title: Gimpel (surname)
text: # Gimpel (surname)
  
  Gimpel is a surname derived from the pet name of the German name Gumprecht.
  
  Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Bronislav Gimpel (1911–1979), Polish-American violinist
  * Erica Gimpel (born 1964), American television actress
  * Erich Gimpel (1910–1996), German spy during World War II
  * Harald Gimpel, East German slalom canoeist
  * Jakob Gimpel (1906–1989), Polish-American pianist
  * Jean Gimpel (1918–1996) French historian, medievalist and iconoclast
  * Jeremy Gimpel, Israeli educator and politician
  * René Gimpel (1881–1945) French art dealer and collector
  