Vogel (surname)

Vogel is a surname originating in German and Dutch-speaking countries. An alternate spelling is Fogel. Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird". Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French. Notable people with the surname include:

Academics[]

Arthur Vogel (chemist) (1905–1966), British chemist
Betsy Vogel (born 1953), American academic and higher education administrator
Dan Vogel (born 1955), historian of Mormonism
David Vogel (professor) (born 1949), American political scientist
Detlef Vogel (born 1942), German historian
Eduard Vogel (1829–1856), German astronomer and explorer in Central Africa
Ezra Vogel (1930-2020), American Japanologist and author
Friedrich Vogel (human geneticist) (1925–2006), German human geneticist
Hans Vogel (scientist) (1900–1980), German helminthologist
Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907), German astronomer
Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834–1898), German photochemist and photographer
J. Ph. Vogel (1871–1958), Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist
Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
Johannes Vogel (botanist) (born 1963), German botanist
Jörg Vogel (born 1967), German biologist
Joseph Vogel (born 1981), American popular culture critic
Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel (1812–1841), German botanist
Klaus Vogel (1930–2007), German legal scholar
Kurt Vogel (historian) (1888–1985), German historian of mathematics
Louis Vogel (born 1954), French jurist and professor
Marcel Vogel (1917–1991), American inventor and esotericist
Michelle Vogel (born 1972), Australian-born film historian, author and free-lance editor
Orville Vogel (1907–1991), American biologist
Steven K. Vogel (born 1951), American political scientist, son of Ezra Vogel
Steven Vogel (1940–2015), American biomechanics researcher
Thomas Vogel (historian) (born 1959), German military historian
Wolfgang Vogel (mathematician) (1940–1996), German mathematician

Arts[]

Poetry[]

Johann Vogel (1589—1663), German poet

Music[]

Allan Vogel (born 1944), American oboist
Cristian Vogel (born 1972), British experimental electronic musician
Edith Vogel (1912–1992), Austro-Hungarian classical pianist active in the UK
Eric Vogel (1896–1980), Czech jazz trumpeter
Harald Vogel (born 1941), German organist and author
Janet Vogel (1941–1980), American pop singer
Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), Czech conductor
Johann Vogel (composer) (1756–1788), German composer
Karsten Vogel (born 1943), Danish composer
Lars Vogel (born 1982), Dutch metal musician and known as Lars NachtBraecker in Heidevolk
Roger Craig Vogel (born 1947), American composer
Sam Vogel (born 1993), American DJ and music producer known as Jauz
Scott Vogel (born 1973), American rock singer
Seja Vogel (born 1981), German-Australian singer-songwriter
Siegfried Vogel (born 1937), German operatic bass
Tyson Vogel (born 1981), American rock musician
Vic Vogel (1935–2019), Canadian jazz musician
Vince Vogel (born 1960s), American bass guitarist
Winston Dan Vogel (born 1943), Israeli-born American conductor
Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), Russian-born Swiss composer

Performing arts[]

Albert Vogel (1874–1933), Dutch officer, teacher and performer
Amos Vogel (1921–2012), Austrian-born American film critic
Darlene Vogel (born 1962), American actress
Ellen Vogel (1922–2015), Dutch television, film and stage actress
Franz Vogel (1883–1956), German film producer
Frederic B. Vogel (1925–2005), American theater producer and actor
Friedemann Vogel (born 1979), German ballet dancer
Henry Vogel (1863–1925), American actor and bass-baritone singer
Jürgen Vogel (born 1968), German actor, screenwriter and film producer
Matt Vogel (puppeteer) (born 1970), American puppeteer
Mike Vogel (born 1979), American actor
Mitch Vogel (born 1956), American actor
Nicolas Vogel (1925–2006), French actor and comedian
Nikolas Vogel (1932–1991), Austrian-German film actor and camera man
Paul C. Vogel (1899–1975), American cinematographer
Paula Vogel (born 1951), American playwright
Peter Vogel (actor) (1937–1978), German film actor
Rudolf Vogel (1900–1967), German film and television actor
Tony Vogel (1942-2015), English actor
Virgil W. Vogel (1919–1996), American television and film director

Visual arts[]

Arthur Vogel (photographer) (1868–1962), German merchant, photographer and publisher
Bernhard Vogel (engraver) (1683–1737), German engraver
Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (1788–1868), German painter
Christa Frieda Vogel (born 1960), German photographer
Christian Leberecht Vogel (1759–1816), German painter, draughtsman and writer on art
Dorothy Vogel (born 1935), American art collector
Franck Vogel (born 1977), French photojournalist and documentary film director
Herbert Vogel (1922-2012), American art collector
Hermann Vogel (French illustrator) (1856–1918), German-born French painter
Hermann Vogel (German illustrator) (1854–1921), German illustrator
Hugo Vogel (1855–1934), German painter
Johannes Gijsbert Vogel (1828–1915), Dutch landscape painter
Kate Vogel (born 1958), American studio glass artist
Lillie Lewisohn Vogel (1876-1976), American art collector, philanthropist, and socialite
Ludwig Vogel (1788–1879), Swiss painter
Peter Vogel (artist) (1937–2017), German sound artist
Speed Vogel (1918–2008), American sculptor and painter
Zygmunt Vogel (1764–1826), Polish illustrator and painter

Business[]

August H. Vogel (1862-1930), American businessman
Frederick Vogel (1823–1892), German-born American tanner and businessman
Jeff Vogel (born 1970), American video game developer and entrepreneur
John W. Vogel (1863–1951), American white minstrel-show entrepreneur
Joseph Vogel (executive) (1895–1969), American executive, president of MGM
Paul Bernard Vogel (1899-1972), Swiss industrialist

Military[]

Clayton Barney Vogel (1882–1964), American Marine Corps general
Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein (1797–1885), Prussian general
Emil Vogel (1894–1985), German World War II general
Kurt Vogel (German officer) (1889-1967), German military officer

Politics and law[]

Bernhard Vogel (born 1932), German Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia
Bob Vogel (politician) (born 1951), America (Minnesota) politician
Bruce Vogel (born 1958), American (Minnesota) politician
Carl M. Vogel (1955–2016), American (Missouri) politician
Charles Joseph Vogel (1898–1980), American judge
Elder Vogel (born 1956), American Pennsylvania state politician
Frank A. Vogel (1888–1951), American North Dakota politician and banker
Georg Wilhelm Vogel (1743–1813), German jurist and mayor of Jena
Hans Vogel (1881–1945), German politician
Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926–2020), German politician
Hugo E. Vogel (1888–1974), American (Wisconsin) politician
Hunter Vogel (1903–1990), Canadian (British Columbian) politician
Jill Vogel (born 1970), American politician and lawyer
Johannes Vogel (born 1982), German politician
Julius Vogel (1835–1899), New Zealand politician and Prime Minister
Mel Vogel (1848–?), German-born American (California) politician
Robert Vogel (US politician) (1919–2005), Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court (son of Frank A. Vogel)
Otto A. Vogel (1886–1951), American (Wisconsin) politician
Sarah Vogel (born 1946), North Dakota politician and lawyer (granddaughter of Frank A. Vogel)
Volkmar Vogel (born 1959), German politician
William Vogel (born 1931), Canadian (British Columbia) politician
Wolfgang Vogel (1925–2008), German lawyer

Religion[]

Arthur A. Vogel (1924–2012), American Episcopal bishop
Catherine Vogel (c. 1460–1539), Polish Jewish martyr
Cyril John Vogel (1905–1979), American Roman Catholic prelate
Hansjörg Vogel (born 1951), Swiss theologian
Pierre Vogel (born 1978), German Islamist preacher and boxer

Sports[]

Bob Vogel (born 1941), American football player
Daniel Vogel (born 1991), Mexican footballer
Eberhard Vogel (born 1943), German footballer
Florian Vogel (cyclist) (born 1982), Swiss racing cyclist
Florian Vogel (swimmer) (born 1994), German swimmer
Frank Vogel (born 1973), American professional basketball coach
Gary Vogel (born 1956), American soccer defender
Heiko Vogel (born 1975), German football manager
Joe Vogel (born 1973), American-Lebanese basketball player
Johann Vogel (born 1977), Swiss football midfielder
Justin Vogel (born 1993), American football punter
Kristina Vogel (born 1990), German track cyclist
Markus Vogel (born 1984), Swiss alpine ski racer
Marvin Vogel (born 1985), Zimbabwean cricketer
Matt Vogel (swimmer) (born 1957), American swimmer
Nick Vogel (born 1990), American volleyball player
Otto Vogel (1899–1969), American baseball player
Peter Vogel (cyclist) (born 1939), Swiss cyclist
Peter Vogel (footballer) (born 1952), German footballer
Pia Vogel (born 1969), Swiss rower
Rémy Vogel (1960–2016), French football defender
Renate Vogel (born 1955), East German swimmer
Richard Vogel (born 1964), Czech tennis player
Robert Vogel (marksman) (born 1981), American sport shooter
Sam Vogel (boxer) (1902–?), American Olympic boxer
Sigfrido Vogel (1912–?), Argentine sports shooter
Sydne Vogel (born 1979), American figure skater
Ted Vogel (born 1925), American marathon runner
Thomas Vogel (born 1965), German football coach and player
Thomas Vogel (born 1967), German footballer
Timothy Vogel (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
Turia Vogel (born 1969), Cook Islands windsurfer
Wouter de Vogel (born 1990), Dutch footballer

Writing[]

Alfred Vogel (1902–1996), Swiss herbalist and writer
Bruno Vogel (1898–1987), German pacifist and writer
Dan Vogel (born 1955), American author on Mormonism
David Vogel (1891–1944), Russian-born Hebrew poet, novelist, and diarist
Debora Vogel (1902–1942), Polish philosopher and poet
Eduard Vogel (1829–1856), German explorer
Elise (Vogel) Polko (1822–1899), German novelist, sister of the explorer Eduard Vogel
Henriette Vogel (1780–1811), German muse of the poet Heinrich von Kleist
Ilse-Margret Vogel (1914–2001), German-American author
Kenneth P. Vogel (born 1975), American journalist
Nicole Vogel, American magazine publisher and author
Nikolai Vogel (born 1971), German writer

Other[]

Anita Vogel (born 1969), American television reporter
Elise Vogel (1895–?), Latvian chess player
Peter Vogel (banker) (born 1954), Polish murderer and later banker
Peter Vogel (computer designer) (born 1954), Australian inventor and technologist

Fictional characters[]

Alex Vogel, a fictional character in the 2015 film The Martian (film)
Burgomaster Vogel, a fictional character in the films Frankenstein (1931 film) and Bride of Frankenstein
Christopher Vogel, a fictional character in the Fablehaven novels by Brandon Mull
Colonel Vogel, fictional character in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Dane Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2
Lew Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 film The Bank Job
Mathias Vogel, a fictional character in the 2018 film Tomb Raider
Preston Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Gargoyles (TV series)
Sabine Vogel, a fictional character in the 2017 video game Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Viktor Vogel, titular character of the comedy film Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man
Walter Vogel, a fictional character in the 2009 novel Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. He also appears in the sequel Princess of the Silver Woods.
Warden Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Futurama