Arkell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A. J. Arkell (1898-1980), English archaeologist and colonial administrator
Frank Arkell (1935–1998), Australian politician
Henry Arkell (1898–1982), English cricketer
John Arkell (1835–1923), English rower and clergyman
Keith Arkell (born 1961), English chess grandmaster
Myles Arkell (born 1932), English cricketer
Reginald Arkell (1882–1959), English writer
Simon Arkell (born 1966), Australian Olympic pole vaulter
Thomas Arkell (1823–1906), English-Canadian politician
Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895–1960), English crossdresser also known by her pseudonym, Colonel Sir Victor Barker
William Joscelyn Arkell (1904–1958), English geologist and paleontologist