Friedel

Friedel or Friedl is a Southern German diminutive variation of the surname Fried - or alternately, a diminutive of Elfriede - and may refer to:

Four French scientists with the same Friedel family name are in direct lineage, Charles, Georges, Edmond and Jacques:

• Charles Friedel (1832–1899), French chemist known for the Friedel–Crafts reaction
• Georges Friedel (1865–1933), French crystallographer and mineralogist; son of Charles
• Edmond Friedel (1895–1972), French Polytechnician and mining engineer, founder of BRGM, the French geological survey; son of Georges
• Jacques Friedel (1921–2014), French physicist; son of Edmond, see the French site for Jacques Friedel

Other people:

• Brad Friedel (born 1971), American international football (soccer) goalkeeper
• Frederic Friedel (born 1945), produced documentaries for German TV
• Samuel Friedel (1898–1979), former U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland
• Joshua Friedel (born 1986), American professional chess player