Joel

Joel or Yoel may refer to:

• Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name
• Joel (prophet), a prophet of an ancient Israel
  • Book of Joel, a book in the Jewish Tanakh, and the Christian Bible
• Joel (son of Samuel), firstborn son of Samuel.
• JO:EL, Danish rapper, singer and producer, signed to Danish Tabu Records

Joel is the surname of:

• Joel family, a British family of brothers who became rich from diamond and gold mining in South Africa
• Alex Joel
• Billy Joel, an American singer-songwriter
• Karl Joel (philosopher), German philosopher
• Karl Amson Joel, German entrepreneur
• Lawrence Joel, American war hero and Medal of Honor recipient
• Manuel Joël, Silesian Jewish philosopher
• Richard M. Joel, president of Yeshiva University
• Robert Joel, American actor

Joel or Yoel is the given name of:

• Joel Spitzer, smoking cessation educator who often signs his posts "Joel"
• Joel Stransky, South African rugby union player
• Yoel Judah, American 3x world champion kickboxer and boxer & trainer
• Yoel Teitelbaum former Rebbe of Satmar. He was probably the best known Haredi opponent of all forms of modern political Zionism.
• Joel Spolsky, software engineer