Hando Runnel (born 24 November 1938 in Liutsalu, Järva County) is an Estonian poet.[1]
From 1957 to 1962, he studied agronomy at the Estonian Agricultural Academy.[1] From 1966 to 1971, he worked on the editorial board of the journal Looming.[1] Since 1992, he has been the chairman of the governing council of Ilmamaa Publishers.[1] He was the chief editor of the series Eesti mõttelugu (Estonian History of Thought).[1]