Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Annabel Linquist, American artist, musician, and entrepreneur Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster Bel Olid (born 1977), Spanish writer and translator Bel Powley (born 1992), British actress Bel Pozueta (born 1965), Basque politician Bel Priestley (born 2003), British actress and internet personality Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
Surname Bel / Bél Alfred Bel (1873–1945), French scholar and orientalist Andrés Mir Bel (born 1987), Spanish field hockey player Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), American actress Cletus Bél (died 1245), Hungarian bishop Clyde F. Bel Jr. (1932–2014), American politician Ferran Bel (born 1965), Spanish economist and politician Frédérique Bel (born 1975), French actress and model Jean-Pierre Bel (born 1951), French politician Jérôme Bel (born 1965), French dancer and choreographer Jules Bel (1842–1904), French cheese maker Ka Bel (1933–2008), Filipino politician Laurent Bel (born 1966), French fencer Léon Bel (1878–1957), French businessman, founder of The Laughing Cow M'bilia Bel (born 1959), Congolese musician Madeleine Hartog-Bel (born 1947), Peruvian Miss World Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor Norman Bel Geddes (1893–1958), American theatrical and industrial designer
Fictional characters Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series Bel, a recurring character in Series 13 of Doctor Who Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games
See also Le Bel