Celal is both a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic word Jalal (جلال), which means "majesty". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Celal Al (born 1984), Turkish actor * Celal Adan (born 1951), Turkish politician * Celal Esat Arseven (1875–1971), Turkish painter, writer and politician * Celal Atik (1918–1979), Turkish sports wrestler * Celal Başkale (died 2012), Kurdish militant *

Celâl Bayar Mahmut Celâlettin "Celâl" Bayar (16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986) was a Turkish economist and politician who was the third president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939. Bayar ...

(1883–1986), Turkish politician and economist * Celal Emir Dede (born 2001), Turkish footballer * Cəlal Hüseynov (born 2003), Azerbaijani footballer * Celal İbrahim (1884–1917), Ottoman football player * Celal Kıbrızlı (born 1950), Turkish footballer and manager * Celal Nuri İleri (1881–1938), Turkish politician * Celal Taşkıran (born 1954), Turkish wrestler *

Celal Tevfik Karasapan Celal Tevfik Karasapan (1899–1974) was a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the director of National Security between 1959 and 1960 and minister of press, broadcasting and tourism between 1962 and 1963. He was the ambassador of Turke ...

(1899–1974), Turkish diplomat and politician * Celal Şahin (1925–2018), Turkish musician and humorist * Celal Sandal (1942–2006), Turkish boxer *

Celâl Şengör Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör (; born 24 March 1955) is a Turkish geologist. He is retired from the faculty at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering. Şengör is a (foreign) member of the American Philosophical Soc ...

(born 1955), Turkish geologist * Celal Yardımcı (1911–1986), Turkish lawyer and politician * Hasan Celal Güzel (1945–2018), Turkish politician * Mehmet Celal Bey (1863–1926), Ottoman statesman

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* Nariman Celâl (born 1980), Crimean Tatar politician, journalist and activist * Peride Celal (1916–2013), Turkish female novelist, story writer

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