Pell is a surname shared by several notable people, listed below
- Albert Pell
- Axel Rudi Pell (born 1960), German heavy metal guitar player and member of Steeler and founder of his own eponymous band
- Barney Pell
- Benjamin Pell
- Charles Pell (1874–1936), American college football coach
- Charley Pell (1941–2001), American college football player and coach
- Claiborne Pell (1918–2009), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students
- Clay Pell
- Dave Pell (1925–2017), American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
- Ella Ferris Pell (1846–1922), American painter, sculptor, and illustrator
- Eva J. Pell (born 1948), American biologist, plant pathologist, and science administrator
- George Pell (1941–2023), Australian cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Harry Pell (born 1991), English professional footballer
- Herbert Pell (1884–1961), American Representative from New York, U.S. Minister to Portugal, U.S. Minister to Hungary, and an instigator and member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission
- Isabel Pell (1900–1951), American socialite and member of the French Resistance
- John Pell (mathematician) (1611–1685), English mathematician. See also Pell's equation
- Sir John Pell (landowner), his son, British-born American landowner
- John H. Pell, member of the Minnesota State Senate
- Morris Birkbeck Pell (1827–1879), American-Australian mathematician, professor, lawyer and actuary
- Olive Pell (1903–2002), Australian poet and librarian
- Paula Pell (born 1963), American writer, actress, comedian and producer
- Philip Pell (1753–1811), American politician and lawyer who served in the New York State Assembly and as a delegate for New York to the Confederation Congress.
- Thomas Pell (1608–1669), an English-born physician who emigrated to United States
- William Pell (tenor) (1947–2003), American opera singer
- William Pell (footballer) (1883-1915), English footballer
- William Pell (minister) (1634–1698), English minister