Breakwell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abbie Breakwell (born 2003), British wheelchair tennis player Arthur Breakwell (1881–1930), English footballer David Breakwell (born 1946), former English cricketer Dennis Breakwell (born 1948), former English first-class cricketer Glynis Breakwell, DBE (born 1952), the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath in Bath, England Ian Breakwell (1943–2005), British fine artist John V. Breakwell (1917–1991), American control theorist and a Professor of Astronautics at Stanford University Spike Breakwell (born 1968), British comedian Thomas Breakwell (1872–1902), the first Englishmen to become a Bahá’í Tom Breakwell (1915–unknown), an English professional footballer