Parnell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anna Catherine Parnell (1852–1911), Irish nationalist Archie Parnell, American political candidate Arthur Parnell (1861–1935), British Anglican priest Arthur Horatio Parnell (1852–1933), English-born Australian politician Babe Parnell (1901–1982), American National Football League player Bill Parnell (1928–2008), Canadian middle distance runner Bobby Parnell (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher Bonnie Parnell (born 1946), American politician Buster Parnell (c. 1934–2017), Irish jockey Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), Irish politician, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party Charles Parnell (actor), American actor Chris Parnell (born 1967), American actor and comedian Clare Parnell (born 1970), British astrophysicist and applied mathematician Edward Parnell (1859–1922), Mayor of Winnipeg, Canada Evelyn Parnell (1888–1939), American operatic soprano Edward Parnell (1875–1941), British Olympic sport shooter Emory Parnell (1892–1979), American vaudevillian and actor Fanny Parnell (1848-1882), Irish poet and nationalist Frank Parnell (born 1935), English footballer Fred Parnell (1883–1960), English footballer Frederick Raymond Parnell (1868–1951), Canadian politician and businessman Harvey Parnell (1880–1936), American politician, governor of Arkansas Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton (1776–1842), Irish writer and politician Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton (1890–1914), Anglo-Irish soldier and aristocrat Hester Parnall (1868–1939), English brewer and businesswoman Jack Parnell (1923–2010), English musician and musical director Jermey Parnell (born 1986), American former National Football League player John Parnell (disambiguation) Justin Parnell (born 1988), American college basketball head coach Kenneth Parnell (1931–2008), American convicted sex offender, child rapist, and kidnapper Lee Roy Parnell (born 1956), American country music and blues artist
Marc Parnell, American ornithologist, author and wildlife photographer Mark Parnell (born 1959), Australian politician Mel Parnell (1922–2012), American Major League Baseball pitcher Nancy Stewart Parnell (1901–1975), British politician and trade unionist Patrick Parnell (born 2002), former Australian rules footballer Peter Parnell (born 1953), American playwright Red Parnell (1903–1954), American Negro league baseball player and manager Reg Parnell (1911–1964), English racing driver and team manager Richard Parnell (1810–1882), British physician and naturalist Roy Parnell (1943–2025), English footballer Samuel Duncan Parnell (1810–1890), New Zealand settler often credited with the establishment of the eight-hour day in New Zealand Sean Parnell (born 1962), American politician, former governor of Alaska Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesperson under the second Trump administration Stewart Parnell, owner of Peanut Corporation of America, imprisoned for shipping contaminated food Thomas Parnell (1679–1718), Anglo-Irish poet and clergyman Thomas Parnell (1881–1948), English-Australian physicist Thomas Frederick Parnell, birth name of Fred Russell (1862–1957), English ventriloquist Tim Parnell (1932–2017), British racing driver and team manager Val Parnell (1892–1972), British television managing director and theatrical impresario Wayne Parnell (born 1989), South African cricketer William Parnell (disambiguation)
See also Governor Parnell (disambiguation) Senator Parnell (disambiguation) Pernell (disambiguation), including a list of people with the surname