Kandel (surname)
Kandel is a surname. Kandel is a common name among Ashkenazi Jews, indicating an ancestor from the town of Kandel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Notable people with the surname include:- David Kandel, artist
- Eric R. Kandel, neuroscientist
- Eugene Kandel, economist
- Felix Kandel, historian
- Harry Kandel, bandleader
- Isaac Leon Kandel, educator
- Jessica Kandel, surgeon
- Lenore Kandel, poet
- Michael Kandel, science fiction author
- Paul Kandel, actor
- Susan Kandel, art critic and writer
- Ellen Kandeler, biologist and agricultural scientist specialising in soil biology
In Nepal
Kandel is a surname of Bahuns from Nepal.
- Rajen Kandel, Nepalese businessman
- Hari Bhakta Kandel, Nepalese politician
- Yam Lal Kandel, Nepalese politician
- Devendra Raj Kandel, Nepalese politician
