Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. ^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Nagel, American painter and musician
• Alexander Nagel (born 1945), American mathematician
• Anne Nagel (1915–1966), American actress
• Bill Nagel (1915–1981), American baseball player
• Björn Nagel (born 1978), German-Ukrainian equestrian
• Carsten Nagel (born 1955), Danish writer
• Charles Nagel (1849–1940), American politician and lawyer
• Christiaan Nagel (born 1982), South African–born British street artist
• Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803–1882), German mathematician
• Conrad Nagel (1897–1970), American actor
• David Nagel (born c. 1945), American executive
• De-Wet Nagel (born 1985), South African actor, musician and composer
• Dolf van der Nagel (1889–1949), Dutch footballer
• Ernest Nagel (1901–1985), American philosopher of science
• Gerd Nagel (born 1957), West German high jumper
• Heike Nagel (born 1946), West German swimmer
• Ivan Nagel (1931–2002), German theater scholar, critic and director
• Jan Nagel (born 1939), Dutch politician
• Jan Nagel (painter) (c. 1560 – 1602), Dutch Renaissance painter
• Jennifer Nagel (born 1947), Canadian philosopher
• Judy Nagel (born 1951), American skier
• Lisle Nagel (1905–1971), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Vernon
• Maggy Nagel (born 1957), Luxembourgish politician
• Melanie von Nagel (1908–2006), American-German writer and nun
• Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter
• Otto Nagel (1894–1967), German painter
• Patrick Nagel (1945–1984), American artist
• Paul C. Nagel (1926–2011), American historian and biographer
• Ray Nagel (1927–2015), American football coach
• Rodica Nagel (born 1970), French-Romanian long-distance runner
• Rosemarie Nagel (born 1963), German economist
• Sidney R. Nagel (born 1948), American physicist
• Simon Nagel (born 1985), Danish footballer
• Steven R. Nagel (1946–2014), American astronaut
• Stuart Nagel (1934–2001), American political scientist
• Thomas Nagel (born 1937), American philosopher
• Tilman Nagel (born 1942), German Orientalist
• Vernon Nagel (1905–1974), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Lisle
• Volbrecht Nagel (1867–1921), German missionary to India

See also

• Nagl
• Nagle
• Magel

References

Surname list

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