Fidel is a given name from the Latin "Fidelis" meaning "faithful." The feminine derivative is Fidelia. Notable people with the name include:
Fidel Dávila Arrondo (1878–1962), Spanish Army officer Fidel Castaño, Colombian drug lord and paramilitary Fidel Castro (1926–2016), Cuban socialist revolutionary and politician Fidel Edwards (born 1982) West-Indian cricketer Fidel Negrete (1932–2016), Mexican long-distance runner Fidel Nemenzo, Filipino mathematician, professor, and current chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman Fidel V. Ramos (1928–2022), Filipino military general, politician, and former president of the Philippines Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917–2003), president of El Salvador from 1967 to 1972 Fidel Alonso de Santocildes (1844-1895), Spanish general of the Cuban War of Independence Fidel Solórzano (born 1962), Ecuadorian decathlete Fidel Velázquez Sánchez (1900–1997), Mexican union leader Pen name of Guillermo Prieto (1818–97), Mexican writer Fidel Chaves de la Torre (born 1989), Spanish footballer better known as just Fidel
See also Fidelis (name), Latin equivalent