Ansel is a name derived from the same root as Anselm, a mediaeval Germanic name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'follower of a nobleman' or 'god's helmet'.
Ansel may refer to:
People
First name
- Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer
- Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), American politician
- Ansel Elgort (born 1994), American actor and musician
- Ansel Galimov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
- Ansel Franklin Hall (1894–1962), American naturalist
- Ansel Krut (born 1959), South African painter
- Ansel Sterling (1782–1853), American politician
- Ansel Talbert (1912–1987), American aviation journalist
- Ansel Walling (1824–1896), American politician
- Ansel Watrous (1835–1927), American newspaper editor and historian
- Ansel Williamson (1806–1881), American thoroughbred horse racing trainer
- Edgar Ansel Mowrer (1892–1977), American journalist
Surname
- Dominique Ansel (born 1977), French pastry chef
- Elise Ansel (born 1962), American painter
- Julius Ansel (1908–1965), American politician
- Karen Ansel, American visual effects designer
- Martin Frederick Ansel (1850–1945), American politician
- Ruth Ansel (born 1938), American graphic designer
- Talvikki Ansel (bhorn 1962), American poet
Places
- Ansel, California
- Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
- Ansel Township, Cass County, Minnesota
- Mount Ansel Adams, California
Other uses
- ANSEL (American National Standard for Extended Latin), a character set used in text encoding
- Ansel Adams Award (disambiguation), various awards
See also
- Ansell (disambiguation)
- Anselm (disambiguation), the English form of the name
- Anselmo (disambiguation), the Italian form of the name
- Anselmus (disambiguation), the Latin form of the name