Van der Poel is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the pool" (though poel could occasionally indicate a swamp as well). Abroad the surname is often concatenated to "Vanderpoel". People with this surname include:
Adri van der Poel (born 1959), Dutch racing cyclist David van der Poel (born 1992), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of Adri Egbert van der Poel (1621–1664), Dutch genre and landscape painter Jacques van der Poel (born 1963), Dutch racing cyclist Jean van der Poel (1904–1986), South African historian Mathieu van der Poel (born 1995), Dutch cyclocross racer, son of Adri Willem van der Poel (1926–2024), Dutch computer scientist Nils van der Poel (born 1996), Swedish speed skater
Vanderpoel Aaron Vanderpoel (1799–1870), U.S. Representative from New York Emily Noyes Vanderpoel (1842–1939), American artist, writer, and philanthropist. Isaac V. Vanderpoel (1814–1871), American lawyer and New York State Treasurer John Vanderpoel (1857–1911), Dutch-born American artist and teacher John W. Vanderpoel (born 1949), American birdwatcher, birding guide and author Kate Vanderpoel (1851–19??), pen name of American composer Cornelia Townsend Matilda Vanderpoel (1862–1950), American painter Waid Vanderpoel (1922–2003), American financier and conservationist
Van der Poele Georges Van Der Poele (fl. 1900), Belgian equestrian
Van de Poel (1915–1993), Dutch politician
Vandepoel Bart Vandepoel (born 1982), Belgian footballer
Van de Poele Eric van de Poele (born 1961), Belgian racing driver
Van Depoele Charles Joseph Van Depoele (1846–1892), Belgian-American electrical engineer and inventor
See also Grand Prix Adri van der Poel a cyclo-cross race named after Adri van der Poel Poel (disambiguation) Poels, a related Dutch surname