Villarroel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antoni de Villarroel (1656–1726), Spanish military commander, general commander of the Army of Catalonia in the War of the Spanish SuccessionCatherine Villarroel, fashion model and beauty queen from BoliviaDiego de Torres Villarroel (1693–1770), Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest, professor of the University of SalamancaGualberto Villarroel (1908–1946), head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946Luis Villarroel (born 1981), Venezuelan diverMario Enrique Villarroel Lander (born 1947), Venezuelan lawyerMoisés Villarroel (born 1976), Chilean football midfielderNéstor Guzmán Villarroel (born 1964), Bolivian politician and trade unionistVerónica Villarroel, Chilean soprano