Drexel (surname)

Drexel is a surname and occasional given name. Notable people named Drexel include: *

Anthony Drexel Duke Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

, philanthropist, author, and founder of Boys & Girls Harbor *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Anthony Joseph Drexel Sr. (September 13, 1826 – June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the American Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founde ...

(1826–1893), American banker, founder of Drexel, Morgan & Co. *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. (October 1, 1874 – May 27, 1948) was a millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis. He was the man upon whom the book ''M ...

(1874–1948), American soldier, amateur boxer and writer *

Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (December 17, 1897 – November 13, 1961) was an American diplomat who served as ambassador to several countries between the 1930s and 1961. He served in the United States Army during World War I and after World Wa ...

(1897–1961), American diplomat and soldier * Brittanee Drexel (born 1991), American high school student who disappeared in 2009 *

Constance Drexel Constance Drexel (c. November 24, 1884 or c. November 28, 1894 (possible; disputed) – August 28, 1956), a naturalized United States citizen,John Carver Edwards, ''Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich'', Praeger ...

(1894–1956), a naturalized American journalist, and Nazi broadcaster *

Drexel Gomez Drexel Wellington Gomez (born 24 January 1937) is a Bahamian Anglican bishop. Life and ministry Gomez was born on the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. He graduated from St Chad's College, Durham University, in 1959. He was enthroned and consecr ...

(born 1937), Bahamian Anglican bishop *

Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Elizabeth de la Poer Beresford, Baroness Decies (April 22, 1868 – June 13, 1944), was an American author and Manhattan socialite. Birth She was born on April 22, 1868, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Lucy Wharton and Joseph William Drexel ...

(1868–1944), American writer and socialite * Francis Anthony Drexel (1824–1885), American banker *

Francis Martin Drexel Francis Martin Drexel (April 7, 1792 – June 5, 1863) was a Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States) banker and artist. He was the father of Anthony Joseph Drexel, the founder of Drexel University and the grandfather of Saint Katherine Drexe ...

(1792–1863), Austrian-American painter and banker, founder of Drexel & Co. *

Hans Drexel The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of the Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awa ...

(1919–1962), German World War 2 soldier *

Íngrid Drexel Íngrid Drexel Clouthier (born 28 July 1993) is a Mexican road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Women's Team A UCI Women's Team is a women's road bicycle team sanctioned by the International Cycling Union ( UCI). These teams compete in the ...

(born 1993), Mexican road bicycle racer * Jeremias Drexel (1581–1638), German Jesuit and professor *

John Drexel John Drexel is an American poet, critic, and editor. Life and work John Drexel was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and holds an M.A. in English from the University of Leeds, England, where his th ...

, American poet, critic, and editor * John Armstrong Drexel (1891–1958), American aviation pioneer *

Joseph William Drexel Joseph William Drexel (January 24, 1833 – March 25, 1888) was a banker, philanthropist, and book collector. Early life Joseph William Drexel was the son of Francis Martin Drexel (1792–1863) and Catherine Hookey (1795–1870). His siblings wer ...

(1833–1888), American banker, philanthropist, and book collector * Katharine Drexel (1858–1955), American philanthropist, religious sister, and Roman Catholic saint * Ruth Drexel (1930–2009), German actress and director *

Simone Drexel Simone Drexel (born 13 May 1957 in St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec ...

(born 1957), Swiss singer and songwriter * Wiltrud Drexel (born 1950), Austrian alpine skier {{surname, Drexel Occupational surnames