Hänel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Hänel (1833–1918), German jurist and politician Erich Hänel (1915–2003), German footballer Horst-Ulrich Hänel (born 1957), German field hockey player Karin Hänel (born 1957), German long jumper Klaus Hänel (1936–2016), German footballer Kristina Hänel, (born 1956), German physician Marie-Louise Hänel Sandström (born 1968), Swedish politician (1792–1878), German legal historian
See also Hanel