Gimpel (surname) explained

Gimpel is a surname derived from the pet name of the German name Gumprecht. ^[1]

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

See also

• • Gimpl

Notes and References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press, as cited by ancestry.com