Kinzel is a German surname. Notable people with the name include:
Anton Kinzel (1922–20??), Austrian chess player Augustus Braun Kinzel (1900–1987), American metallurgist Eberhard Kinzel (1897–1945), German general Dick Kinzel (born 1940), American business executive, CEO of Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Gisela Kinzel (born 1961), German athlete Marianne Kinzel, mid-20th century Czechoslovak-British designer of knitted lace patterns