De Waal (surname)
For the village in the Dutch province of North Holland, see
De Waal.
De Waal is or was the surname of the following:
- Alex de Waal (born 1963), British social anthropologist and researcher on African issues
- Edmund de Waal (born 1964), British ceramic artist
- Frans de Waal (born 1948), Dutch ethologist
- Hugo de Waal (1935—2007) Bishop of Thetford, cousin of Victor
- Pieter de Waal (1899—1977), South African military commander
- Rein de Waal (1904—1985), Dutch field hockey player
- Simon de Waal (born 1961), Dutch writer
- Thomas de Waal (born 1966), British journalist
- Victor de Waal (born 1929), is a former Dean of Canterbury; father of Alex, Edmund and Thomas.