Riedel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolph Friedrich Johann Riedel (1809-1872), German industrialist and politician
- August Riedel (Johann Friedrich Ludwig Heinrich August Riedel) (1799–1883), German painter
- Bruce Riedel (born c. 1953), U.S. foreign policy analyst and author
- Eberhard Riedel (born 1938), German former alpine skier
- Georg Riedel (Altstadt Kantor) (1676-1738), German composer
- Georg Riedel (Swedish jazz musician) (born 1934), Czech-born Swedish musician
- Hermann Riedel (1847–1913), German composer
- Klaus Riedel (1907-1944), German engineer
- Lars Riedel (born 1967), German discus thrower
- Ludwig Riedel (1790-1861), German botanist
- Oliver Riedel (born 1971), German musician
- Ryszard Riedel (1956-1994), Polish blues singer and author of many songs of group Dzem
- Walter Riedel (1902-1968), German engineer
- Antje Göhler (born Riedel, 1967), German chess master and writer
See also
edit- Riedel's thyroiditis, a disease
- Riedel (glass manufacturer)
- Riedel Communications, A company for real-time networks for video, audio, data and communications.
- Riedel (crater), a Moon crater