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

Given name

Burnell Dent (born 1963), American former football player
Burnell Keith Herring, former member of German Eurodance band Magic Affair
Burnell Poole (1884–1933), American painter and marine artist
Burnell Taylor (born 1993), American singer
Burnell Michael Wallace III, birth name of Mike Wallace (American football) (born 1986), American former footballer

Surname

Alf Burnell (1924–2019), English rugby league player
Arthur Coke Burnell (1840–1882), British civil servant and translator
Barker Burnell (1798–1843), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Benjamin Burnell (1769–1828), British painter
Broughton Benjamin Pegge Burnell (c. 1774–1850), British landowner
Burnell family, Irish family
Cassandra Burnell Southwick (c. 1600–1660), English-American Quaker immigrant
Cerrie Burnell (born 1979), English actress, singer, playwright, children's author, and former television presenter
Charles Burnell (1876–1969), British rower
Charles S. Burnell (1874–1949), American judge
Dana Burnell (born 1963), American drummer
Enid Lyons (1897–1981; born Enid Muriel Burnell), Australian politician
Fiona Burnell (born 1979), Canadian-American physicist
Francis Burnell (1863–1926), American politician
Frederick Spencer Burnell (1880–1958), Australian journalist and radio presenter
Freda Burnell, Welsh murder victim
Henry Burnell (disambiguation), several people
Isaiah Burnell (1871–1951), British music teacher and composer
Jack Burnell (born 1993), English retired swimmer
Jason Burnell (born 1997), American basketball player
Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943), Northern Irish astrophysicist
Joe Burnell (born 1980), English former footballer
Joe Burnell (engineer), British engineer
John Burnell (died 1490s), Irish judge
Justin Burnell (born 1967), Welsh rugby union coach and former rugby footballer
Keith Burnell (born 1979), American former footballer and Canadian footballer
Mads Burnell (born 1994), Danish mixed martial artist
Mary Burnell (1907–1996), Australian anaesthetist
Matt Burnell (born 1978), Australian politician
Mike Burnell, actor that starred in Deviant (2018 film)
Patrick Burnell (died 1491), Irish judge and Crown official
Paul Burnell (born 1965), Scottish former rugby union player
Philip Burnell, English cricketer
Ransom Burnell (1821–1880), American politician
Richard Burnell (1917–1995), English rower
Robert Burnell (c. 1239–1292), English bishop and Lord Chancellor of England
Will Burnell (born 1984), English cricketer
William Burnell (fl. 1292–1295), English dean

Middle name

Barry Watkins (1921–2004, born Randall Burnell Watkins), Welsh footballer
Casey Bauman (born 2000), American footballer
David Burnell Smith (1941–2014), American politician
Eric Zentner (1981–2011), American fashion model
Esther Burnell Mills (1889–1964), American pioneer and homesteader
Gary B. Beikirch (1947–2021), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Harold Burnell Carter (1910–2005), Australian scientist
Les Jepsen (born 1967), American former basketball player
Mary Clark-Glass (born 1944), academic, medical administrator and former politician from Northern Ireland
Oswald Trellis (born 1935; second and third names Fitz Burnell), Guyanese dean
Richard B. Beckett (1919–1983) Canadian politician
Robert Burnell Skinner (1893–1969), Dominican and Trinidad and Tobagonian businessman, administrator and colonial governor
Tanner Roark (born 1986), American former baseball player
Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812), American planter and politician
Willie Hurst (born 1980), American former football player

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