Engels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:Addy Engels, Dutch swimmer
Arne Engels, Belgian footballer
Björn Engels, Belgian footballer
Craig Engels, American middle-distance runner
David Engels, Belgian historian
Dieter Engels, German judge and legal scholar
Floortje Engels, Dutch field hockey player
Friedrich Engels (1820–1895), German social scientist and philosopher
Gert Engels, German footballer
Grégory Engels, German politician and activist
Horus Engels (1914–1991), German painter
Jaco Engels, Namibian rugby player
Jan Engels (1922–1972), Belgian road bicycle racer
Johann Caspar Engels (1753–1821), German manufacturer
John Engels (1931–2007), American poet
Julian Engels, German former footballer
Lisl Engels (1916–2006), Austrian painter
Ludwig Engels (1905–1967), German–Brazilian chess master
Marc Engels, Belgian film sound engineer
Mareike Engels, German politician
Mario Engels, German footballer
Mary Tate Engels, American romance writer
Michel Engels (1851–1901), Luxembourgish illustrator and painter
Peter Engels, American physicist
Piet Engels (1923–1994), Dutch politician
Richard Engels, American politician from South Dakota
Rick Engles, American football player
Robert Engels (1866–1926), German artist
Robert Engels, American writer, producer, and director
Sarah Engels, German pop singer and television personality
Stefaan Engels, Belgian marathoner and triathlete
Stefan Engels, German organist
Stephan Engels, German footballer
Wera Engels (1905–1988), German actress
Werner Engels (1901–1934), German Nazi member assassinated at the Night of the Long Knives
Wolfgang Engels, East German defector