the first Westerner to provide a first hand account of Joseon Korea
• Jacques Hamel (1930–2016), French Roman Catholic priest
• Jean-Marc Hamel (born 1925), Canadian government official
• Jean Hamel (born 1952), retired professional ice hockey player
• Mike Hamel (born 1952), American children's author, journalist, philosopher and former theologian
• Pierre Hamel (born 1952), retired professional ice hockey player
• Peter Michael Hamel (born 1947), German composer
• Veronica Hamel (born 1943), American actress and model
• Wouter Hamel (born 1977), Dutch pop singer

See also

• Van Hamel, a list of people surnamed Van Hamel, van Hamel or Vanhamel
• Hammel (surname), a list of people surnamed Hammel or Hammell