Hempel is a name of German, Dutch and Swedish origin and the surname of a Swedish noble family.
The following people have the surname:
Adolph Hempel (1870–1949), Brazilian entomologist
Amy Hempel (born 1951), American writer and professor
Anouska Hempel (born 1941), New Zealand-born hotelier and designer and former actress Bill Hempel (1920–2001), American football player Carl Gustav Hempel (1905–1997), German-American philosopher Charles Frederick Hempel (1811–1867), German organist and composer, son of Charles William Hempel Charles Julius Hempel (1811–1879), German-born translator and homeopathic physician Charles William Hempel (1777–1855), English organist Eduard Hempel (1887–1972), Nazi German Minister to Ireland (1937–1945) Fábio Hempel (born 1980), Brazilian athlete Frieda Hempel (1885–1955), German-American soprano Gotthilf Hempel (born 1929), German marine biologist and oceanographer Hazel Hempel Abel (1888–1966), United States Republican Party Senator for Nebraska (1954) Jan Hempel (born 1971), German Olympic diver Johan Wilhelm Hempel (1860–1920), Danish sea captain John Hempel (born 1935), American mathematician Jutta Hempel (born 1960), German chess prodigy Lothar Hempel (born 1966), German artist Marc Hempel (born 1957), contemporary American cartoonist Marcella Hempel (1915-2010) Australian textile artist and master weaver Peter Hempel (born 1959), East German Olympic canoer Udo Hempel (born 1946), German Olympic road and track cyclist
See also
Hempel Group, Danish coatings supplier company
Hempel's paradox (or Hempel's ravens), synonyms for the Raven paradox named after Carl Gustav Hempel Hempel's dilemma, named after Carl Gustav Hempel Hempel Hotel, hotel in London 9820 Hempel, asteroid