Burnell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alf Burnell (1924–2019), English rugby player
• Arthur Coke Burnell (1840–1882), British translator
• Barker Burnell (1798–1843), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
• Cassandra Burnell Southwick (c. 1600–1660), English American Quaker
• Charles Burnell (1876–1969), British rower
• Fiona Burnell (born 1979), Canadian-American physicist
• Isaiah Burnell (1871–1941), British music teacher and composer
• Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943), Northern Irish astrophysicist
• Joe Burnell (born 1980), English footballer
• Paul Burnell (born 1965), Scottish rugby player
• Robert Burnell (1239–1292), English bishop

See also

• Acton Burnell
• Burnell-Nugent
• Holcombe Burnell, a civil parish

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Burnell.
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