Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Joel family
The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers, Jack, Woolf and Solomon, who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their father was Joel Joel (1836–1893) and their mother Catherine "Kate" Joel ''née'' Isaacs (1840 ...
, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa
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Alex Joel
Alexander W. Joel is the first Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He was appointed to the position by Director John Negroponte on December 7, 2005.
Biography
Alex Joel entered p ...
, first American Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Alexa Ray Joel
Alexa Ray Joel (born December 29, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her parents are singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley. Joel released an EP ''Sketches'' (2006) and several singles on independent record ...
(born 1985), American singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel
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Alexander Joel (conductor)
Charles Alexander JoelHank Bordowitz''Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man'' New York: Billboard, 2005, p. 61 (born 1971 in London, England) is a British/German pianist and conductor. (born 1971), British/German pianist and conductor
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Billy Joel
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...
(born 1949), American singer-songwriter
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Charlotte Joël (1882/87–1943), German photographer
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Dennis Joel
Dennis Joel (born Dennis Joel Olivieri, August 29, 1947 - September 27, 2006) was an American child actor and singer.
Early years
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Olivieri of Garfield, New Jersey, Joel attended Our Lady of Mount Virgin School bef ...
, (born 1947), American former actor and singer
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Diederrick Joel
Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Marítimo in Primeira Liga.
Club career
Londrina
Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth s ...
(born 1993), Cameroonian footballer playing in Brazil
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Georg Joel (1898–1981), German Nazi Party official
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Grace Joel
Grace Jane Joel (28 May 1865–6 March 1924) was a New Zealand artist best known for her ability as a portraitist and figure painter.
Early life
Grace Joel was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 28 May 1865, the sixth of nine children. Her Englis ...
(1865–1924), New Zealand artist
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Karl Joel (philosopher) (1864–1934), German philosopher
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Karl Amson Joel (1889–1982), German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer
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Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), American Vietnam War medic and Medal of Honor recipient
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Manuel Joël (1826–1890), Silesian Jewish philosopher
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Nicolas Joel
Nicolas Joel or Joël (6 February 195318 June 2020) was a French opera director and administrator of opera houses. He was general manager of the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse from 1990 to 2009 and of the Paris Opera from 2009 to 2014. He dir ...
(born 1953), French opera director and administrator of opera houses
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Richard Joel
Richard M. Joel (born September 9, 1950) is a Jewish scholar who was the fourth president of Yeshiva University (YU), a Modern Orthodox Jewish university in New York City. He has written on topics that include Jewish leadership, the BDS movement ...
(born 1950), president of Yeshiva University
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Robert Joel (1944–1992), American actor
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