Mendel can be both a surname and given name. Mendel is mostly a

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

variant and affectionate form of the Hebrew name Menachem and means "comforter".

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* Mendel Jackson Davis (1942–2007), American attorney and politician from South Carolina *

Mendel Gdański Mendel Gdański is a short story by Polish poet and short-story writer Maria Konopnicka published for the first time in 1890 in the Przegląd Literacki magazine. After three years it was published again in her poetry collection Na drodze ("On the ...

, fictional character from short story by Maria Konopnicka * Mendel Portugali (1888–1917), leading figures in Second Aliya and founder of the Hashomer movement *

Mendel Rosenblum Mendel Rosenblum (born 1962) is a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and co-founder of VMware. Early life Mendel Rosenblum was born in 1962. He attended the University of Virginia, where he received a degree in mathematics. Whil ...

(born 1962), American associate professor of computer science *

Mendel Sachs Mendel Sachs (; April 13, 1927 – May 5, 2012) was an American theoretical physicist. His scientific work includes the proposal of a unified field theory that brings together the weak force, strong force, electromagnetism, and gravity. Biography ...

(1927–2012), American theoretical physicist and professor * Mendel Shapiro, Jewish lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi * Mendel Weinbach (1933–2012), Orthodox rabbi * Mendel Zaks (1898–1974),

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, Rosh Yeshiva in Raduń Yeshiva * Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Rebbe of Chabad * Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson, The

Tzemach Tzedek Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (September 9, 1789 – March 17, 1866) also known as the Tzemach Tzedek (Hebrew: "Righteous Sprout" or "Righteous Scion") was an Orthodox rebbe, leading 19th-century posek, and the third rebbe (spiritual leader) of th ...

, the third Rebbe of Chabad

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Andrei Mendel Andrei Semyonovich Mendel (russian: Андрей Семёнович Мендель; born 17 April 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Fakel Voronezh. He also plays in the centre-back position. C ...

(born 1995), Russian football midfielder *

Arthur Mendel Arthur Mendel (June 6, 1905 – October 14, 1979) was an American musicologist, known as a Bach scholar. He was born in Boston and died in Newark, New Jersey. Education He graduated from Harvard University in 1925 before going to study with ...

(1905–1979), American musicologist * August Neander (1789–1850), German theologian (born ''David Mendel'') * Barry Mendel, American film producer *

Gérard Mendel Gérard Mendel (1930 – 14 October 2004) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. The revolt against the father His popularity began when he published his 1968 work ''La révolte contre le père'' (The revolt against the father). Deleuze and ...

(1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist * Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), often called the "father of genetics" *

Henriette Mendel Henriette Mendel, Baroness von Wallersee (July 31, 1833 – November 12, 1891) was a German actress, and the mistress and, later, morganatic wife of Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria. By him she was the mother of Countess Marie Larisch von Moen ...

(1833–1891), German actress and mistress * Iuliia Mendel (born 1986), Ukrainian journalist * J. Michael Mendel (1964–2019), American television producer * Lafayette Mendel (1872–1935), American biochemist * Nate Mendel (born 1968), American musician

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