map showing distribution and prevalence of the name in Germany
Frenzel is a German family name that originated in the Rhineland, and today is prevalent among Volga Germans and in east-central Germany, focused on Dresden. It is a patronymic name meaning son of Franciscus.
There are several historical figures named Frenzel:
Alfred Frenzel - Cold War-era Czechoslovakian spy
Anton Frenzel (1790-1873), bishop of Ermland
Bartholomäus Frenzel (mention 1576), German poet
Bill Frenzel (1947-2014), Minnesota Congressman
Elisabeth Frenzel (1915-2014), German literary notable
Eric Frenzel (1988-), German skier
Ernst Frenzel (1904–1978), German banker, SA brigade leader and Reichstag delegate
Fritz Frenzel (1855-1915), German writer and publisher (alias August Bäbchen)
Gotfried Frenzel (born 1929), German art historian and restorer
Hans Frenzel (1921-1989), German broadcast director
Herbert Frenzel (novelist), German novelist
Herbert A. Frenzel (1908-1995), German theatre notable
Hermann Robert Frenzel (1850-?), German organist and technical writer
Hermann Walter Gotthold Frenzel (1895-?), German HNO physician and Luftwaffe officer, inventor of the Frenzel maneuver to balance pressure
Ivo Frenzel (1924-2014), German author, Daten deutscher Dichtung
Johann Gottlieb Frenzel (1715-1780), German lawyer, historian and philosopher
Johann Gottlieb Abraham Frenzel (1782-1855), German coppersmith
Karl Frenzel (1827-1914), German writer and critic
Karl Frenzel (1911—1996) - German Nazi SS-Oberscharführer, one of Sobibor's SS commanders
Michael Frenzel
Oskar Frenzel (1855-1915), German animal and landscape painter
Salomon Frenzel von Friedenthal (1560/64–1600), Silesian writer
Paul Frenzel (1824-1872), German animal and landscape painter
Walther Frenzel (1884-1970), German engineer and professor of textile chemistry
Bob Frenzel (1970-), CEO and COO of Xcel Energy.
Further, there are several businesses named Frenzel, among them a Düsseldorf manufacturer.
figures named Frenzel: Alfred Frenzel - Cold War-era Czechoslovakian spy Anton Frenzel (1790-1873), bishop of Ermland Bartholomäus Frenzel (mention 1576)...
The Frenzel Maneuver is named after Hermann Frenzel (German ear, nose and throat physician and Luftwaffe commander). The maneuver was developed in 1938...
Karl August Wilhelm Frenzel (20 August 1911 – 2 September 1996) was an SS noncommissioned officer in Sobibor extermination camp. After the Second World...
William Eldridge Frenzel (July 31, 1928 – November 17, 2014) was an American politician and businessman who represented Minnesota's 3rd congressional...
Frenzel goggles are a diagnostic tool used in ophthalmology, otolaryngology and audiovestibular medicine for the medical evaluation of involuntary eye...
Henning Frenzel (born 3 May 1942 in Geithain) is a German former footballer. Frenzel was active in East Germany, and spent his entire career with Lokomotive...
Katja Frenzel (born 17 May 1974), also called Katja Frenzel-Röhl, is a German actress. Frenzel began her acting career in 1994 on the ZDF series Frauenarzt...
Oskar Frenzel (12 November 1855 – 15 May 1915) was a German landscape-artist, animal painter and lithographer. Frenzel was originally a lithographer. He...
Championships. Eric Frenzel at FIS (ski jumping) Eric Frenzel at FIS (Nordic combined) Eric Frenzel at Olympics.com Eric Frenzel at Olympedia Eric Frenzel at the German...
Michael Frenzel (born 2 March 1947)[citation needed] is a German business executive. He was the chief executive officer of TUI AG from 1994 to 2013. Since...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Curt-Frenzel-Stadion. The Curt Frenzel Stadium (Curt-Frenzel-Stadion) is an arena in Augsburg, Germany. It is used...
Alfred Frenzel (1899–1968) was a West German member of parliament, who was secretly conducting espionage for Czechoslovakia while serving on the Bundestag's...
Otto N. "Nick" Frenzel III was a former banking executive from 1956 until 1995. He was also a co-owner, secretary, and treasurer of the Pittsburgh Penguins...
Salomon Frenzel von Friedenthal (1560/64–1600) was a Silesian writer. Frenzel (Frencelius) was born in Breslau (Wrocław). His date of birth is variously...
but was reluctant to do so while SS-Oberscharführer Karl Frenzel was still alive. Frenzel, regarded as one of the most dangerous officers in the camp...
Friedrich August Frenzel (24 May 1842 – 27 August 1902) was a German mineralogist. He was born in a miner's family in Freiberg, Saxony. In 1861 he was...
film Kickboxer: Retaliation. Lambert plays the role of SS officer Karl Frenzel in the Russian film Sobibor by director Konstantin Khabensky, which was...
vocalist Maria Lessing, guitarist Manuel Kohlert, and drummer Johannes Frenzel. The band has been signed to the German music label Arising Empire since...
the University of Cologne in 1934 as a result of work on sonar. Hermann Frenzel and H. Schultes put an ultrasound transducer in a tank of photographic...
Retrieved 5 April 2010. PM to light London tree. Aftenposten. 5 December 2007 Frenzel, Eike (3 September 2010). "Kriegsende in der Arktis: Die vergessenen Haudegen"...
on 12 February 1943, Niemann was promoted to SS-Untersturmführer. Karl Frenzel, also a commandant at Sobibor, recalled how Niemann handled a particular...
Táborský František Veselý Kresten Bjerre Finn Laudrup Peter Ducke Henning Frenzel Wolfram Löwe Allan Clarke Chris Lawler Martin Peters Mike Summerbee Matti...
Pavlovici 5 goals Ivan Mráz Slaven Zambata 4 goals Josef Vojta Henning Frenzel Rudolf Belin Ivica Osim 3 goals Jan Brumovský Eberhard Vogel Hamoud Fulaiteh...
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