Kitchel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cornelius P. Kitchel (1875–1947), former mayor of Englewood, New Jersey Denison Kitchel (1908–2002), campaign manager of Barry M. Goldwater Harvey Denison Kitchel (1812–1895), former president of Middlebury College Jane Kitchel (born 1945), member of the Vermont Senate Ted Kitchel (born 1959), basketball player
See also Kitchel, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Union County Kitchell, surname