Kavel is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:

August Kavel (1798–1860), founder of Lutheranism in Australia George Kavel (1910–1995), American football player François Martin-Kavel (1846–1909), French painter and illustrator

See also Electoral district of Kavel, single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral results for the district of Kavel in South Australian state elections