Djamel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Djamel Abdoun (born 1986), French-born Algerian footballer
- Djamel Amani (born 1962), former Algerian professional footballer
- Djamel Ameziane, Algerian citizen, former resident of Canada, held in the US Guantanamo Bay detention camps
- Djamel Bakar (born 1989), French football player of Comorian descent
- Djamel Beghal (born 1965), French Algerian man convicted of terrorism
- Djamel Belmadi (born 1976), retired Algerian footballer and current head coach of Lekhwiya
- Djamel Bouras (born 1971), French judoka of Algerian origin
- Djamel Laroussi, Algerian singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and guitar player
- Djamel Leeflang (born 1992), Dutch footballer
- Djamel Lifa (born 1969), retired boxer from France
- Hervé Djamel Loiseau, French soldier burnt to death in the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001
- Djamel Mastouri, Paralympian athlete from France competing mainly in category T37 middle-distance events
- Djamel Menad (born 1960), former Algerian international footballer
- Djamel Mesbah (born 1984), Algerian footballer
- Djamel Tlemçani, (born 1955), former Algerian international football player
- Djamel Zidane (born 1955), retired Algerian footballer
- Djamel Zitouni (1964–1996), the leader of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group (1994–1996)