Abell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abraham Abell (1789-1851), Irish antiquarianSir Anthony Abell (1906–1994), British colonial official, Governor of SarawakAdam Abell (c.1480-1540), Scottish friarAlistair Abell, Canadian voice actorArunah Shepherdson Abell (1806-1888), American publisher and philanthropistBen Abell, American meteorologistBud Abell (born 1940), American football playerChris Abell (born 1957), British biological chemistDavid Abell (disambiguation), several peopleDerek F. Abell, American businessman and educatorEarl Abell (1892-1956), American football playerFerdinand Abell (died 1928), American businessmanGeorge Abell (disambiguation), several peopleIrvin Abell (1876-1949), American surgeonJoey Abell (born 1981), American heavyweight boxerJohn Abell (1653-c.1724), Scottish musician and composerJohn Norman Abell (1931-2004), English cricketerKjeld Abell (1901-1961), Danish dramatistLouis Abell (1884-1962), American Olympic rowerPeter Abell, British social scientistRichard Abell (c.1688-1744), British politicianRobert Abell (c.1605-1663), colonial American immigrant and pioneerRoy Abell (born 1931), English cricketerSam Abell (born 1945), American photographerStig Abell (born 1980), British journalistBlessed Thomas Abel (or Abell) (c. 1497-1540), English priest and martyrTimothy Abell (born 1930), English cricketerTom Abell (born 1994), English cricketerWalter Abell (1897-1956), American art teacher and theoreticianWelton Ralph Abell (1922-1998), American military officer Navy Cross recipientWilliam Abell, (c. 1584-c. 1655) English vintner