Meisel or Meisels is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Dominik Meisel (born 1999), German footballer
  • Edmund Meisel (1894–1930), Austrian-born German composer
  • Hana Meisel (1883–1972), Russian-born Israeli agronomist and Zionist
  • Hilde Meisel (1914–1945), German Resistance writer
  • Johanna Meisel, German film editor
  • John Meisel (1923–2025), Austrian-born Canadian political scientist
  • Jürgen M. Meisel (born 1944), German romanist and linguist
  • Kurt Meisel (1912–1994), Austrian actor and film director
  • Louis K. Meisel (born 1942), American photorealist art dealer
  • Mordecai Meisel (1528–1601), Czech philanthropist and communal leader
  • Noah Meisel (1891–1956), Russian-born Latvian politician
  • Perry Meisel (born 1949), American writer and linguist
  • Steven Meisel (born 1954), American fashion photographer
  • Wilhelm Meisel (1891–1974), German Kriegsmarine admiral
  • Wilhelm Meisel (Silesian Uprisings veteran) (1904–2009), Polish soldier, last known surviving veteran of the Silesian Uprisings
  • Will Meisel (1897–1967), German composer
  • Grete Meisel-Hess (1879–1922), Austrian feminist author
  • Dow Ber Meisels (1798–1870), Polish rabbi and nationalist
  • Esther Meisels (born 1995), Israeli cyclist
  • Samuel J. Meisels (born 1945), American child development scholar
  • Tamar Meisels, Israeli political scientist

See also

  • Meisel family
  • Maisel
  • Meisel Music, German music publishing group
  • Mozart und Meisel, Austrian television series