Reichel is a

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surname. It originates from the root ''ric'' meaning ''power''. The surname may refer to the following notable people: *

Achim Reichel Achim Reichel (born 28 January 1944) is a musician, producer, and songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. He is known for his 1991 hit single ''Aloha Heja He'', and serving as the frontman for the 1960s beat group The Rattles, who, among other achieve ...

(born 1944), German musician and music producer, former member of

The Rattles The Rattles are a German rock band, formed in Hamburg in 1960, best known for their 1970 psychedelic hit single, "The Witch". Career The Rattles performed in Hamburg, and played at the same venues as The Beatles on several occasions in 1962. In ...

Bernard Reichel Bernard Reichel (August 3, 1901 – December 10, 1992) was a 20th-century classical composer from the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Born in Montmirail (canton of Neuchâtel), he settled in Geneva in his twenties. He spent most of his l ...

(1901–1992), Swiss classical composer *

Frantz Reichel François Étienne "Frantz" Reichel (16 March 1871 – 24 March 1932) was a French sports administrator, athlete, cyclist and journalist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a runner and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as a ...

(1871–1932), French athlete *

Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff (6 March 1912 – 17 May 1994) was an Austrian anthropologist and archaeologist. He is known for his fieldwork among many different Amerindian cultures such as in the Amazonian tropical rainforests (e.g. Desana Tucano) ...

(1912–1994), Austrian-born anthropologist *

Hans Reichel Hans Reichel (10 May 1949 – 22 November 2011) was a German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer. Career Reichel was born in Hagen, Germany. He began to teach himself violin at age seven, playing in the s ...

(1949–2011), German guitarist and inventor *

Kealiʻi Reichel Carleton Lewis Kealiinaniaimokuokalani Reichel (born June 26, 1962) popularly known as Kealii Reichel, is a popular and bestselling singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer, chanter, scholar, teacher, and personality from Hawaii. He has spent ...

(born 1962), Hawaiian musician and dancer *

Lukas Reichel Lukas Reichel (born May 17, 2002) is a German professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Reichel played as a youth in the German Development League (DNL) ...

(born 2002), German ice hockey player *

Manfred Reichel Manfred Reichel (1896–1984) was a Swiss micropaleontologist best known for his work on the morphology of foraminiferans, especially alveolinids. He taught as a professor at the University of Basel for almost forty years, where he became the ...

(1896—1984), Swiss micropaleontologist *

Peter Reichel Peter Reichel (born 30 November 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Reichel was born in Gießen. He signed a professional contract at Eintracht Frankfurt in 1970. On the first matchday he debuted in th ...

(born 1951), German professional football player * Robert Reichel (born 1971), Czech-born professional hockey player *

Robinson Reichel Robinson Reichel (born 16 May 1966) is a German television actor. Selected filmography * ''Derrick'' - Season 10, Episode 06: ''"Tödliches Rendezvous"'' (1983) * ''Die Wächter ''Die Wächter'' is a 1970 dystopian novel '' The Guardians'' (G ...

(born 1966), German television actor *

Verena Reichel Verena Reichel (21 March 1945 – 9 February 2022) was a German literary translator. Bilingual from childhood, she later studied Scandinavian literature, German literature, and theater. Since 1972, she has worked as a freelance translator from Sw ...

(born 1945), German translator

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