Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel[a] (25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.

His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop.

[2] He went to the United States for a year after World War II, where he worked for The Knickerbocker Weekly [nl].

[1] He wrote several newspaper comics, the most important of which was Minter and Hinter, which appeared in Het Vrije Volk for ten stories and 579 episodes.

He became one of the most important Dutch writers for children in 1965, when he received the Gouden Griffel for Het sleutelkruid.