What is "krenkel"

Krenkel is a German surname of:

• Ernst (Teodorovich) Krenkel (, also ; 1903, Tartu –, Moscow), Baltic German Russian/Soviet Arctic explorer, and doctor of geographical sciences
• Roy Gerald Krenkel, "RGK" (1918, ? – 1983), American illustrator
• Werner A. Krenkel (born 1926, Altmittweida, Saxony), German classical philologist
• Nate Krenkel (born 1973, ?), American Sony publishing executive
• Robert "Bob" Krenkel (born 1948), American Jazz Musician/Recording Artist