Burnell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alf Burnell (born 1924), English rugby player * Arthur Coke Burnell (1840–1882), British translator * Barker Burnell (1798–1843), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick, Cassandra Burnell Southwick (c. 1600–1660), English American Quaker * Charles Burnell (1876–1969), British rower * 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

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