Wetzel is the name of several persons, places, and other entities:

List of people with the surname Wetzel

* Bernard C. Wetzel (1876–1952), American architect in Detroit * Carl Wetzel (born 1938), American hockey player *

Dan Wetzel Dan Wetzel is an American author, screenwriter, documentary film producer, podcaster, and a Senior Writer for ESPN. He was previously the national columnist for Yahoo! Sports. Career As a sports writer, he has worked as the national columnist for ...

, American writer and sports columnist * David Wetzel (born ca. 1980?), American musician, member of the band Ghosty * Donald Wetzel, American baseball player and inventor * (1909–52), German Hauptsturmführer, mid-grade company level officer and equivalent of a captain in the German Army * Gary George Wetzel (born 1947), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient * George P. Wetzel, Sr. (1921-2014), American legislator and jurist * Jake Wetzel (born 1976), American-Canadian rower *

John Wetzel (basketball) John Francis Wetzel (born October 22, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard, he attended Wilson Memorial High School in Fishersville, VA, and played collegiately at Virginia Tech and was selected by t ...

(born 1944), American basketball player and coach *

John Wetzel (American football) John William Wetzel (born July 18, 1991) is a former American football offensive guard. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Boston College. Early years Wetzel attended Brashear H ...

(born 1991), professional American football player * John Wetzel (Pennsylvania official), Pennsylvania Secretary of Corrections *

Julia Wetzel Julia Wetzel began her National Security Agency (NSA) career as a Special Research Analyst in the Operations unit. In the late 1970s, Wetzel worked with the House Select Committee on Intelligence. In 1989 she was assigned as the NSA's representa ...

, American cryptologist with the National Security Administration *

Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel (14 September 1779, in Bautzen – 29 July 1819, in Bamberg) was a German writer. He studied medicine in Leipzig and Jena, then philosophy. From 1805 he lived in Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Sa ...

(1779–1819), German writer *

Lewis Wetzel Lewis Wetzel (1763–1808) was an American scout and frontiersman. Because of how feared he was by the Native American Tribes, he was nicknamed "Death Wind". He stood about 5ft 10in with knee length black hair. He was an expert with a knife and ...

(1763–1808), American frontiersman *

Robert Lewis "Sam" Wetzel Robert Lewis Wetzel (October 6, 1930 – January 20, 2022) was a United States Army lieutenant general. Education Robert Lewis "Sam" Wetzel, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, graduated from high school in 1948 and was planning to study engineering a ...

, American army officer *

Susanne Wetzel Gudrun Susanne Wetzel is a German computer scientist known for her work in computer security, including the use of information channels such as voice or keystroke dynamics to strengthen password-based security, and the security of wireless commun ...

, German computer scientist *

Sylvia Wetzel Sylvia Wetzel (born 5 July 1949 in the Black Forest) is a Buddhist feminist, with a focus on the Buddhist community of Germany in the topics of meditation and spirituality among women. Life Sylvia Wetzel studied political science and Slavistics in ...

(born 1949), German feminist * Walter C. Wetzel (died 1945), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient *

Wolfgang Wetzel Wolfgang Wetzel (born 11 May 1968) is a German politician. Born in Schlema, he represents the Alliance 90/The Greens. Wolfgang Wetzel served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxon ...

(born 1968), German politician

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Wetzel County, West Virginia Wetzel County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,442. Its county seat is New Martinsville. The county, founded in 1846, is named for Lewis Wetzel, a famous frontiersman and Indian fi ...

* Wetzel, Michigan, an unincorporated community *

Wetzel's Pretzels Wetzel's Pretzels is an American chain of fast-food restaurants, specializing in pretzels and hot dogs. The chain has more than 370 locations across the United States, Canada and Central America, as well as formerly in Finland, mostly located i ...

, an American restaurant chain * Wetzel's Climbing Mouse, ''Rhipidomys wetzeli'', a species of mouse native to Venezuela. {{disambig, surname German-language surnames