Ansell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Ansell (1876–1941), New Zealand politicianBarbara Ansell (1923–2001), British physicianBryan Ansell (active from 1979), British war game designerCameron Ansell (born 1992), Canadian voice actorCaroline Ansell, British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne since 2015Charles Ansell (painter) (born 1752), English painterCharles Ansell (1794–1881), British actuaryDavid A. Ansell (born 1952), American physician and authorDerek Ansell (active from 1999), British novelist and biographerGeorge Ansell (1909–1988), English professional footballerGeorge Frederick Ansell (1826–1880), English scientific inventor, chemist and assayerJack Ansell (1921–2008), English footballerJohn Ansell (died c.1689), English buccaneerJonathan Michael Ansell (born 1950), American insurance and digital marketing executiveJonathan Ansell (born 1982), English singerMary Ansell (c.1880–1899), English murdererMichael Ansell (1905–1994), British soldier, showjumper and showjumping administratorNick Ansell (born 1994), Australian football (soccer) playerRodney Ansell (1954–1999), Australian bushmanSteven Ansell (born 1954), American violistWilliam Henry Ansell (1872–1959), British architect and engraver