Pauwels
# Pauwels

Pauwels is a Flemish patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pauwel, a vernacular form of Paul. Notable people with the name include:

## Surname

* Eddy Pauwels (1935–2017), Belgian racing cyclist
* Emiel Pauwels (1918–2014), Belgian track and field athlete
* Emmanuel Pauwels (1903–?), Belgian competitive sailor
* Ferdinand Pauwels (1830–1904), Belgian history painter in Germany
* Fleur Pauwels (born 2003), Belgian footballer
* Frans Pauwels (1918–2001), Dutch racing cyclist
* Friedrich Pauwels [de] (1885–1980), German (Aachen) orthopedist known for Pauwel's angle
* Isabelle Pauwels (born 1950), Belgian-born Canadian video artist
* Ivo Pauwels (born 1950), Belgian author
* Jeanne-Catherine Pauwels (1795–1889), Belgian musician
* José Pauwels (1928–2012), Belgian racing cyclist
* Katrien Pauwels (born 1965), Belgian figure skater
* Kevin Pauwels (born 1984), Belgian racing cyclist
* Louis Pauwels (1920–1997), Belgian-French journalist and writer
* Luc Pauwels (born 1940), Belgian political scientist
* Marie-Claire Pauwels (1945–2011), French journalist
* Megan Pauwels (born 1976), Australian cricketer
* Peter-Frans Pauwels (born 1965), Dutch entrepreneur
* Rudi Pauwels (born 1960), Belgian pharmacologist
* Sabine Pauwels (born 1966), Belgian swimmer
* Serge Pauwels (born 1983), Belgian road bicycle racer
* Thierry Pauwels (born 1957), Belgian astronomer
   * 12761 Pauwels, main belt asteroid named after him

## Given name

* Pauwels Franck (c.1540–1596), Flemish landscape painter
* Pauwels van Hillegaert (1596–1640), Dutch painter
