Mendel can be both a surname and given name. Mendel is mostly a

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variant and affectionate form of the

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name Menachem and means "comforter".

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Mendel Jackson Davis Mendel Jackson Davis (October 23, 1942 – May 13, 2007) was an attorney and a United States Representative from South Carolina. Early life and career Mendel Jackson Davis was born in North Charleston to Felix Charles Davis and Elizabeth Ja ...

(1942–2007), American attorney and politician from South Carolina * Mendel Gdański, fictional character from short story by Maria Konopnicka *

Mendel Portugali Mendel Portugali (1888 – 13 January 1917) was one of the leading figures in the Second Aliyah and a founder of the Hashomer movement. Biography Mendel Portugali was born in 1888 in Călărași (Kalarash), Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now a p ...

(1888–1917), leading figures in Second Aliya and founder of the Hashomer movement * Mendel Rosenblum (born 1962), American associate professor of computer science * Mendel Sachs (1927–2012), American theoretical physicist and professor *

Mendel Shapiro Mendel Shapiro is a Jerusalem lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi. He is the author of a halakhic analysis arguing that women could be called to read from the Torah in prayer services with men on Shabbat under certain conditions. His minority viewpo ...

, Jewish lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi *

Mendel Weinbach Chona Menachem Mendel (Mendel) Weinbach (September 24, 1933 – December 11, 2012) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, educator, author, and speaker. As the co-founder and dean of Ohr Somayach Institutions, a Jerusalem-based yeshiva for newly-obse ...

(1933–2012), Orthodox rabbi *

Mendel Zaks Menachem Mendel Yosef Zaks ( he, מענדיל זאקס; 1898–1974) (commonly known as Rabbi Mendel Zaks) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi in Belarus and the United States, best known for being the '' Rosh Yeshiva'' of the Raduń Yeshiva and being th ...

(1898–1974),

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, Rosh Yeshiva in Raduń Yeshiva * Rabbi

Menachem Mendel Schneerson Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Modern Hebrew: מנחם מענדל שניאורסון; old-fashioned spelling: מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן; April 5, 1902 OS – June 12, 1994; AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to man ...

, the

Rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

Chabad Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic grou ...

* Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson, The

Tzemach Tzedek Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (September 9, 1789 – March 17, 1866) also known as the Tzemach Tzedek (Hebrew: "Righteous Sprout" or "Righteous Scion") was an Orthodox rebbe, leading 19th-century posek, and the third rebbe (spiritual leader) of t ...

, the third Rebbe of Chabad

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* Andrei Mendel (born 1995), Russian football midfielder * Arthur Mendel (1905–1979), American musicologist *

August Neander Johann August Wilhelm Neander (17 January 178914 July 1850) was a German theologian and church historian. Biography Neander was born at Göttingen as David Mendel. His father, Emmanuel Mendel, is said to have been a Jewish peddler, but August ...

(1789–1850), German theologian (born ''David Mendel'') *

Barry Mendel Barry Mendel (born 1963) is an American film producer. Mendel first produced Wes Anderson’s '' Rushmore'' starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, which won two Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. ...

, American film producer * Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist *

Gregor Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel, OSA (; cs, Řehoř Jan Mendel; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was a biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brünn (''Brno''), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was ...

(1822–1884), often called the "father of genetics" * Henriette Mendel (1833–1891), German actress and mistress *

Iuliia Mendel Iuliia Mendel ( uk, Юлія Мендель) is a Ukrainian journalist and political advisor. She was the press secretary in the administration of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy from June 3, 2019 until July 9, 2021. Biography She grad ...

(born 1986), Ukrainian journalist *

J. Michael Mendel Joel Michael "Mike" Mendel (September 24, 1964 – September 22, 2019) was an American television producer. He was a five-time Emmy Award winner for his work on ''The Simpsons'' and ''Rick and Morty''. Career Mendel first worked in television as ...

(1964–2019), American television producer *

Lafayette Mendel Lafayette Benedict Mendel (February 5, 1872 – December 9, 1935) was an American biochemist known for his work in nutrition, with longtime collaborator Thomas B. Osborne, including the study of Vitamin A, Vitamin B, lysine and tryptophan. ...

(1872–1935), American biochemist *

Nate Mendel Nathan ‍Gregor ‍Mendel (born December 2, 1968) is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous So ...

(born 1968), American musician

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