Cargill is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Ann Cargill, an 18th-century British opera diva
Ansley Cargill, an American tennis player
Baily Cargill (born 1995), British football (soccer) player
Cargill Gilston Knott, a pioneer in seismological research
Colonel Cargill, a fictional character in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22
Donald Cargill, a Scottish Covenanter
Edward Cargill, 19th century New Zealand politician
Henry Cargill, an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure
Henson Cargill, a country music singer
James Cargill (musician) bassist for Broadcast
James R. Cargill businessman
Joanna Cargill, a fictional Marvel Comics character
John Cargill (politician), 19th century New Zealand politician
Lance Cargill, an American lawyer and Republican politician
Margaret Anne Cargill, billionaire philanthropist
Morris Cargill, a white Jamaican lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist
O. A. Cargill, a lawyer, author and buffalo rancher
Patrick Cargill, a British actor
Peter Cargill, a Jamaican international football player
Russ Cargill, fictional character, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Head, and antagonist in The Simpsons Movie. Voiced by Albert Brooks.
Sir John Traill Cargill, Chairman of Burmah Oil Company
Wellington David Cargill, an Ontario manufacturer and political figure
William Cargill, founder of the Otago settlement in New Zealand
William Cargill (Berwick MP) (1813–1894), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1863–65