Drexel (name)

Drexel is a surname and occasional given name. Notable people named Drexel include:

• Anthony Drexel Duke, philanthropist, author and founder of Boys & Girls Harbor
• Anthony Joseph Drexel (1826-1893), American banker, founder of Drexel, Morgan & Co.
• Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. (1874–1948), American soldier, amateur boxer and writer
• Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. (1897-1961), American diplomat and soldier
• Constance Drexel (c1894-1956), a naturalized American journalist, and Nazi broadcaster
• Drexel Gomez (b.1937), Bahamian Anglican bishop
• Elizabeth Wharton Drexel (1868-1944), American writer and socialite
• Francis Anthony Drexel (1824-1885), American banker
• Francis Martin Drexel (1792-1863), Austrian-American painter and banker, founder of Drexel & Co.
• Hans Drexel (1919-1962), German World War 2 soldier
• Ingrid Drexel (b.1993), Mexican road bicycle racer
• Jeremias Drexel (1581-1638), German Jesuit and professor
• John Drexel, American poet, critic, and editor
• John Armstrong Drexel (1891-1958), American aviation pioneer
• Joseph William Drexel (1833-1888), American banker, philanthropist and book collector
• Katharine Drexel (1858–1955), American philanthropist, religious sister, and Roman Catholic saint
• Robert L. Drexel, American criminologist
• Ruth Drexel (1930-2009), German actress and director
• Simone Drexel (b.1957), Swiss singer and songwriter
• Wiltrud Drexel (b.1950), Austrian alpine skier