# Sobel

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For other uses, see [Sobel (disambiguation)](/source/Sobel_(disambiguation)).

**Sobel** is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

- [Adam Sobel](/source/Adam_Sobel) (born 1967), American climatologist
- [Alex Sobel](/source/Alex_Sobel) (born 1975), British politician
- [Alex Sobel (basketball)](/source/Alex_Sobel_(basketball)) (born 2000), American basketball player in the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)
- [Barry Sobel](/source/Barry_Sobel) (born 1959), American actor and comedian
- [Bernard Sobel](/source/Bernard_Sobel) (1887–1964), American playwright, drama critic, and book writer
- [Clifford Sobel](/source/Clifford_Sobel) (born 1949), United States diplomat and ambassador
- [Curt Sobel](/source/Curt_Sobel) (born 1953), American composer and music editor
- [Daniel Sobel](/source/Daniel_Sobel) (born 1975), British educational consultant
- [Dava Sobel](/source/Dava_Sobel) (born 1947), writer of popular expositions of scientific topics
- [David Sobel](/source/David_Sobel), American education writer
- [Eleanor Sobel](/source/Eleanor_Sobel) (born 1946), representative in the Florida House of Representatives
- [Helen Sobel Smith](/source/Helen_Sobel_Smith) (1910-1969), American bridge player generally known as Helen Sobel
- [Henry Sobel](/source/Henry_Sobel) (1944–2019), Brazilian rabbi
- [Herbert Sobel](/source/Herbert_Sobel) (1912–1987), United States Army officer during World War II
- [Irwin Sobel](/source/Irwin_Sobel) (born 1940), American scientist, researcher in digital image processing
- [Isador Sobel](/source/Isador_Sobel) (1858–1939), American lawyer
- [Janet Sobel](/source/Janet_Sobel) (1894–1968), Ukrainian-American artist
- [Joe Sobel](/source/Joe_Sobel) (born 1945), American meteorologist
- [Joel Sobel](/source/Joel_Sobel) (born 1954), American economist
- [John Sobel](/source/John_Sobel) (born 1964), American tennis player
- [Jordan Howard Sobel](/source/Jordan_Howard_Sobel) (1929-2010), Canadian-American philosopher
- [Michael E. Sobel](/source/Michael_E._Sobel), American statistician
- [Milton Sobel](/source/Milton_Sobel) (1919–2002), professor of statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, [awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967](/source/List_of_Guggenheim_Fellowships_awarded_in_1967)
- [Robert Sobel](/source/Robert_Sobel) (1931–1999), professor of history at Hofstra University and a writer of business histories
- [Szymon Sobel](/source/Sobel_(singer)) (born 2001), Polish rapper
- [Ted Sobel](/source/Ted_Sobel) (born 1953), American sportscaster and author

In mathematics:

- [Sobel operator](/source/Sobel_operator), used to detect edges in images

## Fictional characters

- Rosa Sobel, the protagonist in *[The Diary of the Rose](/source/The_Diary_of_the_Rose)* science fiction novelette by [Ursula K. Le Guin](/source/Ursula_K._Le_Guin)

## See also

- [Sobell (disambiguation)](/source/Sobell_(disambiguation))
- [Sobol (disambiguation)](/source/Sobol_(disambiguation))

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