Scheel is a surname of Germanic origin. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arnd Scheel, mathematician at the University of Minnesota
- Ellen Scheel, Norwegian football player
- Fritz Scheel (1852–1907), German-American orchestra conductor
- Georg Scheel, Norwegian barrister
- Günther Scheel (1921–1943), German ace fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II
- Gustav Adolf Scheel (1907–1979), German physician in the SS during the Nazi regime
- Herman Scheel (1859–1956), Norwegian jurist; chief justice of the Supreme Court 1920–29
- Heinrich Scheel, baltic German architect
- Ingeborg Scheel, Swiss Olympic fencer
- John Scheel, MD, term coiner of naturopathy
- Jørgen Jacob Scheel (1916–1989), Danish aristocrat, soldier and ichthyologist
- Karl Scheel (1866–1936), German physicist
- Mildred Scheel (1932–1985), German doctor; second wife of Walter Scheel
- Walter Scheel (1919–2016), German politician; president of the Federal Republic of Germany 1974–79
- Baron Boris Vietinghoff-Scheel (1829–1901), Russian composer
See also
edit- Karl Scheel Prize, an award given annually by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin
- Scheels All Sports, American retailer