Edel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Abraham Edel
Abraham Edel (6 December 1908 – 22 June 2007) was a North American philosopher and ethicist. He was the younger brother of the North American literary critic and biographer Leon Edel, and the uncle of the composer Joel Mandelbaum. He was ...
(1908–2007), North American philosopher and ethicist
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Alfred William Edel (c. 1930–2005), American television news presenter
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Apoula Edel
Apoula Edima Bete Edel ( hy, Ô±ÕºÕ¸Ö‚Õ¬Õ¡ Ô·Õ¤Õ«Õ´Õ¡ Ô·Õ¤Õ¥Õ¬ Ô²Õ¥Õ¿Õ¥; born 17 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Cameroon, he played for the Armenia national team.
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Early career
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(born 1986), Cameroonian-Armenian footballer
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Leon Edel
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was an American/Canadian literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel.
The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' calls Edel "the fore ...
(1907–1997), North American literary critic and biographer
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Uli Edel
Ulrich "Uli" Edel (; born 11 April 1947) is a German film and television director, best known for his work on films such as ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' and '' Body of Evidence.''
His '' Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny'' won a Golden Globe for ...
(born 1947), German film director
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Edel Plareza, Irish historian and academic
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Edel Oliva (born 1965), Cuban race walker
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Edel Rodriguez
Edel Rodriguez (born August 22, 1971 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American artist, illustrator, and children's book author. Using a variety of materials, his work ranges from conceptual to portraiture and landscape. Socialist propaganda and weste ...
(born 1971), Cuban-American artist and illustrator
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Edel Quinn
Edel Mary Quinn, (14 September 1907 – 12 May 1944) known as Edel Quinn was an Irish-born Roman Catholic lay-missionary and Envoy of the Legion of Mary to East Africa.
Life
Born in Kanturk, County Cork, Edel Mary Quinn was the eldest child of ...
(1907–1944), Irish lay missionary
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Edel Randem
Edel Signe Randem (married name: Uvland; born 11 September 1910 in Oslo – died 26 November 2001 in Stabekk) was a Norwegian figure skater.
She competed at the 1931 World Figure Skating Championships, where she finished sixth. She also fi ...
(1910–2001), Norwegian figure skater
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Edel Therese Høiseth (born 1966), former speed skater from Norway, who specialised in the shorter distances; the 500 m and 1,000 m
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Edel Eckblad
Edel Eckblad (26 May 1914 – 12 October 1994). Retrieved on 27 March 2009. was a Norwegian actress.
She acted out of Studioteatret from 1945 to 1950 and Riksteatret from 1951 to 1963 and 1975 to her death. Between 1963 and 1975 she was freelancin ...
(1914–1994), Norwegian actress
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Edele Jernskjæg Edele Jernskjæg (died 1512) was a Danish noble, courtier and the royal mistress of King John I of Denmark.
Daughter of the poor noble Mikkel Andersen Jernskjæg and Margrethe Andersdatter af Særslev, she was made maid of honor of the queen, Chris ...
(died 1512), Danish noble, lady-in-waiting and royal mistress of King John I of Denmark
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Å’ Å“, a ligature of the Latin script
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Construction Nautic Edel
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations,"Construction" def. 1.a. 1.b. and 1.c. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) Oxford University Press 2009 and co ...
, a French boat builder
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Edel 665
The Edel 665 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Maurice Edel and first built in 1984. It was marketed as the Edel 660 in France and is sometimes referred to as the Edel 6.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North Amer ...
, a French sailboat design
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Edel SE & Co. KGaA, a German independent media company
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Edel Land District
The lands administrative divisions of Western Australia refer to subdivisions of the state of Western Australia for cadastral (land title) purposes, most of which have been in place since the 19th century. The state is divided up for this purpose ...
, a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the North-West Land Division
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Edel-Mega Records
Mega Records was a Danish record label established in 1983. It was renamed Edel-Mega Records when it was acquired by Edel Music in 2001. Mega's catalogue is now managed by Playground Music Scandinavia, which was spun off from Edel in 2010.
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, a Danish record company established in 1983. It was renamed Edel-Mega Records when it was acquired by Edel Music in 2001
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Langenlonsheim Airfield
Langenlonsheim Airfield (or Flugplatz Langenlonsheim in German) is a small airfield in Langenlonsheim, Germany. It has a single grass runway in the direction 01 / 19 with a length of 450 meters (1,476 feet). Prior permission is required for visi ...
(ICAO code
EDEL
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Edel Paragliders
Edel Paragliders was a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Gwangju and headed by Sung Heon Song. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of paragliders and paramotor wings in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, Noe ...
, a defunct South Korean paraglider manufacturing company
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Edelmann Edelmann (German for "nobleman") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Heinz Edelmann (1934–2009), German illustrator and designer
*Jean-Frédéric Edelmann (1749–1794), French classical composer
*Otto Edelmann (1917–2003), ...
, a surname of German origin
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Edelstein Edelstein is the German word for " gemstone". Edelstein is also a surname of German origin which means "noble stone" or in its literal sense "precious stone".
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** Arnold Edelstein, Austrian-American cart ...
, a surname of German origin
* Edel, another name for the logic puzzle
nonogram
Nonograms, also known as Hanjie, Paint by Numbers, Picross, Griddlers, and Pic-a-Pix, and by various other names, are picture logic puzzles in which cells in a grid must be colored or left blank according to numbers at the side of the grid to r ...
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