Darel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Darel Carrier (born 1940), former professional basketball player
• Darel Dieringer (1926–1989), former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
• Darel Hancock, better known as Bomani Armah, American hip-hop poet
• Darel Hart (born 1964), former Australian rules footballer
• Darel McKinney, early 20th-century US marine
• Darel Russell (born 1980), English footballer, currently playing for Norwich City
• Dominique Darel (1950–1978), French model and actress, mainly active in Italian cinema
• Florence Darel (born 1968), French actress
• Sophie Darel [fr] (born 1944), French actress