Nagel is a German and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aaron Nagel, American painter and musician
- Alexander Nagel (born 1945), American mathematician
- Anne Nagel (1915âÂÂ1966), American actress
- Bill Nagel (1915âÂÂ1981), American baseball player
- Björn Nagel (born 1978), German-Ukrainian equestrian
- Carsten Nagel (born 1955), Danish writer
- Charles Nagel (1849âÂÂ1940), American politician and lawyer
- Christiaan Nagel (born 1982), South AfricanâÂÂborn British street artist
- Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803âÂÂ1882), German mathematician
- Conrad Nagel (1897âÂÂ1970), American actor
- David Nagel (born c. 1945), American executive
- De-Wet Nagel (born 1985), South African actor, musician and composer
- Dolf van der Nagel (1889âÂÂ1949), Dutch footballer
- Ernest Nagel (1901âÂÂ1985), American philosopher of science
- Gerd Nagel (born 1957), West German high jumper
- Heike Nagel (born 1946), West German swimmer
- Ivan Nagel (1931âÂÂ2002), German theater scholar, critic and director
- Jan Nagel (born 1939), Dutch politician
- Jan Nagel (painter) (c. 1560 â 1602), Dutch Renaissance painter
- Jennifer Nagel (born 1947), Canadian philosopher
- Judy Nagel (born 1951), American skier
- Lisle Nagel (1905âÂÂ1971), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Vernon
- Maggy Nagel (born 1957), Luxembourgish politician
- Melanie von Nagel (1908âÂÂ2006), American-German writer and nun
- Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter
- Otto Nagel (1894âÂÂ1967), German painter
- Patrick Nagel (1945âÂÂ1984), American artist
- Paul C. Nagel (1926âÂÂ2011), American historian and biographer
- Ray Nagel (1927âÂÂ2015), American football coach
- Rodica Nagel (born 1970), French-Romanian long-distance runner
- Rosemarie Nagel (born 1963), German economist
- Sidney R. Nagel (born 1948), American physicist
- Simon Nagel (born 1985), Danish footballer
- Steven R. Nagel (1946âÂÂ2014), American astronaut
- Stuart Nagel (1934âÂÂ2001), American political scientist
- Thomas Nagel (born 1937), American philosopher
- Tilman Nagel (born 1942), German Orientalist
- Vernon Nagel (1905âÂÂ1974), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Lisle
- Volbrecht Nagel (1867âÂÂ1921), German missionary to India
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