title: Brunel (surname)
text: # Brunel (surname)
  
  Brunel is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  ## People
  
  * Adrian Brunel (1892–1958), English film director and screenwriter
  * Alfred-Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852-1941), French painter
  * Bunny Brunel (born 1950), French-born American bass guitarist
  * Chantal Brunel (born 1948), French politician and mayor
  * Gérard Brunel (born 1957), French hurdler
  * Jacques Brunel (died 1564), 16th century French organist and composer
  * Jacques Brunel (rugby player) (born 1954), French rugby union player and coach
  * Jean-Luc Brunel (1946–2022), French model scout and agency manager
  * June Brunel or Brunell, Australian actress, June Newton (1923–2021)
  * Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), engineer and father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
     * Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), famed British engineer
        * Henry Marc Brunel (1842-1903), engineer and the second son of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
  * Olivier Brunel (born 16th century), Flemish merchant and explorer
  * Philippe Brunel (born 1973), French footballer
  * Todd Brunel, American clarinetist
  * Valentin Brunel (born 1996), French DJ and musician better known as Kungs
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Colette Brunel, a character in Tales of Symphonia
  