Merkel (surname)
Merkel is a common German surname. It used to be the minimization of a variety of Old German given names like Markwart or Markhard.
- Alexander Merkel, Kazakh-born German footballer
- Angela Merkel, the current Chancellor of Germany
- Charles Emanuel Merkel,, American inventor, manufacturer
- Crawford Merkel, American bobsledder
- Earl Merkel, American writer
- Fred Merkel, American motorcycle road racer
- Friedrich Sigmund Merkel, German anatomist
- Garlieb Merkel, Baltic German writer and activist
- Gerhard Merkl, German Domkapellmeister
- Günther Merkel, East German slalom canoer
- Gustav Merkel, German composer
- Harry Merkel, German racecar driver
- Jim Merkel, American environmental activist and engineer
- Manfred Merkel, East German slalom canoer
- Max Merkel, Austrian footballer and football manager
- Monte Merkel, American football player
- Oliver Merkel, German footballer
- Philip Merkel, German-American Freethinker and preacher
- Pierre Merkel, German footballer
- Reiner Merkel, German photojournalist
- Therese Merkel, member of the Swedish band Alcazar
- Una Merkel, American actress
- Willy Merkl, German mountain climber
