Ancel is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Paul Albert Ancel (1873–1961), French professor of medicine
• Jacques Ancel (1879–1943), French geographer and geopolitician
• Jean Ancel (1940–2008), Romanian-born Israeli author and historian
• Janet Ancel, American politician
• Michel Ancel (born 1972), French video game designer
• Lauren Ancel Meyers, integrative biologist

Given name:

• Ancel Henry Bassett (1809–1886), American Methodist minister, writer, editor and historian
• Ancel Keys (1904–2004), American scientist

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