Vogel

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Vogel is the German and Dutch word for "bird" and is a common surname originating in German-speaking countries. Equivalent surnames are Bird or Byrd in English or L'Oiseau in French. Vogel may refer to:

People

• Albert Vogel, Sr. (1874-1933), Dutch officer, teacher and performer
• Alfred Vogel (1902-1996), a Swiss nutritionist and writer
• Amos Vogel (born 1921), an Austrian-born American film critic
• Arthur Vogel (1868–1962), a German merchant, photographer and publisher of picture postcards
• Bernhard Vogel (engraver) (1683–1737), a German engraver
• Bernhard Vogel (politician) (born 1932), a German politician
• Bob Vogel (born 1941), an American football player
• Carl M. Vogel (born 1955), American (Missouri) politician
• Charles Joseph Vogel (1898–1980), an American judge
• Cristian Vogel (born 1972), a British experimental electronic musician
• Darlene Vogel (born 1962), an American actress
• Dan Vogel (born 1955), an American author
• David Vogel (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dorothy Vogel (born 1935), an American art collector
• Eduard Vogel (1829–1856), a German explorer
• Ellen Vogel (born 1922), Dutch television, film and stage actress
• Ezra Vogel (born 1930), an American author
• Florian Vogel (born 1982), a Swiss cyclist
• Franck Vogel (born 1977), a French photographer, journalist and documentary film director
• Frank Vogel (born June 21, 1973), an American professional basketball head coach for the Indiana Pacers
• Hans Vogel (scientist) (1900–1980), a German helminthologist
• Hans Vogel (1881–1945), a German politician
• Hans-Jochen Vogel (born 1926), a German politician
• Harald Vogel (born 1941), German organist and author
• Heiko Vogel (born 1975), a German football manager
• Herbert Vogel (1922–2012), an American art collector
• Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907), a German astronomer
• Hermann Vogel (French illustrator) (1856–1918), a German-born French painter
• Hermann Vogel (German illustrator) (1854–1921), a German illustrator
• Hermann Wilhelm Vogel (1834–1898), a German photo-chemist and photographer
• Ilse-Margret Vogel, a German author
• Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), a Czech conductor
• Jeff Vogel, an American computer programmer and game developer
• Johann Vogel (composer) (1756–1788), a German composer
• Johann Vogel (born 1977), a Swiss football player
• Johannes Vogel (born 1963), German botanist
• Jörg Vogel (born 1967), a German biologist
• Julius Vogel (1835–1899), a New Zealand politician and Prime Minister
• Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel (1812-1841), a German botanist
• Jürgen Vogel (born 1968), a German actor
• Kate Vogel (born 1958), American studio glass artist
• Ludwig Vogel (1788–1879), a Swiss painter
• Marcel Vogel (1917–1991), an American inventor
• Matt Vogel (puppeteer) (born 1970), an American puppeteer
• Matt Vogel (swimmer) (born 1957), an American swimmer
• Mike Vogel (born 1979), an American actor
• Mitch Vogel (born 1956), an American actor
• Orville Vogel (1907–1991), an American scientist
• Otto Vogel (1899–1969), an American baseball player
• Paul Vogel (1899–1975), an American cinematographer
• Paul Bernard Vogel (1899-1972), a Swiss industrialist
• Paula Vogel (born 1951), an American playwright
• Peter Vogel (actor) (1937–1978), a German actor
• Peter Vogel (computer designer) (born 1954), an Australian inventor
• Sam Vogel (born 1981), an Australian Winemaker
• Scott Vogel, an American vocalist with the band Terror
• Tony Vogel (born 1943), an actor
• Vic Vogel (born 1935), a Canadian jazz musician
• Winston Dan Vogel (born 1943), Israeli-born American conductor
• Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), a Russian-born Swiss composer
• Wolfgang Vogel (1925–2008), a German lawyer
• Wouter de Vogel (born 1990), Dutch footballer
• Zygmunt Vogel (1764–1826), a Polish artist

Fiction

• Vogel, the main character in the 1959 novel The Last Valley by J.B. Pick
• Christopher Vogel, a fictional character in the Fablehaven novels by Brandon Mull
• Burgomaster Vogel, a fictional character in the films Frankenstein (1931 film) and Bride of Frankenstein
• Ernst Vogel, fictional character in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Lew Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 film The Bank Job
• Preston Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Gargoyles
• Walter Vogel, a fictional character in the 2009 novel Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. He also appears in the sequel Princess of the Silver Woods.
• Warden Vogel, a fictional character in the television series Futurama
• Dane Vogel, a fictional character in the 2008 video game Saints Row 2

Places

• Vogel (lunar crater)
• Vogel (Martian crater)
• 11762 Vogel, a main belt asteroid
• Vogel, Albania, a village in the Pustec district
• Vogel, Slovenia, a ski area in the valley of Bohinj
• Vogel State Park, Georgia
• Vogel Mountain, New York

Other uses

• Sir Julius Vogel Award, the premier New Zealand award for science fiction
• The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, the premier Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts
• Vogel's, a brand of bread sold by Quality Bakers in New Zealand
• Vogel plane in mathematics
• Vogel Place Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa, USA

See also

• Vogels
• Bird (surname)
• Byrd (disambiguation)