Quinnell is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Craig Quinnell (born 1975), Welsh rugby union player Derek Quinnell (born 1949), Welsh rugby union player Gavin Quinnell (born 1983), Welsh rugby union player Ken Quinnell (born 1939), Australian screenwriter and director Sally Quinnell, Australian politician Scott Quinnell (born 1972), Welsh rugby league and rugby union player Pen name A. J. Quinnell, a pen name of the English thriller novelist Philip Nicholson See also Quennell Quenelle