Rowsell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Erick Rowsell (born 1990), British road racing cyclist
Edmund Penning-Rowsell (1913–2002), British journalist
Harry Rowsell (1921-2006), Canadian veterinarian, pathologist, animal welfare advocate and humanist
Joanna Rowsell (born 1988), British cyclist
Leslie Rowsell Moore (1912-2003), Professor of Geology, described as "one of the founders of modern Carboniferous palynology"
Norman Rowsell (1855-1919), Tea planter and first Ceylon Labour Commissioner
Spud Rowsell (21st century), English sailboat racer
Thomas Rowsell (born 1985), Film maker and YouTuber
Thomas James Rowsell (1816–1894), Canon of Westminster
Francis William Rowsell CB CMG (1838–1885), British Commissioner of Egyptian State Domains
