People
- Anthony Joseph Drexel I, a Philadelphia banker, founder of Drexel University
- Anthony Drexel Duke, philanthropist, author and founder of Boys and Girls Harbor
- John Armstrong Drexel, aviation pioneer
- Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, socialite and author
- Francis Anthony Drexel, a Philadelphia banker
- Francis Martin Drexel, a Philadelphia banker
- Jeremias Drexel, a 17th century German Jesuit and professor
- Joseph William Drexel, banker and philanthropist
- Katharine Drexel, a Catholic Saint
- Ruth Drexel, a German actress and theatre director
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