Mendenhall is a British surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bronco Mendenhall (born 1966), University of Virginia football coach Bruce Mendenhall (born 1951), American murderer and suspected serial killer Charles Elwood Mendenhall (1872–1935), American physicist and University of Wisconsin professor David Mendenhall (born 1971), American science fiction and comedy film actor Dorothy Reed Mendenhall (1874–1964), American physician George E. Mendenhall (1916–2016), American academic and educator John Mendenhall (colonel) (1829–1892), American military official Joseph Mendenhall (1920–2013), American diplomat Ken Mendenhall (born 1948), former American football player Mat Mendenhall (born 1957), American football player Murray Mendenhall (1898–1972), American basketball player Murray Mendenhall Jr. (1925–2014), American football player Nereus Mendenhall (1819–1893), American politician and educator Rashard Mendenhall (born 1987), former NFL running back Robert Mendenhall (born 1954), president Western Governors University Ruth Dyar Mendenhall (1912–1989), American rock climber, mountaineer and author Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (1841–1924), American physicist and meteorologist, namesake of Alaskan place names Thomas C. Mendenhall (historian) (1910–1998), Yale professor, president of Smith College; authority on collegiate rowing Walter Curran Mendenhall (1871–1957), former director of the U.S. Geological Survey