Globally, Bessel (Bessel 
, בסל , Бессел 
) is quite a rare masculine first name. The first name Bessel is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Netherlands, where it is a very rare boy's name, and South Africa. Likewise, Bessel is the last name as well as the forename.
| godefroi de bessel (b. 1672) |
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| lorenz bessel-lorck German sociologist, DE (b. 1914) |
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| bessel kok NL (b. 1927) |
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| bessel kok Dutch businessman and chess organiser, NL (b. 1941) |
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| bessel van der kolk Dutch psychiatrist, researcher and educator, NL (b. 1943) |
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| mitchell bessel gynaecologist; HIV/AIDS fighter |
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