title: De Waal (surname)
text: # De Waal (surname)
  
  De Waal is a Dutch surname with the literal translation "the Walloon". Originally it may have also referred to other southern, non-Germanic and French-speaking persons. A variant, archaic spelling is De Wael. Notable persons with that surname include:
  
  ## De Waal
  
  * Alex de Waal (born 1963), British social anthropologist and researcher on African issues
  * Anastasia de Waal, British educationist
  * André de Waal (born 1960), Dutch author, assistant professor, business owner and consultant
  * Anna de Waal (1906–1981), Dutch politician
  * Anton de Waal (1837–1917), German Christian archeologist and Roman Catholic church historian
  * Edmund de Waal (born 1964), British ceramic artist
  * Frans de Waal (born 1948), Dutch ethologist
  * Hugo de Waal (1935–2007) Bishop of Thetford, cousin of Victor
  * Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (1852–1931), Dutch Minister of Colonial Affairs
  * Johan de Waal (born 1949), Namibian politician
  * Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000), South African field hockey player
  * Kit de Waal (born 1960) pseudonym of Irish/British writer Mandy O'Loughlin
  * Pieter de Waal (1899–1977), South African military commander
  * Nicolaas Frederic de Waal (1853–1932), Dutch Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa
  * Rein de Waal (1904–1985), Dutch field hockey player
  * Simon de Waal (born 1961), Dutch script writer
  * Thomas de Waal (born 1966), British journalist
  * Victor de Waal (born 1929), British Anglican priest, father of Alex, Edmund and Thomas
  * Willem de Waal (born 1978), South African rugby union footballer
  
  ## De Wael / Dewael
  
  * Cornelis de Wael (1592–1667), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant
  * Jan de Wael I (1558–1633), Flemish painter and engraver, father of Cornelis and Lucas
  * Jan Baptist de Wael (1632–1670s), Flemish painter and printmaker in Italy
  * Johan de Wael (1594–1663), Dutch mayor of Haarlem portrayed by Frans Hals
  * Leopold De Wael (1823–1892), Belgian merchant and mayor of Antwerp
  * Lucas de Wael (1591–1661), Flemish painter, engraver and merchant
  * Michiel de Wael (1596–1659), Dutch brewer portrayed by Frans Hals
  * Monique De Wael (born 1937), Belgian-born American author of a fictitious Holocaust memoir
  * Patrick Dewael (born 1955), Belgian politician, Minister-President of Flanders
  