Mandel is a surname (and occasional given name) that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

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Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

surname, meaning "

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", from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

and

Middle Dutch Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or c. 1550, there was no overarch ...

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locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

, from places called Mandel, such as

Mandel, Germany Mandel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palati ...

. Mandel may also be a

surname, from the

''mandele'', meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.

Notable people

Alon Mandel Alon Mandel ( he, אלון מנדל; born 23 August 1988) is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Mandel is the national record holder (2014) in 50- and 100-meter butterfly. Mandel won the 100-meter butterfly at t ...

(born 1988), Israeli swimmer *

Babaloo Mandel Marc "Babaloo" Mandel (born October 13, 1949) is an American screenwriter. He first wrote episodic television comedy, then later began writing feature films. He and long-time writing partner Lowell Ganz penned numerous high-profile films includ ...

(born 1949), American screenwriter *

David Mandel David Mandel (born ) is writer, actor, director, and producer. He was an executive producer and showrunner of '' Veep'', and was also an executive producer and director of '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and '' Seinfeld''. He is also a comedian, an ...

(born 1970), American television producer and writer *

Edgar Mandel Edgar Mandel (born 19 August 1928) is a German stage, film, and television actor who also appeared in audio plays. Born in Speyer, he took part in the 1957 world premiere of Bertold Brecht's '' Die Gesichte der Simone Machard'' at the Theater ...

(born 1928), German actor *

Eli Mandel Eli Mandel (December 3, 1922 – September 3, 1992) was a Canadian poet, editor of many Canadian anthologies, and literary academic. Biography Eli Mandel died in relative obscurity. A series of strokes had left him unable to write and, as a ...

(1922–1992), Canadian writer *

Emily St. John Mandel Emily St. John Mandel (; born 1979) is a Canadian novelist and essayist. She has written six novels, including '' Station Eleven'' (2014) and '' The Glass Hotel'' (2020). ''Station Eleven'', which has been translated into 33 languages, has been ...

(born 1979), Canadian novelist * Emmanuil Mandel (1925–2018), Russian poet *

Ernest Mandel Ernest Ezra Mandel (; also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter (5 April 1923 – 20 July 1995), was a Belgian Marxian economist, Trotskyist activist and theorist, and Holocaust survivor. He fo ...

(1923–1995), Belgian politician, professor and writer *

Frank Mandel Frank Mandel (1884 – April 20, 1958) was an American playwright and producer. He co-wrote several productions. Some of his works were adapted by others. Several of his collaborations were adapted into films. UCLA's libraries have a collection of ...

, American playwright and producer *

Georges Mandel Georges Mandel (5 June 1885 – 7 July 1944) was a French journalist, politician, and French Resistance leader. Early life Born Louis George Rothschild in Chatou, Yvelines, he was the son of a tailor and his wife. His family was Jewish, originally ...

(1885–1944), French politician *

Harvey Mandel Harvey Mandel (born March 11, 1945) is an American guitarist best known as a member of Canned Heat. He also played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Mayall as well as maintaining a solo career. Early life Mandel was born in Detroit, Michigan, ...

(born 1945), American guitarist *

Howie Mandel Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel voiced the character Gizmo in the 1984 film ''Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch''. I ...

(born 1955), Canadian actor and comedian *

Jan Mandel Jan Mandel is a Czech- American mathematician. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague and was a Senior Research Scientist there. Since 1986, he is professor of Mathematics at the University ...

(born 1956), American mathematician *

Jean Mandel Jean Mandel (20 September 1911 – 25 December 1974) was a member of the Bavarian Senate, a football player, and co-founder of the Organization of Jewish Communities in Bavaria. Early years Mandel was born in 1911 in Fürth, where he atten ...

(1911–1974), German footballer and politician *

Jeanne Dorsey Mandel Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey Mandel (May 11, 1937 – October 6, 2001) was a First Lady of Maryland and second wife of former Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel, whom she had met in January 1963. She was a native of Leonardtown, St. Mary's Coun ...

(1937–2001), American public official from Maryland *

Jennifer R. Mandel Jennifer R. Mandel is an American biologist. Mandel is an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Memphis. Education Jennifer Rhea Ellis earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Carson–Newman University with a focus ...

, American biologist *

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

(born 1925-2020), American musician *

Josh Mandel Joshua Aaron Mandel (born September 27, 1977) is an American far-right politician who served as the 48th treasurer of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the Ohio State Representative for the 17th dist ...

(born 1977), American politician * Julius Mandel (also known as Gyula Mándi (1899–1969), Hungarian football player and manager *

Leonard Mandel Leonard Mandel (May 9, 1927 – February 9, 2001) was an American physicist who contributed to the development of theoretical and experimental modern optics and is widely considered one of the founding fathers of the field of quantum optics. With ...

(1927–2001), American physicist *

Loring Mandel Loring Mandel (May 5, 1928 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright and screenwriter whose notable works include the TV movie ''Conspiracy''. He wrote for radio, television, film and the stage. Early and personal life Mandel was a native of ...

(born 1928), American playwright *

Maria Mandel Maria Mandl (also spelled Mandel; 10 January 1912 – 24 January 1948) was an Austrian '' SS- Helferin'' (" SS helper") known for her role in the Holocaust as a top-ranking official at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, where she is be ...

(1912–1948), Austrian Nazi official *

Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel (April 19, 1920 – August 30, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period when Lt. Governor Blair ...

(1920–2015) American politician *

Morton Mandel Morton Leon Mandel (September 19, 1921 – October 16, 2019) was an American business magnate, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Along with his two brothers, Jack and Joe, he founded the Premier Automotive Supply Company in 1940, which later beca ...

(born 1921), American businessman *

Robert Mandel Robert Mandel (born 1945) is a film producer and director and television director from Oakland, California. He is best known for his film '' School Ties'', which includes early film roles in the careers of Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, ...

(born 1945), American film producer *

(born 1957), Hungarian musician and organologist *

Rolfe D. Mandel Rolfe D. Mandel (born August 25, 1952) is a Distinguished Professor of archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kansas as well as Senior Scientist and Executive Director of the Odyssey Geoarchaeological Research Program at ...

(born 1952), American archaeologist *

Sammy Mandel Sammy Mandell (a.k.a. Samuel Mandella; February 5, 1904 – November 7, 1967) was an American World lightweight boxing champion from 1926-1930. Born in Rockford, Illinois, and named Salvatore Mandala, he was known as the "Rockford Sheik" due to ...

(1904–1967), American boxer *

Semyon Mandel Semyon Solomonovich Mandel (russian: Семен Соломонович Мандель, 27 October 1907 – 19 September 1974) was a prominent Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian theatre and film production designer and art director. He was named an Honore ...

(1907–1974), Russian theatre and film designer *

Seth Mandel Seth A. Mandel (born 1982) is a Conservatism in the United States, conservative American author and editor who has served as senior editor for ''Commentary (magazine), Commentary'' magazine. He previously worked as executive editor of the ''Wash ...

(born 1982), American conservative writer and editor * Stephen Mandel (born 1945), Canadian politician * Stephen Mandel (hedge fund manager) (born 1956), American businessman *

Steven L. Mandel Steven L. Mandel is an American anesthesiologist and advocate for the use of ketamine in the treatment of mental health. Career Mandel is an anesthesiologist, who began his career working in cosmetic surgery offices in California. Following the d ...

, American anesthesiologist * Stewart Mandel (born 1976), American sportswriter * Suzy Mandel (born 1953), British actress * Tom Mandel (futurist) (1946–1995), American futurist *

Tom Mandel (poet) Tom Mandel (born September 12, 1942) is an American poet whose work is often associated with the Language poets. He was born in Chicago and has lived in New York City, Paris and San Francisco. Since 2004, he has lived in Lewes, Delaware with his ...

(born 1942), American poet *

William Mandel William Marx Mandel (June 4, 1917 – November 24, 2016) was an American broadcast journalist, left-wing political activist, and author, best known as a Soviet affairs analyst. He was born in New York City. Senator McCarthy and the House Un-Am ...

(1917–2016), American journalist

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