Seal (Bengali: শীল), also spelled Shil, Sil, Sheel is a native Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. It literally means the quality of being devoted. The surname is being used by some Suvarna Banik and other communities of Bengal.
People with the surname (or a variant) include:
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In arts and media
Aditya Seal (born 1988), Indian actor
Arindam Sil (born 1964), Indian actor, producer and director
Elizabeth Seal (born 1933), British actress
Jaynie Seal (born 1973), Australian television presenter
Kevin Seal, American television presenter and actor
Manuel Seal (born 1960), American songwriter-producer
Michael Seal (born 1970), British orchestral conductor and classical violinist
In law and politics
Barbara Seal, Canadian former judge from Montreal, Quebec
Barry Seal (politician) (1937–2025), British politician
Jessie Seal (born 1991), American politician
Sudhangshu Seal (born 1945), Indian politician
In sport
David Seal (born 1972), Australian soccer player
Jimmy Seal (born 1950), English footballer
Mike Seal (fighter) (born 1977), Mexican mixed martial artist
Paul Seal (born 1952), American football tight end
In other fields
Barry Seal (1939–1986), American drug smuggler and DEA informant
Brajendra Nath Seal (1864–1938), Indian humanist philosopher and educator
Frances Thurber Seal, American Christian Science practitioner and teacher
Mutty Lall Seal (1792–1854), Indian Bengali businessman and philanthropist