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 Barry Sobel (born July 11, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. Life and career Sobel was raised in Brooklyn, New York, a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York. During the 1980s, he toured the comedy circuit heavily. In 1987, he appeared in R ...

(born 1959), American actor and comedian * Bernard Sobel (1887–1964), American playwright, drama critic, and book writer *

Clifford Sobel Clifford Michael Sobel (born 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American business executive, financier, Republican fundraiser, U.S. diplomat and former ambassador. Since 1994, Sobel has been chairman and chief executive officer of SJJ Investment ...

(born 1949), United States diplomat and ambassador * Curt Sobel (born 1953), American composer and music editor * Daniel Sobel (born 1975), British educational consultant * Dava Sobel (born 1947), writer of popular expositions of scientific topics *

David Sobel David Sobel is an American educator and academic, responsible for developing the philosophy of place-based education. He has written extensively on the topic in books and numerous articles. He is currently a Core Faculty member and Director of Ce ...

, American education writer * Eleanor Sobel (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 Henry Isaac Sobel (9 January 1944, in Lisbon – 22 November 2019, in Miami) was a Portuguese-American Reform rabbi, and was president of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), a major Jewish congregation in São Paulo, Brazil. Biography ...

(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 portrayed ...

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

Isador Sobel Isador Sobel (August 28, 1858 – October 25, 1939) was a Jewish-American lawyer from Pennsylvania. Life Sobel was born on August 28, 1858, in New York City, New York, the son of merchant Semel Sobel and Cecelia King. His parents were both Ger ...

(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 John Sobel (born February 15, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career Sobel was seen mostly on the doubles circuit. He appeared in three Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam events during his career. In the men's d ...

(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 s ...

(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 Robert Sobel (February 19, 1931 – June 2, 1999) was an American professor of history at Hofstra University and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. Biography Sobel was born in the Bronx, in New York City, New York. He c ...

(1931–1999), professor of history at Hofstra University and a writer of business histories * Szymon Sobel (born 2001), Polish rapper * Ted Sobel (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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