Ancel is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Paul Albert Ancel (1873–1961), French professor of medicine Jacques Ancel (1879–1943), French geographer and geopolitician Jean Ancel (1940–2008), Romanian-born Israeli author and historian Janet Ancel, American politician Michel Ancel (born 1972), French video game designer Lauren Ancel Meyers, integrative biologist
Given name: Ancel Henry Bassett (1809–1886), American Methodist minister, writer, editor and historian Ancel Keys (1904–2004), American scientist