Ismayil is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Ismayil Bayramov (1900–1945), Azerbaijani military officer Ismayil Daghistanli (1907–1980), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor Ismayil Hajiyev (born 1949), Azerbaijani-Canadian conductor Ismayil Ibrahimli (born 1998), Azerbaijani footballer Ismayil Jafarpour (1925 - 18 February 1977) Azerbaijani orientalist Ismayil Mammadov (born 1976), Azerbaijani footballer Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995), Azerbaijani writer Ismayil Zulfugarli (born 2001), Azerbaijani footballer Javid Ismayil (born 1972), Azerbaijani economist Malak Ismayil (born 2004), Azerbaijani chess player Rufat Ismayil (born 1981), Azerbaijani fashion designer Shah Ismayil, a 16th century Shah of Persia Shah Ismayil (opera), an opera by Muslim Magomayev Shah Ismail (footballer) Shah Ismail Order, an Azerbaijani military award Shah Ismail Dehlvi, 19th century Islamic scholar