Keitel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Wilhelm Keitel (1882–1946), Field Marshal of Nazi Germany, executed for war crimes Karl-Heinz Keitel, Waffen-SS Sturmbannführer and son of Wilhelm Keitel Harvey Keitel, American actor Stella Keitel, American actress Christoph Helmut Keitel, German physicist Sebastián Keitel, Chilean sprinter Jesse James Keitel, American actor