Ellett is the surname of the following people:

David Ellett (born 1964), American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player Henry T. Ellett (1812–1887), Mississippi politician and U.S. Representative to Congress Neil Ellett (born 1944), Canadian soccer player Tazewell Ellett (1856–1914), Virginia politician and U.S. Representative to Congress Thomas Harlan Ellett (1880–1951), American architect Ron Ellett (born 1942) American football coach.

Ellet, an alternative spelling, is the surname of the following people: Alfred W. Ellet (1820–1895), American Civil War general and commander of a fleet of ironclad rams Charles Ellet Jr. (1810–1862), American civil engineer and Civil War officer Charles R. Ellet (1843–1863), American Civil War officer, son of Charles Ellet Jr. Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818–1877), American writer, historian, and poet John A. Ellet (1838–1892), U.S. Navy officer in the American Civil War