Meinel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aden Meinel (1922–2011), American astronomer Carolyn Meinel (CPM) (born 1946), notable in the hacking scene during the 1990s Christel Meinel (born 1957), East German cross country skier Christoph Meinel (born 1954), German scientist and university professor of computer sciences Dieter Meinel (1949–2026), East Germany cross country skier Dietmar Meinel, German Nordic combined skier Gabriele Meinel, German cross country skier Marjorie Meinel (1922–2008), American astronomer Reinhard Meinel, German physicist Rico Meinel (born 1974), retired German ski jumper
See also Meinel (disambiguation) Meynell
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