Kraabel is an English surname, and may refer to: A. Thomas Kraabel (1934–2016), an American classics scholar and educator, grandson of Anton Anton Kraabel (1862–1934), a North Dakota Republican Party politician Caroline Kraabel (born 1961), an American composer, improviser and saxophonist Paul Kraabel (1933–2016), American politician, grandson of Anton Torger Oswald Kraabel (1893–1975), Director, American Legion's National Rehabilitation Commission from 1941 to 1958. Member of team that drafted the G.I. Bill of Rights, son of Anton Kraabel