Kunkel
# Kunkel

Kunkel is a surname, also spelled Künkel, for Slovak women Kunkelová. Notable people with the surname include:

## Politics

* George Kunkel (1893–1965), American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania
* Jacob Michael Kunkel (1822–1870), US Congressman from Maryland
* John C. Kunkel (1898–1970), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
* John Christian Kunkel (1816–1870), US Congressman from Pennsylvania

## Science

* Fritz Künkel (1889–1956), German-American psychoanalyst
* Henry Kunkel (1916–1983), American immunologist
* Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel (1630–1703), German chemist
* Louis M. Kunkel (born 1949), American geneticist
* Louis Otto Kunkel (1884–1960), American botanist

## Sports

* Adam Kunkel (born 1981), Canadian hurdler
* Anna Kunkel (1932–2006), American baseball player
* Bill Kunkel (baseball) (1936–1985), American baseball pitcher and umpire
* Jeff Kunkel (born 1961), American baseball shortstop
* Karl-Heinz Kunkel (1926–1994), German footballer
* Kristina Kunkel (born 1984), American water polo player
* Monika Kunkelová (born 1977), Slovak wheelchair curler, 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympian
* Paul Kunkel (1903–1977), American tennis player
* Peter Kunkel (born 1956), German footballer
* Rachelle Kunkel (born 1978), American diver
* Rainer Künkel (born 1950), German footballer

## Other

* Benjamin Kunkel (born 1972), American novelist and political economist
* Bill Kunkel (journalist) (1950–2011), American executive editor of Electronic Games Magazine
* Bruce Kunkel, former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
* Leah Kunkel (born 1948), American singer, songwriter, and attorney
* Mike Kunkel, American cartoonist
* Renata Kunkel (born 1954), Polish composer
* Russ Kunkel (born 1948), American drummer and producer
* Thomas Kunkel (born 1955), American author, journalist, and educator
* Thor Kunkel (born 1963), German author
