Frenkel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron G. Frenkel (born 1957), Famuos Entrepreneur and philanthropist Alexander Frenkel (born 1985), German boxer of Ukrainian origin (1895–1984), Polish painter Daan Frenkel (born 1948), Dutch computational physicist Danielle Frenkel (born 1987), Israeli high jumper Douglas Frenkel, American law professor Edward Frenkel (born 1968), mathematician and filmmaker Heinrich Frenkel (1860–1931), Swiss physician Hermann Frenkel (1850–1932), partner of the Jacquier and Securius Bank Igor Frenkel (born 1952), Russian-American mathematician Israel Frenkel (1853–1890), Polish-Jewish translator Jacob A. Frenkel (born 1943), Israeli economist and businessman James Frenkel (born 1948), American science fiction book editor Maja Ruth Frenkel (born 1971), Croatian entrepreneur and politician Naftali Frenkel, 16-year-old killed in the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers Naftaly Frenkel (1883–1960), Soviet official Peter Frenkel (1939), East German race walker Richard Frenkel (born 1966), American patent lawyer Rina Frenkel (born 1956), Israeli politician Stefan Frenkel (1902–1979), American violinist Yakov Frenkel (1894–1952), Russian physicist, known for the Frenkel defect Yan Frenkel (1920–1989), Soviet composer Yitzhak Frenkel (1899–1981), Israeli painter See also Frankel Fränkel Frankl