Hinkel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andreas Hinkel (born 1982), German footballer Arthur Hinkel (1916–1993), American electrical engineer Hans Hinkel (1901–1960), German journalist Roy Henkel (1905–1981), Canadian ice hockey player whose surname is often seen as "Hinkel" Volker Hinkel (born 1965), German guitarist and pianist, member of the band Fools Garden Adenoid Hynkel, villain of Charlie Chaplin's film The Great Dictator