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and Dutch surname. Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the occupation of a nail maker.Nagel Name Meaning
in the Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Nagel Aaron Nagel is an American painter and the original trumpet player for punk rock/ska core act Link 80, born and raised in Berkeley, California. He later played guitar in the band DESA with other former Link 80 members Ryan Noble, Adam Davis, ...

, American painter and musician * Alexander Nagel (born 1945), American mathematician *

Anne Nagel Anne Nagel (born Anna Marie Dolan; September 29, 1915 – July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for 25 years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s. One book described her as "one ...

(1915–1966), American motion picture actress * Bill Nagel (1915–1981), American baseball player * Björn Nagel (born 1978), German-Ukrainian equestrian * Carsten Nagel (born 1955), Danish writer * Charles Nagel (1849–1940), American politician and lawyer * Christiaan Nagel (born 1982), South African-born British street artist * Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803–1882), German mathematician *

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1940, a ...

(1897–1970), American actor and matinee idol * David Nagel (born c. 1945), American executive * De-Wet Nagel (born 1985), South African actor, musician and composer * Dolf van der Nagel (1889–1949), Dutch footballer *

Ernest Nagel Ernest Nagel (; ; November 16, 1901 – September 20, 1985) was an American philosopher of science. Suppes, Patrick (1999)Biographical memoir of Ernest Nagel In '' American National Biograph''y (Vol. 16, pp. 216-218). New York: Oxford University ...

(1901–1985), American philosopher of science * Gerd Nagel (born 1957), West German high jumper *

Heike Nagel Heike Nagel (née ''Hustede'', born 16 January 1946) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...

(born 1946), West German swimmer * Ivan Nagel (1931–2002), German theater scholar, critic and director * Jan Nagel (born 1939), Dutch Labour Party politician * Jan Nagel (painter) (c. 1560–1602), Dutch Renaissance painter * Jennifer Nagel (born 1947), Canadian philosopher * Judy Nagel (born 1951), American alpine skier * Lisle Nagel (1905–1971), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Vernon * Maggy Nagel (born 1957), Luxembourgish politician * Melanie von Nagel (1908–2006), American-German writer; American Roman Catholic nun * Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter * Otto Nagel (1894–1967), German painter *

Patrick Nagel Patrick Nagel (November 25, 1945 – February 4, 1984) was an American artist and illustrator. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style, descended from Art Dec ...

(1945–1984), American artist * Paul C. Nagel (1926–2011), American historian and biographer *

Ray Nagel Raymond Robert Nagel (May 18, 1927 – January 15, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1958 to 1965 and the University of Iowa from 1966 ...

(1927–2015), American college football coach * Rodica Nagel (born 1970), French-Romanian long-distance runner * Rosemarie Nagel (born 1963), German economist * Sidney R. Nagel (born 1948), American physicist * Simon Nagel (born 1985), Danish footballer * Steven R. Nagel (1946–2014), American astronaut * Stuart Nagel (1934–2001), American political scientist *

Thomas Nagel Thomas Nagel (; born July 4, 1937) is an American philosopher. He is the University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, where he taught from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. His main areas of philosophical interest ...

(born 1937), American philosopher * Tilman Nagel (born 1942), German Orientalist * Vernon Nagel (1905–1974), Australian cricketer, twin-brother of Lisle * Volbrecht Nagel (1867–1921), German missionary to the Malabar coast of India

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