Ansell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Ansell (1876–1941), New Zealand politician
Barbara Ansell (1923–2001), British physician
Bryan Ansell (active from 1979), British war game designer
Cameron Ansell (born 1992), Canadian voice actor
Caroline Ansell, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne since 2015
Charles Ansell (painter) (born 1752), English painter
Charles Ansell (1794–1881), British actuary
David A. Ansell (born 1952), American physician and author
Derek Ansell (active from 1999), British novelist and biographer
George Ansell (1909–1988), English professional footballer
George Frederick Ansell (1826–1880), English scientific inventor, chemist and assayer
Jack Ansell (1921–2008), English footballer
John Ansell (died c.1689), English buccaneer
Jonathan Michael Ansell (born 1950), American insurance and digital marketing executive
Jonathan Ansell (born 1982), English singer
Mary Ansell (c.1880–1899), English murderer
Michael Ansell (1905–1994), British soldier, showjumper and showjumping administrator
Nick Ansell (born 1994), Australian football (soccer) player
Rodney Ansell (1954–1999), Australian bushman
Steven Ansell (born 1954), American violist
William Henry Ansell (1872–1959), British architect and engraver
