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

Benjamin Frankel Benjamin Frankel (31 January 1906 – 12 February 1973) was a British composer. His best known pieces include a cycle of five string quartets, eight symphonies, and concertos for violin and viola. He was also notable for writing over 100 film sc ...

(1906–1973), British composer *

Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel, also known as Bethenny Parisella, (born November 4, 1970) is an American entrepreneur, television personality, philanthropist, and author. She was the runner-up on the NBC reality competition series '' The Apprentice: Martha S ...

(born 1970), American chef and reality television personality * Charles Frankel (1917–1975), American philosopher *

Cyril Frankel Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 19217 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV s ...

(1921–2017), British director * Dan Frankel (American politician) (born 1956), American politician from Pennsylvania * Dan Frankel (British politician) (1900–1988), British politician * Dave Frankel (1957–2025), American attorney, television weatherman and news anchor *

David Frankel David Frankel (born April 2, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He directed '' The Devil Wears Prada'' (2006), '' Marley & Me'' (2008), '' Hope Springs'' (2012), '' Jerry & Marge Go Large'' (2022), and the first and fourth episodes of the Netflix mi ...

(born 1959), American director, editor, screenwriter, executive producer *

Felice Frankel Felice Frankel is an American researcher and photographer of scientific images. She has received multiple awards, both for the aesthetic quality of her science photographs and for her ability to effectively communicate complicated scientific info ...

, American photographer *

Gene Frankel Eugene V. Frankel (December 23, 1919 – April 20, 2005) was an American actor, theater director, and acting teacher especially notable in the founding of the off-Broadway scene. Frankel served in the Army during World War II in entertainment and ...

(1919–2005), American theater director *

Jacob Frankel Jacob Frankel (July 5, 1808January 12, 1887) was a German-born rabbi who became the first official Jewish military chaplain of the United States, during the American Civil War. Life and work Frankel came from a Jewish family with a long tradi ...

(1808–1887), German-born American rabbi *

Jeffrey Frankel Jeffrey Alexander "Jeff" Frankel (born November 5, 1952, in San Francisco, California) is an international macroeconomist. He works as the James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard Kennedy School. Education Frankel g ...

(born 1952), American economist * Jerry Frankel (1930–2018), American musical theatre producer and thoroughbred breeder and owner *

Jonah Frankel Jonah Frankel, () also spelled Yonah Frankel, (1928–2012) was an author, Hebrew literature professor and Israel Prize laureate. Biography Jonah Frankel was born in Munich in 1928 and emigrated to Israel in 1937 to escape the Nazis. In high sch ...

(1928–2012), Hebrew literature professor and author * Jonah Frankel (businessman) (died 1846), German businessman, banker and philanthropist * Jonah Teomim-Frankel (1595–1669), author *

Joseph Frankel (musician) Lieutenant Joseph Frankel (1882–1956) was an American klezmer musician, Clarinet, clarinetist and military band bandleader of the early 20th century. Biography Early life Frankel was born in Kyiv, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire, on Octo ...

(1882–1956), American army band and klezmer bandleader *

Justin Frankel Justin Frankel (born 1978) is an American computer programmer best known for his work on the Winamp media player application and for inventing the Gnutella peer-to-peer network. Frankel is also the founder of Cockos Incorporated, which create ...

(born 1978), American computer programmer * Lee K. Frankel (1867–1931), American social worker and insurance executive * Leó Frankel (1844–1896), Hungarian politician *

Lois Frankel Lois Jane Frankel ( ; born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district since 2023, having previously served it from 2013 to 2017. As a member of the D ...

(born 1948), American politician from Florida * Martin Frankel (born 1954), American financier *

Max Frankel Max Frankel (April 3, 1930 – March 23, 2025) was an American journalist who was executive editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1986 to 1994. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his coverage of Richard Nixon's visit to China. He also brought ...

(1930–2025), American journalist and editor *

Naomi Frankel Naomi Frankel (; 20 November 1918 – 20 November 2009), also spelled Fraenkel and Frenkel, was a German-born Israeli novelist. Born in Berlin, she was evacuated to Mandatory Palestine with other German-Jewish children in 1933. She became a member ...

(1918–2009), German-Israeli novelist * Otto Frankel (1900–1998), Australian biologist and geneticist * Richard B. Frankel, American physicist * Robert "Bobby" J. Frankel (1941–2009), American thoroughbred race horse trainer * Sandra Frankel (born 1941), American politician from New York * Susannah Frankel, British fashion journalist and author * Susy Frankel, New Zealand law academic * Stan Frankel (1919–1978), American physicist *

Theodore Frankel Theodore Frankel (June 17, 1929 – August 5, 2017) was a mathematician who introduced the Andreotti–Frankel theorem and the Frankel conjecture. Frankel received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955. His doctoral adv ...

(1929–2017), American mathematician *

Tomer Frankel Tomer Frankel (; born 18 October 2000) is an Israeli Olympic swimmer. He is the former European junior champion in the 100m freestyle and the freestyle ( 2018 Helsinki), and competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Frankel represented Israel at th ...

(born 2000), Israeli swimmer * William Frankel (1903–2008), British newspaper editor *

Zecharias Frankel Zecharias Frankel (30 September 1801 – 13 February 1875) was a Bohemian-German rabbi and a historian who studied the historical development of Judaism. He was born in Prague and died in Breslau. He was the founder and the most eminent member o ...

(1801–1875), Bohemian-German rabbi and historian

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