# Roel

Roel may refer to a Dutch masculine given name that is a short form of either Roeland or Roelof, or to a Hispanic surname. People with the name include

## Given name
### Academics

* Roel van den Broek (born 1931), Dutch religious history scholar
* Roel Konijnendijk, Dutch historian and Classicist
* Roel Kuiper (born 1962), Dutch historian, philosopher, and politician
* Roel Nusse (born 1950), Dutch developmental biologist at Stanford University
* Roel Sterckx (born 1969), Belgian-British sinologist and anthropologist
* Roel in 't Veld, (born 1942), Dutch Public administration scholar
* Roel Vertegaal (born 1968), Dutch-Canadian computer interface scientist
* Roel Wieringa (born 1952), Dutch computer scientist

### Arts

* Roel Bos [de; it; nl] (born 1942), Dutch movie actor, in Italy known as "Glenn Saxson"
* Roel Cortez (1967–2015), Filipino singer and songwriter
* Roel D’Haese [de; fr; nl] (1921–1996), Belgian surrealist sculptor and graphic artist
* Roel Dieltiens (born 1957), Belgian cellist and composer
* Roel Caboverde Llacer (born 1947), Cuban painter
* Roel Reiné (born 1969), Los Angeles-based Dutch film director
* Roel van Velzen (born 1978), Dutch singer and songwriter
* Roel Jeroen van der Linden (born 1982), Dutch painter

### Business

* Roel Campos (born 1949), Hispanic-American business lawyer
* Roel Pieper (born 1956), Dutch IT-entrepreneur
* Roel de Vries (born 1968), Dutch born engineer and businessman

### Politics

* Roel Degamo (1966–2023), Filipino politician
* Roel van Duijn (born 1943), Dutch politician, political activist and writer
* Roel Robbertsen (born 1948), Dutch politician
* Roel de Vries (born 1943), Dutch trade union leader
* Roel de Wit (1927–2012), Dutch Labour Party politician and conservationist

### Sports

* Roel Boomstra (born 1993), Dutch draughts player
* Roel Braas (born 1987), Dutch rower
* Roel Brouwers (born 1981), Dutch football defender
* Roel Buikema (born 1976), Dutch football midfielder
* Roel van Hemert (born 1984), Dutch football defender
* Roel Janssen (born 1990), Dutch football defender
* Roel Koolen (born 1982), Dutch baseball player
* Roel Luynenburg (1945–2023), Dutch rower
* Roel de Mon (1919–1973), Dutch baseball pitcher
* Roel Moors (born 1978), Belgian basketball player
* Roel Paulissen (born 1976), Belgian mountain biker
* Roel Rothkrans (born 1979), Dutch handball player
* Roel van de Sande (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
* Roel Santos (born 1987), Cuban baseball player
* Roel Stoffels (born 1987), Dutch football midfielder
* Roel Velasco (born 1969), Filipino boxer
* Roel Wiersma (1932–1995), Dutch football defender
* Roel De Bie (born 1988), Belgian volleyball player

### Fictional

* Roel Dijkstra, eponymous football player of a comic book series (1977–1995)

## Surname

* César Roel Schreurs (born 1941), Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer
* Fernando García Roel (1921 – 2009), Mexican chemical engineer
* Gabriela Roel (born 1959), Mexican film and television actress
* José Roel Lungay (born 1960, also known as Father Roel, or Fro), Filipino priest
* Lise Roel (born 1928), architect from Denmark
* Válber Roel de Oliveira (born 1967), former association footballer from Brazil