Ewell is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Barney Ewell (1918–1996), American athlete Benjamin Stoddert Ewell (1810–1894), United States and Confederate army officer Dana Ewell (born 1971), convicted murderer Don Ewell (1916–1983), American jazz pianist Dwight Ewell (born 1968), American actor Julian Ewell (1915–2009), United States Army Lieutenant General Kayla Ewell (born 1985), American actress Marshall Davis Ewell (1844–1928), American lawyer Patricia Lynch Ewell (1926–2011), former U.S. ambassador to Madagascar Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell (1919–2006), English politician Philip Ewell (active since 2001), American music theorist and cellist Richard S. Ewell (1817–1872), Confederate general Tom Ewell (1909–1994), American actor
Given name: Ewell Blackwell (1922–1996), Major League pitcher Ewell Ross McCright 1917–1990), U.S. Air Force captain James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833–1864), Confederate cavalry general
Fictional characters Robert E. Lee (Bob) Ewell and daughter Mayella, characters in Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird