# Mandel

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This article is about the surname. For other uses, see [Mandel (disambiguation)](/source/Mandel_(disambiguation)).

**Mandel** is a surname (and occasional given name) that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "[almond](/source/Almond)", from the [Middle High German](/source/Middle_High_German) and [Middle Dutch](/source/Middle_Dutch) *mandel*.[1] Mandel can be a [locational surname](/source/Locational_surname), from places called Mandel, such as [Mandel, Germany](/source/Mandel,_Germany).[1] Mandel may also be a [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language) surname, from the [Middle Dutch](/source/Middle_Dutch) *mandele*, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.[1]

## Notable people

- [Alon Mandel](/source/Alon_Mandel) (born 1988), Israeli swimmer
- [Babaloo Mandel](/source/Babaloo_Mandel) (born 1949), American screenwriter
- [David Mandel](/source/David_Mandel) (born 1970), American television producer and writer
- [Edgar Mandel](/source/Edgar_Mandel) (born 1928), German actor
- [Eli Mandel](/source/Eli_Mandel) (1922–1992), Canadian writer
- [Emily St. John Mandel](/source/Emily_St._John_Mandel) (born 1979), Canadian novelist
- [Emmanuil Mandel](/source/Naum_Korzhavin) (1925–2018), Russian poet
- [Ernest Mandel](/source/Ernest_Mandel) (1923–1995), Belgian politician, professor and writer
- [Frank Mandel](/source/Frank_Mandel), American playwright and producer
- [Georges Mandel](/source/Georges_Mandel) (1885–1944), French politician
- [Harvey Mandel](/source/Harvey_Mandel) (born 1945), American guitarist
- [Howie Mandel](/source/Howie_Mandel) (born 1955), Canadian actor and comedian
- [Jan Mandel](/source/Jan_Mandel) (born 1956), American mathematician
- [Jean Mandel](/source/Jean_Mandel) (1911–1974), German footballer and politician
- [Jeanne Dorsey Mandel](/source/Jeanne_Dorsey_Mandel) (1937–2001), American public official from Maryland
- [Jennifer R. Mandel](/source/Jennifer_R._Mandel), American biologist
- [Johnny Mandel](/source/Johnny_Mandel) (1925–2020), American musician
- [Josh Mandel](/source/Josh_Mandel) (born 1977), American politician
- [Julius Mandel](/source/Gyula_M%C3%A1ndi) (1899–1969), Hungarian football player and manager
- [Leonard Mandel](/source/Leonard_Mandel) (1927–2001), American physicist
- [Loring Mandel](/source/Loring_Mandel) (1928–2020), American playwright
- [Maria Mandel](/source/Maria_Mandl) (1912–1948), Austrian Nazi official
- [Marvin Mandel](/source/Marvin_Mandel) (1920–2015), American politician
- [Mati Mandel](/source/Mati_Mandel) (born 1945), Estonian archaeologist and historian
- [Morton Mandel](/source/Morton_Mandel) (1921–2019), American businessman
- [Robert Mandel](/source/Robert_Mandel) (born 1945), American film producer
- [Robert Mandel](/source/Robert_Mandel) (born 1957), Hungarian musician and organologist
- [Rolfe D. Mandel](/source/Rolfe_D._Mandel) (born 1952), American archaeologist
- [Sammy Mandel](/source/Sammy_Mandel) (1904–1967), American boxer
- [Semyon Mandel](/source/Semyon_Mandel) (1907–1974), Russian theatre and film designer
- [Seth Mandel](/source/Seth_Mandel) (born 1982), American writer and editor
- [Stephen Mandel](/source/Stephen_Mandel) (born 1945), Canadian politician
- [Stephen Mandel (hedge fund manager)](/source/Stephen_Mandel_(hedge_fund_manager)) (born 1956), American businessman
- [Steven L. Mandel](/source/Steven_L._Mandel), American anesthesiologist
- [Stewart Mandel](/source/Stewart_Mandel) (born 1976), American sportswriter
- [Suzy Mandel](/source/Suzy_Mandel) (born 1953), British actress
- [Tom Mandel (futurist)](/source/Tom_Mandel_(futurist)) (1946–1995), American futurist
- [Tom Mandel (poet)](/source/Tom_Mandel_(poet)) (born 1942), American poet
- [William Mandel](/source/William_Mandel) (1917–2016), American journalist

## See also

- [Mandell](/source/Mandell), surname
- [Mandl](/source/Mandl), surname
- [Mandle](/source/Mandle), surname
- [Mandal (surname)](/source/Mandal_(surname))
- [Mendel (disambiguation)](/source/Mendel_(disambiguation))
- [Mendelsohn](/source/Mendelsohn)
- [Mendelssohn](/source/Mendelssohn)
- [Menachem Mendel](/source/Menachem_Mendel)

## References

1. *Dictionary of American Family Names*. ["Mandel Family History"](http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mandel), Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.

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