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41 famous people named Bel found on Wikipedia.
Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Clyde F. Bel, Jr. (c. 1932 – 2014), American politician
Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
Jean Le Bel (c. 1290 – 1370), medieval Flemish chronicler
Joseph Achille Le Bel (1847–1930), French chemist
Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
Jules Bel (1842-1904), French cheese maker
Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster
Bel Powley, British actress
Fictional characters:
Bel Arvardan, in Isaac Asimov's novel Pebble in the Sky
Bel Riose, in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
Bel (Dungeons & Dragons), lord of the first of The Nine Hells, in Dungeons and Dragons games
Unit of power level in measuring sound, 1929, named for Scottish-born telephone pioneer Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922).
In Latin: beautiful, loving, lovable, God is my oath; derivative of Bella, derivative of Isabel.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bel Powley | 1992 | British actress |
| 2 | M'bilia Bel | 1959 | Congolese musician |
| 3 | Bel Kaufman | 1911 | American novelist, teacher |
| 4 | Bel Mooney | 1946 | British journalist and broadcaster |
| 5 | Frédérique Bel | 1975 | French actress |
| 6 | Germà Bel | 1963 | Spanish economist and politician |
| 7 | Jérôme Bel | 1964 | French dancer and choreographer |
| 8 | Matthias Bel | 1684 | Slovak and Hungarian poet, philosopher, geographer, educator, writer and scientist |
| 9 | Bel Pesce | 1988 | Entrepreneur |
| 10 | Jean Le Bel | 1290 | French chronicler |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Bel | 1951 | French politician |
| 12 | Joseph Achille Le Bel | 1847 | French chemist |
| 13 | Bel Borba | 1957 | Graphic artist |
| 14 | Bel Kutner | 1970 | Brazilian actress |
| 15 | Bel Arvardan | ||
| 16 | Léon Bel | 1878 | |
| 17 | Jules Bel | ||
| 18 | Alfred Bel | 1873 | French orientalist |
| 19 | Laurent Bel | 1966 | French fencer |
| 20 | Marc de Bel | 1954 | Belgian writer and screenwriter |
| 21 | Juan Carlos Casariego de Bel | 1922 | Spanish-Argentine officer and lawyer who worked in the Ministry of Economy of Argentina, and June 15, 1977 was kidnapped and disappeared. |
| 22 | Bel Schenk | 1975 | Australian poet |
| 23 | Bel Abbey | 1916 | American anthropologist |
| 24 | Hervé Bel | 1961 | |
| 25 | José Manuel Martínez Bel | 1992 | |
| 26 | Salvador Millet i Bel | 1912 | |
| 27 | Gil Bel | 1895 | Spanish journalist (1895-1949) |
| 28 | Bel Kyesang Dongtsab | Tibetan general | |
| 29 | Sílvia Bel i Busquet | 1970 | Spanish actor and writer |
| 30 | Paul-Émile Bel | 1900 | French association football player |
| 31 | François Bel | 1805 | French politician |
| 32 | Antoine Le Bel | 1705 | French painter (1705-1793) |
| 33 | Antoine Joseph Claude Le Bel | 1765 | French officer |
| 34 | Bel Olid | 1977 | |
| 35 | Pastor Bel | 1968 | |
| 36 | Sébastien Bel | 1971 | French rower |
| 37 | Aureli Casabona i Bel | Spanish businessperson | |
| 38 | Jaume Jané i Bel | 1936 | Spanish politician |
| 39 | Karl Andreas Bel | 1717 | German literary historian and historian |
| 40 | Josep Gabaldà i Bel | ||
| 41 | Ian Bel |