<P> Nagel is a German and Dutch surname . Meaning "nail" in both languages, the surname is metonymic referring to the uccupation of a nail maker . Notable people with the surname include: </P> <Ul> <Li> Aaron Nagel (born 1980), American painter and trumpet player </Li> <Li> Anne Nagel (1915--1966), American motion picture actress </Li> <Li> Bill Nagel (1915--1981), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Björn Nagel (born 1978), German - Ukrainian equestrian </Li> <Li> Carsten Nagel (born 1955), Danish writer </Li> <Li> Charles Nagel (1849--1940), American politician and lawyer </Li> <Li> Christiaan Nagel (born 1982), South African - born British street artist </Li> <Li> Christian Heinrich von Nagel (1803--1882), German mathematician </Li> <Li> Conrad Nagel (1897--1970), American actor and matinee idol </Li> <Li> David Nagel (born c. 1945), American executive </Li> <Li> De-Wet Nagel (born 1985), South African actor, musician and composer </Li> <Li> Dolf van der Nagel (1889--1949), Dutch footballer </Li> <Li> Ernest Nagel (1901--1985), American philosopher of science </Li> <Li> Gerd Nagel (born 1957), West German high jumper </Li> <Li> Heike Nagel (born 1946), West German swimmer </Li> <Li> Ivan Nagel (1931 - 2002), German theater scholar, critic and director </Li> <Li> Jan Nagel (born 1939), Dutch Labour Party politician </Li> <Li> Jan Nagel (painter) (c. 1560--1602), Dutch Renaissance painter </Li> <Li> Jennifer Nagel (born 1947), Canadian philosopher </Li> <Li> Jessica Nagel (born 1991), Australian soccer player </Li> <Li> Judy Nagel (born 1951), American alpine skier </Li> <Li> Lisle Nagel (1905--1971), Australian cricketer, twin - brother of Vernon </Li> <Li> Maggy Nagel (born 1957), Luxembourgish politician </Li> <Li> Morné Nagel (born 1978), South African sprinter </Li> <Li> Otto Nagel (1894 - 1967), German painter </Li> <Li> Patrick Nagel (1945--1984), American artist </Li> <Li> Paul C. Nagel (1926--2011), American historian and biographer </Li> <Li> Ray Nagel (1927--2015), American college football coach </Li> <Li> Rodica Nagel (born 1970), French - Romanian long - distance runner </Li> <Li> Sidney R. Nagel (born 1948), American physicist </Li> <Li> Simon Nagel (born 1985), Danish footballer </Li> <Li> Steven R. Nagel (1946--2014), American astronaut </Li> <Li> Stuart Nagel (1934--2001), American political scientist </Li> <Li> Thomas Nagel (born 1937), American philosopher </Li> <Li> Tilman Nagel (born 1942), German Orientalist </Li> <Li> Vernon Nagel (1905--1974), Australian cricketer, twin - brother of Lisle </Li> <Li> Volbrecht Nagel (1867--1921), German missionary to the Malabar coast of India </Li> </Ul>

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