Cemal is the Turkish language, Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Jamal (Arabic: جَمَال jamāl) which means "beauty, charm". People named Cemal include:

First name

* Cemal Erçman (1896/1904–?), Turkish weightlifter * Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966), Turkish army general and fourth President of Turkey * Cemal Nalga (born 1987), Turkish basketball player * Cemal Oğuz (born 1980), Turkish judoka * Cemal Pasha (1872–1922), Ottoman military leader * Cemal Reşit Eyüpoğlu (1906–1988), Turkish politician and journalist * Cemal Reşit Rey (1904–1985), Turkish composer * Cemal Süreya (1931–1990), Turkish writer * Cemal Yıldırım (1925–2009), Turkish philosopher

Middle name

* Ahmed Cemal Eringen (1921–2009), Turkish- American engineering scientist * Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980), Turkish diplomat and politician * Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906–1972), Turkish composer {{given name Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names