Edel


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Edel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

  • Abraham Edel (1908–2007), North American philosopher and ethicist
  • Alfred William Edel (c. 1930–2005), American television news presenter
  • Apoula Edel (born 1986), Cameroonian-Armenian footballer
  • Leon Edel (1907–1997), North American literary critic and biographer
  • Uli Edel (born 1947), German film director

Given name

;Male:

;Female, Irish: Pronounced

;Female, Scandinavian:

  • Edel Eckblad (1914–1994), Norwegian actress
  • Edel Hætta Eriksen (1921–2023), Norwegian schoolteacher and politician
  • Edele Jernskjæg (died 1512), Danish noble, lady-in-waiting and royal mistress of King John I of Denmark
  • Edel Randem (1910–2001), Norwegian figure skater
  • Edel Therese Høiseth (born 1966), former speed skater from Norway, who specialised in the shorter distances; the 500 m and 1,000 m

Other uses

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