Friel is a surname, and may refer to
- Anna Friel, British actress
- Brian Friel, Northern Ireland playwright and director
- Courtney Friel, American television presenter
- Henry J. Friel (1823–1869), Canadian mayor
- Joe Friel, multisport athletics coach
- Lisa Friel, New York City lawyer and prosecutor
- Mary Therese Friel, former Miss USA; now owner-operator of self-named modeling agency
- Todd Friel, American radio personality
- Tony Friel, British bass guitarist
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Famous quotes containing the word friel:
“It is not the literal past, the facts of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.”
—Brian Friel (b. 1929)