Jorge Reinel (c. 1502 – after 1572) born in Lisbon was a Portuguese cartographer and instructor in cartography, son of the well-known cartographer Pedro Reinel.
In 1519 in Seville he participated in the maps designed for the trip of his countryman Ferdinand Magellan, and his depiction of the Maluku Islands served as a basis for Spanish claims to the islands.
He had trained many pupils in the art of cartography such as Portuguese Diogo Ribeiro.
After a fight with a priest named Pero Anes he went to Spain, where in Seville in 1519 he participated in the preparations for the trip of his countryman Ferdinand Magellan.
In Portugal, Jorge Reinel served king John III of Portugal as a master of charts and needles (compass), and was granted an annual pension of 10 reais starting in 1528.