# Appel (surname)

Appel is a surname. Meaning "apple" in Dutch and Low German, it can be a metonymic occupational surname for an apple grower or seller. It can also be a German patronymic name, based on a pet form of Apprecht. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred Appel (1934–2009), American scholarly expert on Vladimir Nabokov and author
* Allen Appel (born 1945), American novelist
* Andrew Appel (born 1960), American computer scientist and author
* Anna Appel (disambiguation)
* Anne Milano Appel, American translator
* Benjamin Appel (1907–1977), American novelist
* Bluma Appel (1919–2007), Canadian philanthropist
* Bram Appel (1921–1997), Dutch footballer
* Brent R. Appel (born 1950), American Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
* Bruno Appels (born 1988), Belgian football goalkeeper
* Carmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
* Chris Appel, American basketball player
* Colette Appel (born 1986), American pair skater
* David Appel (born 1950), Israeli businessman
* David Appel (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player
* Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
* Eric Appel (born 1980), American television/film writer, director, and producer
* Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), Mexican politician
* Frank Appel (born 1961), German CEO of Deutsche Post
* Fredrik Appel (1884–1962), Danish architect
* Gaby Appel (born 1958), German field hockey player
* Gerald B. Appel (born 1947), American nephrologist
* Hans Appel (1911–1973), German footballer
* Izaak Appel (1905–1941), Polish chess master
* Jacob Appel (1680–1751), Dutch painter
* Jacob M. Appel (born 1973), American bioethicist
* Jan Appel (1890–1985), German revolutionary
* Jayne Appel (born 1988), American professional basketball player
* Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
* Johann von Appel (1826–1906), Austrian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* John Appel (1859–1929), Australian politician
* John Appel (born 1958), Dutch documentary filmmaker
* Karel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painter
* Kenneth Appel (1932–2013), American mathematician
* Kevin Appel (born 1967), American painter and university professor
* Lawrence Appel, American nutrition researcher
* Libby Appel (born 1937), American artistic director
* Marianne Appel (1913–1988), American artist and puppet designer
* Mark Appel (born 1991), American professional baseball player
* Marty Appel (born 1948), American public relations and sports management executive
* Mike Appel (born 1942), American record producer/manager
* Naomi Zaskia (born 1996), Indonesian actress
* Otto Appel (1867–1952), German botanist and agriculturalist
* Peter H. Appel (born 1964), American management consultant and government official
* Reinhard Appel (1927–2011), German journalist and television presenter
* Richard Appel (born 1963), American television writer and producer
* Rolf Appel (1921–2012), German inorganic chemist
* Ron Appel (born 1959), Swiss bioinformatician
* Sam Appel (1871–1947), American actor
* Scott Appel (1954–2003), American musician and musicologist
* Staci Appel (born 1966), American politician
* Stanley Appel (1933–2023), British television producer and director
* Paul Émile Appell (also known as Paul Émile Appel) (1855–1930), French mathematician
* Valdir Appel (born 1946), Brazilian former footballer and sports writer