Bel (name)
Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
- Jean Le Bel (c. 1290 – 1370), medieval Flemish chronicler
- Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847–1930), French chemist
- Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
- Bel Kaufman (born 1911), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
- Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster
- Bel Powley, British actress
Fictional characters:
- Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
- Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
- Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games