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Bel (name)

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Bel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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  • Annabel Linquist, American artist, musician, and entrepreneur
  • Bel Kaufman (1911–2014), American teacher and author, best known for writing the novel Up the Down Staircase
  • Bel Mooney (born 1946), English journalist and broadcaster
  • Bel Olid (born 1977), Spanish writer and translator
  • Bel Powley (born 1992), British actress
  • Bel Pozueta (born 1965), Basque politician
  • Bel Priestley (born 2003), British actress and internet personality

Surname

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Bel / Bél

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  • Clyde F. Bel Jr. (c. 1932 – 2014), American politician
  • Eógan Bél (died 542), a king of Connacht (in what is now Ireland)
  • Matthias Bel (1684–1749), Hungarian scholar, polymath and Lutheran pastor
  • Jules Bel (1842–1904), French cheese maker

Le Bel

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Fictional characters

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