Laurel is a surname which may refer to: Alicia Bay Laurel (born 1949), American artist, author and musician Arsenio Laurel (1931–1967), Filipino race car driver, son of José P. Laurel Brenda Laurel, an advocate for girl video game development José P. Laurel (1891–1959), former President of the Philippines Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (born 1966), Annobonese writer from Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea) Salvador Laurel (1928–2004), former Vice-President of the Philippines, son of José P. Laurel Sotero Laurel (1918–2009), Filipino politician, older brother of Salvador Laurel Stan Laurel (1890–1965), half of the comic duo Laurel and Hardy See also Laurel (given name)