Joel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Joel family, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa
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Alex Joel, first American Civil Liberties Protection Officer for the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Alexa Ray Joel (born 1985), American singer-songwriter and daughter of Billy Joel
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Alexander Joel (conductor) (born 1971), British/German pianist and conductor
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Billy Joel
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Piano Man" after his Signature song, signature 1973 song Piano Man (song), of the same name, Joel has ha ...
(born 1949), American singer-songwriter
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Charlotte Joël (1882/87–1943), German photographer
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David Joël (1815–1882), German rabbi and scholar
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Dennis Joel, (born 1947), American former actor and singer
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Diederrick Joel (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer playing in Brazil
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Georg Joel (1898–1981), German Nazi Party official
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Grace Joel (1865–1924), New Zealand artist
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Karl Joel (philosopher) (1864–1934), German philosopher
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Karl Amson Joel (1889–1982), German Jewish textile merchant and manufacturer
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Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), American Vietnam War medic and Medal of Honor recipient
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Manuel Joël (1826–1890), Silesian Jewish philosopher
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Nicolas Joel (born 1953), French opera director and administrator of opera houses
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Richard Joel (born 1950), president of Yeshiva University
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Robert Joel (1944–1992), American actor
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