Zabel is the surname of the following people:Bryce Zabel, American television producer, director, writer and actor Carl Zabel (1837–?), American merchant and manufacturer David Zabel, American television producer and writer Erik Zabel, German road bicycle racer, father of Rick Grey Zabel, American football player Hermann Zabel (1832–1912), German botanist Igor Zabel (1958–2005), Slovene art historian, curator, writer and essayist Jim Zabel (1921–2013), American sports broadcaster Joe Zabel, American comic book artist Mark Zabel, German sprint canoer and surfski competitor Nellie Zabel Willhite (1892–1991), American aviator Rick Zabel, German road bicycle racer, son of Erik Sarah E. Zabel, American government official Steve Zabel, American football player Zip Zabel (1891–1970), American baseball pitcher