Astell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Betty Astell
Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime productions on stage, screen, and radio with her husband, Cyril Fletcher. She was one of the first performers t ...
(1912–2005), English actress
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John Harvey Astell
John Harvey Astell (20 March 1806 – 17 January 1887) was a British Conservative politician.
Astell was first elected as a Conservative MP for Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, Englan ...
(1806–1887), British politician
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Mary Astell
Mary Astell (12 November 1666 – 11 May 1731) was an English protofeminist writer, philosopher, and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist."Batchelor, Jenni ...
(1666–1731), English writer, philosopher, and rhetorician
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William Astell
William Astell (13 October 1774 – 7 March 1847), was a Member of Parliament and eminent director of the East India Company.
Astell was the second son of Godfrey Thornton of Moggerhanger House, Bedfordshire, a director of the Bank of England. ...
(1774–1847), English Member of Parliament and director of the East India Company
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