Daniel is a common surname derived from the given name Daniel.

Notable people with the surname Daniel include:

• Allen Daniel Jr., American military officer and politician
• Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary
• Arnaut Daniel, Provençal troubadour of the 13th century
• Audrie Kiko Daniel, Zainichi Korean American model, actress, singer and designer
• Augustus Daniel, former Director of the National Gallery in London
• Beth Daniel, professional golfer
• Bill Daniel (filmmaker), American filmmaker
• Bill Daniel (politician), governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Britt Daniel, lead singer of the rock band Spoon
• Brittany Daniel, American actress, twin sister of Cynthia Daniel
• Caroline Daniel, panelist for The McLaughlin Group
• Catherine Daniel, Dominican politician
• Celso Daniel, former mayor of Santo André, São Paulo
• Charles E. Daniel, U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Chase Daniel, National Football League quarterback
• Christian Daniel, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
• Cindy Daniel, French Canadian singer of Italian, Irish and Indian origin
• Clifton Daniel, managing editor of The New York Times; husband of Margaret Truman
• Clifton Daniel, bishop in the Episcopal Church
• Clifton Truman Daniel, author and oldest grandson of former United States President Harry S. Truman
• Cynthia Daniel, American photographer, twin sister of Brittany Daniel
• Dan Daniel (sportswriter) (born Daniel Margowitz), American sportswriter
• David Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people
• Debra Daniel (born 1991), Micronesian swimmer
• Dor Daniel (born 1982), Israeli singer and songwriter
• Ed Daniel, American basketball player
• Edna Cain Daniel, American journalist and publisher
• Edwin Daniel (1981–2008), Mexican artist
• Elijah Daniel, American comedian, rapper, and author
• Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
• Frank Daniel, Czech-born film director, producer and screenwriter
• Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian
• Gbenga Daniel, governor of Ogun State in Nigeria
• Glyn Daniel, British archaeologist
• Gordon Daniel, sound editor
• Hannah Daniel (born 1986), Welsh actress
• Hugh Daniel (1962–2013), American computer engineer
• J.C. Daniel, Indian naturalist
• Jack Daniel, founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey
• James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby union footballer
• Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer, notably of the group Shalamar
• Jennifer Daniel, British actress
• John Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people
• Junius Daniel, American planter and career military officer
• Laura Daniel, New Zealand actress and comedian
• Lorenzo Daniel, American track and field sprinter
• Lucien Louis Daniel (1856–1940), French botanist
• Marcela Daniel, Panamanian sprinter
• Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
• Mark Daniel (1900–1940), Soviet Jewish Yiddish writer and playwright
• Moti Daniel (born 1963), Israeli basketball player
• Oliver Daniel, American arts administrator, musicologist, and composer
• Paul Daniel, English conductor
• Peter V. Daniel, American jurist
• Price Daniel, U.S. Senator from Texas
• Ray Daniel (1928–1997), Welsh football player and manager
• Ray Daniel (born 1962), author of Boston-based crime fiction
• Ray Daniel (born 1964), English football player
• Robert Daniel, U.S. Representative from Virginia
• Robert Mackenzie Daniel (1813–1847), Scottish novelist
• Rod Daniel (1942–2016), American television and film director
• Samuel Daniel (1562–1619), English poet, playwright, and historian
• Sean Daniel (born 1989), Israeli basketball player
• Susan Daniel, American chemical engineer
• Taro Daniel, American-born Japanese tennis player
• Terry Daniel, American football player
• Tim Daniel, American football player
• Tony Daniel, American comic book artist
• Trevor Daniel (American football), American football player
• Wallace L. Daniel, American historian
• Wayne Daniel, cricketer
• Wendy Palmer-Daniel, professional basketball player
• W. Harrison Daniel (1922–2013), American writer
• Wiley Young Daniel (1946–2019), American judge
• William Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people
• Yuli Daniel, Soviet dissident writer
• Zoe Daniel, Australian journalist