Hertel is a German surname. Notable people with the name include:
Aage Hertel (1873–1944), Danish actor Benedikt Hertel (born 1996), German bobsledder Curtis Hertel (1953–2016), U.S. politician from Michigan Curtis Hertel Jr. (born 1978), U.S. politician from Michigan Dennis Hertel (born 1948), U.S. Representative from Michigan Eberhard Hertel (1938–2024), German singer Hannes Hertel (born 1939), German botanist and taxonomist Heinrich Hertel (1902–1982), German engineer Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville (1668–1722), seigneur and military officer of New France Jean-Baptiste-René Hertel de Rouville (1789–1859), seigneur of New France, son of Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Jean-Baptiste-Melchior Hertel de Rouville (1748–1817), seigneur of New France, grandson of Jean-Baptiste Johann Christian Hertel (1697–1754), German musician Johann Wilhelm Hertel (1727–1789), German musician Johannes Hertel (1872–1955), Indologist John C. Hertel (born 1946), U.S. politician from Michigan Kevin Hertel (born 1985), U.S. politician from Michigan Paul Hertel (born 1953), Austrian composer Peter Ludwig Hertel (1817–1899), German ballet music composer Stefanie Hertel (born 1979), German singer Thomas Hertel (1951–2024), German composer