Roel

Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include

Given name[]

Academics[]

Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
Roel Kuiper (born 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher, and politician
Roel Nusse (born 1950), Dutch developmental biologist at Stanford University
Roel Sterckx (born 1969), Belgian-British sinologist and anthropologist
Roel in 't Veld, (born 1942), Dutch Public administration scholar
Roel Vertegaal (born 1968), Dutch-Canadian computer interface scientist
Roel Wieringa (born 1952), Dutch computer scientist

Arts[]

Roel Bos [de; it; nl] (born 1942), Dutch movie actor, in Italy known as "Glenn Saxson"
Roel Cortez (1967–2015), Filipino singer and songwriter
[de; fr; nl] (1921–1996), Belgian surrealist sculptor and graphic artist
Roel Dieltiens (born 1957), Belgian cellist and composer
Roel Caboverde Llacer (born 1947), Cuban painter
Roel Reiné (born 1969), Los Angeles-based Dutch film director
Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer and songwriter
(born 1982), Dutch painter

Business[]

Roel Campos (born 1949), Hispanic-American business lawyer
Roel Pieper (born 1956), Dutch IT-entrepreneur
Roel de Vries (born 1968), Dutch born engineer and businessman

Politics[]

Roel Degamo (born 1966), Filipino politician
Roel van Duijn (born 1943), Dutch politician, political activist and writer
Roel Robbertsen (born 1948), Dutch politician
Roel de Vries (born 1943), Dutch trade union leader
Roel de Wit (1927–2012), Dutch Labour Party politician and conservationist

Sports[]

Roel Boomstra (born 1993), Dutch draughts player
Roel Braas (born 1987), Dutch rower
Roel Brouwers (born 1981), Dutch football defender
Roel Buikema (born 1976), Dutch football midfielder
Roel van Hemert (born 1984), Dutch football defender
Roel Janssen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player
Roel Luynenburg (born 1945), Dutch rower
Roel de Mon (1919–1973), Dutch baseball pitcher
Roel Moors (born 1978), Belgian basketball player
Roel Paulissen (born 1976), Belgian mountain biker
Roel van de Sande (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
Roel Santos (born 1987), Cuban baseball player
Roel Stoffels (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
Roel Velasco (born 1969), Filipino boxer
Roel Wiersma (1932–1995), Dutch football defender

Fictional[]

Roel Dijkstra, eponymous football player of a comic book series (1977–1995)

Surname[]

César Roel Schreurs (born 1941), Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer
Fernando García Roel (1921 – 2009), Mexican chemical engineer
Gabriela Roel (born 1959), Mexican film and television actress
José Roel Lungay (born 1960, also known as Father Roel, or Fro), Filipino priest
Lise Roel (born 1928), architect from Denmark
Válber Roel de Oliveira (born 1967), former association footballer from Brazil

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