Sobel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adam Sobel Adam H. Sobel (born 1967) is a Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. He directs its Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate. His research area is meteorology with a fo ...

(born 1967), American climatologist *

Alex Sobel Alexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North West since the 2017 general election. He defeated the Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland, wh ...

(born 1975), British politician * Barry Sobel (born 1959), American actor and comedian *

Bernard Sobel Bernard Sobel (1887–1964) was an American playwright, a drama critic for the ''New York Daily Mirror'', an author of a number of books on theatre and theatre history, and a publicist. Career Among his clients were Florenz Ziegfeld, Charles Dil ...

(1887–1964), American playwright, drama critic, and book writer * Clifford Sobel (born 1949), United States diplomat and ambassador *

Curt Sobel Curt Elliot Sobel (born October 26, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American composer and music editor. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (shared with lyricist Dennis Spiegel) for the song “Why Do I Lie ...

(born 1953), American composer and music editor * Daniel Sobel (born 1975), British educational consultant *

Dava Sobel Dava Sobel (born June 15, 1947) is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include ''Longitude'', about English clockmaker John Harrison, and '' Galileo's Daughter'', about Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste, and ' ...

(born 1947), writer of popular expositions of scientific topics * David Sobel, American education writer *

Eleanor Sobel Eleanor Sobel (born February 11, 1946) is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 33rd District, which includes Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines in southeastern Broward County, since 2012, previou ...

(born 1946), representative in the Florida House of Representatives *

Helen Sobel Smith Helen Elizabeth Sobel Smith (''née'' Martin; May 22, 1909 – September 11, 1969) was an American bridge player. She is said to have been the "greatest woman bridge player of all time" and "may well have been the most brilliant card player of ...

(1910-1969), American bridge player generally known as Helen Sobel * Henry Sobel (1944–2019), Brazilian rabbi *

Herbert Sobel Herbert Maxwell Sobel Sr. (26 January 1912 – 30 September 1987) was an American commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Sobel was portraye ...

(1912–1987), United States Army officer during World War II * Irwin Sobel (born 1940), American scientist, researcher in digital image processing * Isador Sobel (1858–1939), American lawyer *

Janet Sobel Janet Sobel (May 31, 1893 – November 11, 1968), born Jennie Olechovsky (occ. Lechovsky), was a Ukrainian-born American Abstract Expressionist painter whose career started mid-life, at age forty-five in 1938. Sobel pioneered the drip painting te ...

(1894–1968), Ukrainian-American artist * Joe Sobel (born 1945), American meteorologist *

Joel Sobel Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to: * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name. * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...

(born 1954), American economist * John Sobel (born 1964), American tennis player *

Jordan Howard Sobel Jordan Howard Sobel (22 September 1929 – 26 March 2010) was a Canadian- American philosopher specializing in ethics, logic, and decision theory. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada. In addition to his areas of ...

(1929-2010), Canadian-American philosopher * Michael E. Sobel, American statistician * Milton Sobel (1919–2002), professor of statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967 * Robert Sobel (1931–1999), professor of history at Hofstra University and a writer of business histories * Szymon Sobel (born 2001), Polish rapper *

Ted Sobel Ted Sobel (born July 14, 1953) is an American sportscaster and author who is the longest current tenured Los Angeles-based radio sports reporter. He has worked mostly with CBS Radio since 1985. Sobel is the network's in-studio host and producer of ...

(born 1953), American sportscaster and author

Fictional characters

*Rosa Sobel, the protagonist in ''

The Diary of the Rose "The Diary of the Rose" is a 1976 dystopian science fiction novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in the ''Future Power'' collection. The tale is set in a totalitarian society which uses brainwashing by "electroshocks" to eradicate any k ...

'' science fiction novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin

Fictional characters

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