Wessell is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Wessell Anderson (born 1966), American jazz alto and sopranino saxophonist James Wessell Gerdemann (1921–2008), American mycologist Nils Yngve Wessell (1914–2007), American psychologist, president of Tufts University Shaun Wessell (born 1981), Australian former rugby league footballer Zam Wessell (Star Wars character), a Clawdite bounty hunter
See also Wessel (disambiguation) Wessells (surname)