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

  • Alfred Brendel (1931–2025), Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet and essayist
  • Brian Brendell (born 1986), Namibian footballer
  • Cornelia Brendel, birth name of Cornelia Foss
  • Daniela Brendel (born 1973), German swimmer
  • El Brendel (1890–1964), American entertainer
  • Franz Brendel (1811–1868), 19th-century music critic and publisher
  • Franz Brendel (canoeist), German canoeist
  • Günther Brendel (1930–2026), German painter, graphic artist, and academic
  • Henry W. Brendel (1857–1940), American lawyer and government official
  • Jake Brendel (born 1992), American football player
  • Jakob Brendel (1907–1964), German wrestler
  • Joachim Brendel (1921–1974), German Luftwaffe pilot
  • Karl Brendel (1871–1925), German sculptor
  • Leif Brendel (1903–1972), Norwegian editor
  • Maria Weigert Brendel (1902–1994), German classical art expert, wife of Otto Brendel
  • Martin Brendel (1862–1939), German astronomer
  • Neal Brendel (1954–2021), American rugby union player and lawyer
  • Otto Brendel (1901–1973), scholar of Etruscan art
  • Pascal Brendel (born 2003), German artistic gymnast
  • Robert Brendel (–1898), German botanist and model maker
  • Sarah Brendel (born 1976), German pop singer
  • Sebastian Brendel (born 1988), German canoeist
  • Willi Brendel (1938–2006), German field hockey player
  • Wolfgang Brendel (born 1947), German opera singer

See also

  • Brendel Anstey (1887–1933), English footballer