Brendel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Brendel (born 1931), pianist Brian Brendell (born 1986), Namibian footballer El Brendel (1890–1964), American entertainer Daniela Brendel (born 1973), German swimmer Franz Brendel (1811–1868), 19th-century music critic and publisher Günther Brendel (born 1930), German painter Henry W. Brendel (1857–1940), American lawyer and government official Jake Brendel (born 1992), American football player Joachim Brendel (1921–1974), German Luftwaffe pilot Karl Brendel (1871–1925), German sculptor Martin Brendel (1862-1939), German astronomer Otto Brendel (1901–1973), scholar of Etruscan art Sarah Brendel, German pop singer Sebastian Brendel, German canoeist Wolfgang Brendel (born 1947), German opera singer