Weitzel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896), military officer, Dutch Minister of War Brad Weitzel, American baseball player, scout, coach, and author Camilla Weitzel (born 2000), German volleyball player Frank Weitzel (1905–1932), New Zealand printmaker and artist Fritz Weitzel (1904–1940), German SS commander during the Nazi era George T. Weitzel (1873–1936), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua Godfrey Weitzel (1835–1884), German-American major general in the Union army during the American Civil War Hedwig Weitzel or Hedwig Ross (1900–1971), New Zealand-born Australian educator and political activist John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (1928–2022), American Roman Catholic bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa Louise Adeline Weitzel (1862–1934), American writer of German descent Willi Weitzel (born 1972), German television presenter, journalist and film producer

See also Weitzel Lock, parallel locks that enable ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes Weitz Wetzel (disambiguation) Wettzell (disambiguation) Wetzell Witzel (disambiguation)