Henri-Joseph Rutxhiel (1775 in Lierneux, Holy Roman Empire – 1837 in Paris, France) was a Belgian sculptor.

He belonged to the neoclassicism movement.

He was first shepherd, then sculptor in his late life.

In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland and the painter Jacques-Louis David.

In 1809, he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici.