Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• André Nel (born 1977), South African cricketer
• Andries Nel (born 1965), South African deputy minister
• Anton Nel (born 1961), American classical pianist
• Christof Nel (born 1944), German theatre and opera director
• Corne Nel, South African rugby player
• Dewald Nel (born 1980), South African-born Scottish cricketer
• Elizabeth Nel (1917–2007), English personal secretary to Winston Churchill during the Second World War
• Fred Nel, South African politician
• Gerrie Nel (born 1961), South African advocate and prosecutor
• Gert Cornelius Nel (1885–1950), South African botanist
• Gert Vlok Nel (born 1963), South African poet
• Grant Nel, Australian diver
• Jack Nel (1928–2018), South African cricketer
• Jacques Nel (born 1993), South African rugby player
• Japie Nel (born 1982), South African rugby player
• Jean-Pierre Nel, South African rugby player
• JP Nel (born 1981), South African rugby player
• Justin Nel (born 1987), Namibian rugby player
• Krubert Nel (born c. 1960), South African Army officer
• Michiel Daniel Christiaan De Wet Nel (1901–1984), South African Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, and Bantu Education from 1958 to 1966
• Philip Nel (born 1969), American scholar of children's literature and professor of English
• Philip J. Nel (1902–1984), South African rugby union player
• Riana Nel (born 1982), Namibian singer and songwriter
• Ruhan Nel (born 1991), South African rugby union player
• Susan Nel (born 1956), South African lawn bowler
• Vita Nel, South African beach volleyball player
• Wenda Nel (born 1988), South African hurdler
• W. P. Nel (born 1986), South African-born Scottish rugby player

The Dutch feminine name is a short form of Petronella or Cornelia. People with the name include:

• Nel Benschop (1918–2005), Dutch poet
• Nel Bos (1947), Dutch swimmer
• Nel Büch (1931–2013), Dutch sprinter
• Nel Burgerhof (1908–1991), Dutch gymnast
• Nel de Crits (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist
• Nel Erasmus (born 1928), South African abstract artist
• Nel Fritz (born 1937), Dutch gymnast
• Nel Garritsen (1933–2014), Dutch swimmer
• Nel Ginjaar-Maas (1931–2012), Dutch State Secretary of Education
• Nel Karelse (1926–2015), Dutch sprinter and long-jumper
• Nel Law (1914–1990), Australian artist, poet and diarist
• Nel Noddings (1929–2022), American feminist, educationalist, and philosopher
• Nel van Randwijk (1905–1978), Dutch gymnast
• Nel Roos-Lodder (1914–1996), Dutch discus thrower
• Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch swimmer
• Nel Wambach (born 1938), Dutch gymnast
• Nel Zwier (1936–2001), Dutch high jumper

Often a short form of Nelson

• Nel Martín (born 1980), Spanish vert skater
• Nel Oduber (born 1947), Prime Minister of Aruba
• Nel Tarleton (1906–1956), English featherweight boxer
• Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (born 1969), Haitian musician better known as Wyclef Jean

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• Nell (disambiguation)

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