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

Alf Burnell Alfred Burnell (14 June 1924 – 25 August 2019), also known by the nickname of "Ginger", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, Englan ...

(born 1924), English rugby player *

Arthur Coke Burnell Arthur Coke Burnell (11 July 184012 October 1882) was an English civil servant who served in the Madras Presidency who was also a scholar in Sanskrit and Dravidian languages. He catalogued the Sanskrit manuscripts in southern India, particularl ...

(1840–1882), British translator *

Barker Burnell Barker Burnell (January 30, 1798 – June 15, 1843) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life Burnell was born on January 30, 1798, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. State Public service Massachusetts General Court Burnell serv ...

(1798–1843), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

Cassandra Burnell Southwick Lawrence and Cassandra (née Burnell) Southwick were early immigrants to colonial America and devout Quakers who, along with their children, were severely persecuted for their religious beliefs. Biographies Early lives Lawrence and Cassandra were m ...

(c. 1600–1660), English American Quaker *

Charles Burnell Charles Desborough 'Don' Burnell, (13 January 1876 – 3 October 1969) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Burnell was born at Beckenham, then in Kent. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen Coll ...

(1876–1969), British rower *

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (; Bell; born 15 July 1943) is an astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who, as a postgraduate student, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The discovery eventually earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in ...

(born 1943), Northern Irish astrophysicist *

Joe Burnell Joseph Michael Burnell (born 10 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer. Having represented several clubs in the Football League and Football Conference, most notably Bristol City and Bath City, he moved away from football a ...

(born 1980), English footballer *

Paul Burnell Paul Burnell (born 29 September 1965) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a member of the 1990 Grand Slam Scotland team. He toured New Zealand in 1993 with the British & Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby ...

(born 1965), Scottish rugby player *

Robert Burnell Robert Burnell (sometimes spelled Robert Burnel;Harding ''England in the Thirteenth Century'' p. 159 c. 1239 – 25 October 1292) was an English bishop who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1274 to 1292. A native of Shropshire, h ...

(1239–1292), English bishop

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