Potel (surname) Potel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Christian Potel (born 1973), French football player Victor Potel (1889–1947), American character actor See also[edit] Patel Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Potel. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.