Parmelee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alice Parmelee (died 1992), American politician Annette W. Parmelee (1865–1924), American suffragist and temperance activist Arthur H. Parmelee (1883–1961), U.S. physician and football coach Ashbel P. Fitch (P. for Parmelee; 1848–1904), U.S. Representative from the state of New York Charles Henry Parmelee (1855–1914), Canadian publisher and politician Chris Parmelee (born 1988), U.S. baseball player Edward Parmelee Smith (1827–1876), U.S. religious leader, educator, co-founder of Fisk University Henry S. Parmelee (1846–1902), U.S. inventor, piano manufacturer, and streetcar/tram company president Horace Parmelee (1889–1957), U.S. talent manager and concert promoter Irene E. Parmelee (1847–1934), U.S. portrait artist James Parmelee ( 1886), U.S. financier Martha Parmelee Rose (1834-1923), U.S. journalist, reformer and philanthropist Philip Orin Parmelee (1887–1912), U.S. aviation pioneer Roy Parmelee (1907–1981), U.S. baseball player
See also Jalen Parmele (born 1985), U.S. football player Mary Platt Parmele (1843–1911), U.S. author and historian