Recknagel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Erich Recknagel (1904–1973), German ski jumper Helmut Recknagel (born 1937), German former ski jumper Hermann Recknagel (1892–1945), German general during World War II Alice Recknagel Ireys (1911–2000), American landscape architect John Recknagel (1870-1940), American painter, residing in France