Carel is a given name, and may refer to:
Arts Carel Blotkamp, Dutch artist and art historian Carel de Moor, Dutch etcher and painter Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils Carel van Mander, Flemish painter, poet and biographer Carel Vosmaer, Dutch poet and art-critic Jacques-Philippe Carel (), Parisian cabinet-maker
Education Carel Gabriel Cobet, Dutch classical scholar Carel van Schaik, Dutch professor and director of the Anthropological Institute and Museum at the University of Zürich, Switzerland
Other fields Carel Godin de Beaufort, Dutch nobleman and Formula One driver Carel Victor Gerritsen (1850–1905), Dutch radical politician Carel Jan Scheneider, Dutch foreign service diplomat and writer Carel Struycken, character actor in film, television, and stage Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck, Dutch naval officer and naval historian Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist
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