Härtel or Hartel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
August Hartel (1844–1890), German architect Dr Kurt Hartel (1910–2000), German patent lawyer Gottfried Christoph Härtel (1763–1827), music publisher in Leipzig Jens Härtel (born 1969), German football manager and former player Karsten Härtel (born 1961), former German footballer Lis Hartel (1921–2009), equestrian from Denmark Marcel Hartel (born 1996), German professional footballer Michael Hartel (born 1998), German speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider Sascha Härtel (born 1999), German professional footballer Stefan Härtel (born 1988), German professional boxer Susanne Hartel (born 1988), German football player Wilhelm von Hartel (1839–1907), Austrian philologist in classical studies Yvonne von Hartel AM, architect and urban planner
See also Härtel Antiqua, a font produced by Schriftguss AG Hartel Barrier, a storm surge barrier in Spijkenisse, Netherlands Breitkopf & Härtel, the world's oldest music publishing house