title: Laurel (surname)
text: # Laurel (surname)
  
  Laurel is an English surname which may refer to:
  
  * Alicia Bay Laurel (born 1949), American artist, author and musician
  * Arsenio Laurel (1931–1967), Filipino race car driver, son of José P. Laurel
  * Brenda Laurel, an advocate for girl video game development
  * José P. Laurel (1891–1959), former President of the Philippines
  * Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (born 1966), Annobonese writer from Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea)
  * Salvador Laurel (1928–2004), former Vice-President of the Philippines, son of José P. Laurel
  * Sotero Laurel (1918–2009), Filipino politician, older brother of Salvador Laurel
  * Stan Laurel (1890–1965), half of the comic duo Laurel and Hardy
  