Segel, and its variants including

Segal Segal, and its variants including Sagal, Segel, Sigal or Siegel, is a family name which is primarily Ashkenazi Jewish. The name is said to be derived from Hebrew ''segan leviyyah'' (assistant to the Levites) although a minority of sources claim ...

Siegel Siegel (also Segal, Segali or Segel), is a Germans, German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Alternate spellings include Sigel, Sigl, Siegl, and others. It can be traced to 11th century Bavaria and was used by people who made wax seals for or sealed ...

, is a primarily an

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

family name. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur I. Segel, American economist * Binjamin W. Segel (1867–1931), author * Harold Segel (1930–2016), American professor *

Jason Segel Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd ...

(born 1980), American actor *

Jonathan Segel Jonathan Segel (born September 3, 1963) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has played with Camper Van Beethoven, Sparklehorse, Eugene Chadbourne, and Dieselhed. Early life and education Segel was born in Marseille, France, a ...

(born 1963), American composer *

Joseph Segel Joseph Myron Segel (January 9, 1931 – December 21, 2019) was an American entrepreneur. He was the founder of over 20 American companies, most notably QVC, an American television network, and the Franklin Mint, a producer of mail-order collecti ...

(1931–2019), American businessman *

Lee Segel Lee Aaron Segel (; 5 February 1932 – 31 January 2005) was an Israeli-American Mathematician, applied mathematician. He developed both the Keller-Segel model of chemotaxis, in cell biology, and the Reaction–diffusion system, Newell-Whitehead-Seg ...

(1932–2005), American applied mathematician

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