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Frankel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973), British composer
Bethenny Frankel (born 1970), American chef and reality television personality
Charles Frankel (1917–1975), American philosopher, known for Charles Frankel Prize
Cyril Frankel (1921–2017), British director
Dan Frankel (American politician) (born 1956), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Dan Frankel (British politician) (1900–1988), MP for Mile End, 1935–1945
Dave Frankel , American attorney, former television weatherman and news anchor
David Frankel (born 1959), American director, editor, screenwriter, executive producer
Felice Frankel , American photographer of scientific art images, or artistic science images.
Gene Frankel (1919–2005), American theater director
Jacob Frankel (1808–1887), German-born American rabbi
Jeffrey Frankel (born 1952), American economist
Jerry Frankel (1930–2018), American musical theatre producer and thoroughbred breeder and owner
Jonah Frankel (1928–2012), author, Hebrew literature professor and Israel Prize laureate
Jonah Frankel (businessman) (died 1846), German Jewish businessman, banker and philanthropist
Jonah Teomim-Frankel (1595–1669), author of the book Kikayon deYona
Joseph Frankel (musician) (1882–1956), American army band and
klezmer bandleader
Justin Frankel (born 1978), American computer programmer
Lee K. Frankel (1867–1931), American social worker and insurance executive
Leó Frankel (1844–1896), Hungarian politician
Lois Frankel (born 1948), member of the
United States House of Representatives from
Florida
Martin Frankel (born 1954), American financier
Max Frankel (born 1930), American journalist and former New York Times executive editor
Naomi Frankel (1918–2009), German-Israeli novelist
Otto Frankel (Otto Herzberg Frankel ; 1900–1998), Australian biologist and geneticist of Austrian descent
Richard B. Frankel , American physicist
Robert "Bobby" J. Frankel (1941–2009), American thoroughbred race horse trainer
Sandra Frankel (born 1941), former supervisor of the Town of Brighton, Monroe County, New York
Susannah Frankel , British fashion journalist and author
Susy Frankel , New Zealand law academic
Stan Frankel (1919–1978), American physicist
Theodore Frankel (1929–2017), American mathematician
Tomer Frankel (born 2000), Israeli swimmer, European 2018 junior champion in the 100 m freestyle
William Frankel (1903–2008), editor of the British weekly newspaper, The Jewish Chronicle , from 1958 to 1977
Zecharias Frankel (1801–1875), Bohemian-German
Conservative rabbi , historian