Kell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ayla Kell (born 1990), American actress. She is best known for the role of Payson Keeler on Make It or Break It
Chip Kell (born 1949), former center in the Canadian Football League and for the University of Tennessee Volunteers college football team. Kell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006
Douglas Kell (born 1953), FLSW (born 7 April 1953) is a British biochemist at the University of Manchester and currently Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Frank Kell (1859-1941), industrialist and entrepreneur from Wichita Falls, Texas
Elizabeth Kell (born 1983), Australian rower
George Kell (1922–2009), third baseman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983
John McIntosh Kell (1823–1900), Commander of CSS Richmond and Executive Officer of CSS Alabama
Joseph Kell, a pseudonym used by Anthony Burgess for his novels Inside Mr. Enderby and One Hand Clapping
Paul Kell (1915–1977), player in the National Football League
Raymond D. Kell, a television researcher at RCA
Reginald Kell (1906–1981), British clarinetist
Richard Kell (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer
Richard Kell (poet) (born 1927), Irish poet
Rob Kell (1902–1983), CBE (1902 - 1983) was an English civil engineer with particular expertise in the field of heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Skeeter Kell (born 1929), former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played one season, 1952, for the Philadelphia Athletics, splitting time at second base with Cass Michaels and Pete Suder
Troy Kell (born 1968), inmate on death row in Utah
Vernon Kell (1873–1942), founder and first director general of the British Security Service, otherwise known as MI5
Fictional characters:
Jarmen Kell, a mercenary for the Global Liberation Army in the video game Command and Conquer: Generals and Command and Conquer: Generals Zero Hour
Morgan and Patrick Kell, founders of the mercenary unit Kell Hounds in the BattleTech universe
Phelan Kell, son of Morgan Kell and Salome Ward, junior Khan of Clan Wolf, and later senior Khan of Clan Wolf in Exile in the BattleTech universe
