Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Annabel Linquist Annabel Linquist, also known as Bel, is an American artist, entrepreneur, musician, and producer. Annabel specializes in creating custom paintings or "Charms" that "neurologically rewire" the brains of her collectors. According to Linquist, her ...

, American artist, musician, and entrepreneur *

Bel Kaufman Bella Kaufman (May 10, 1911 – July 25, 2014) was an American teacher and author, well known for writing the bestselling 1964 novel ''Up the Down Staircase.'' Early life Bella's father, Michael Kaufman (Mikhail Y. Koyfman) and her mother, Lal ...

(1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel ''Up the Down Staircase'' *

Bel Mooney Beryl Ann "Bel" Mooney (born 8 October 1946) is an English journalist and broadcaster. She currently writes a column for the ''Daily Mail'', having previously written – mainly as a columnist – for other publications including the ''Daily Mirro ...

(born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster * Bel Olid (born 1977), Spanish writer and translator *

Bel Powley Isobel Dorothy Powley Booth (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Powley was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series ''M.I. Hig ...

(born 1992), British actress * Bel Pozueta (born 1965), Basque politician *

Bel Priestley Bel Priestley (born 13 May 2003) is an English actress and internet personality. She began her career on the social media platforms YouTube and TikTok, where she documented her gender transition after coming out as a transgender woman. By 2023, sh ...

(born 2003), British actress and internet personality

Surname

Bel / Bél

Clyde F. Bel Jr. Clyde Francis Bel Jr. (June 11, 1932 – September 6, 2014) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 28th and 90th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Bel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son ...

(2014), American politician *

Eógan Bél Eógan Bél mac Cellaig (died 542) was a king of Connacht from the Uí Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of the high king Ailill Molt. His reign began sometime after 500. His byname ''bél'' means "mouth" or "lip," supposedly ...

(died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland) *

Matthias Bel Matthias Bel or Matthias Bél (; ; ; ; 22–24 March(?), 1684 – 29 August 1749) was a Lutheran pastor and polymath from the Kingdom of Hungary. Bel was active in the fields of pedagogy, philosophy, philology, history, and theoretical theology ...

(1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor *

Jules Bel Jules Bel (30 September 1842 – 11 January 1904) was a French cheese maker. He was the founder of Groupe Bel The Bel Group ( Groupe Bel or Fromageries Bel in French) is a multinational cheese marketer centered in France. Overview The Bel Gro ...

(1842–1904), French cheese maker

Le Bel

* Jean Le Bel (1370), medieval Flemish chronicler *

Joseph Achille Le Bel Joseph Achille Le Bel (21 January 1847 in Pechelbronn – 6 August 1930, in Paris, France) was a French chemist. He is best known for his work in stereochemistry. Le Bel was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1874 he announced his ...

(1847–1930), French chemist

Fictional characters

* Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel ''Pebble in the Sky'' *

Bel Riose Bel Riose is a fictional character in the ''Foundation'' series by Isaac Asimov. In the 1945 novella "Dead Hand", he is the last great general of the declining Galactic Empire. He targets the Foundation both as a perceived threat to the Empire ...

, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series *

Bel Bel can mean: Mythology * Belenus or Bel, a Celtic deity * Bel (mythology), a title (meaning "lord" or "master") for various gods in Babylonian religion People * Bel (name) * Annabel Linquist, known as Bel, American artist, musician, and entrepr ...

, a recurring character in

Series 13 Series 13 or Season 13 may refer to: * Lego Minifigures (theme)#Series 13, the toy line by Lego * Warehouse 13 ''Warehouse 13'' is an American science fiction television series that originally ran from July 7, 2009, to May 19, 2014, on the S ...

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

* Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games {{given name, type=both