Carel is a given name, and may refer to:

Arts

* Carel Blotkamp, Dutch artist and art historian * Carel de Moor, Dutch etcher and painter *

Carel Fabritius Carel Pietersz. Fabritius (; bapt. 27 February 1622 – 12 October 1654) was a Dutch painter. He was a pupil of Rembrandt and worked in his studio in Amsterdam. Fabritius, who was a member of the Delft School, developed his own artistic style ...

, Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils * Carel van Mander, Flemish painter, poet and biographer *

Carel Vosmaer Carel Vosmaer (20 March 1826 – 12 June 1888) was a Dutch poet and art critic, born in The Hague. He wrote under the pseudonym Flanor. Life He studied law at the University of Leiden, obtaining a degree in 1851, and was for many years Deputy ...

, Dutch poet and art-critic *

Jacques-Philippe Carel Jacques-Philippe Carel () was a Parisian cabinet-maker (''ébéniste''), who was admitted to the cabinetmakers' guild in 1723 and specialized in rococo case pieces of high quality veneered in end-grain (''bois de bout'') floral marquetry. Two almo ...

(), Parisian cabinet-maker

Education

* Carel Gabriel Cobet, Dutch classical scholar * Carel van Schaik, Dutch professor and director of the Anthropological Institute and Museum at the University of Zürich, Switzerland

Other fields

Carel Godin de Beaufort Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus "Carel" Godin de Beaufort (10 April 1934 – 2 August 1964) was a Dutch racing driver and nobleman, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in Maarsbergen to a noble family, Godin de Beaufort d ...

, Dutch nobleman and Formula One driver * Carel Victor Gerritsen (1850–1905), Dutch radical politician * Carel Jan Scheneider, Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer *

Carel Struycken Carel Struycken (; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch actor. He is known for playing the Giant/Fireman in the television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017), the occasional guest role of Mr. Homn in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987– ...

, character actor in film, television, and stage *

Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck J.C.M. Warnsinck (11 November 1882, Hoogwoud, North Holland - 21 July 1943, The Hague) was a Dutch naval officer and naval historian. Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck was the son of the notary Cornelis Warnsinck and his wife, Tettje Halbertsma. He ent ...

, Dutch naval officer and naval historian * Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist {{given name Dutch masculine given names Masculine given names