Bell (surname)
| Bell |
| Family name |
| Region of origin |
Scotland, Ireland |
| Language(s) of origin |
Gaelic |
Bell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable persons with that surname include:
A
- Aaron Bell (1922–2003), American jazz double-bassist
- Acton Bell, pseudonym of Anne Brontë
- Adrian Bell (1901–1980), British farmer-writer, father of Martin Bell
- Al Bell (born 1940), American record producer, songwriter, and record executive
- Alden John Bell (1904–1982), Roman Catholic bishop
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish-Canadian-American inventor, teacher, engineer and scientist, son of Alexander Melville Bell
- Alexander Melville Bell, Scottish-American philologist, researcher and teacher, father of Alexander Graham Bell
- Alexandre Douala Manga Bell (1897–1966), Duala ruler in Cameroon
- Allan Bell (sociolinguist), New Zealand sociolinguist
- Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr., American oil millionaire
- Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr., American politician
- Andy Bell (born 1964), British vocalist
- Andy Bell (born 1970), British musician
- Andy Bell, British psychologist
- Angellica Bell (born 1976), English television and radio presenter
- Anthony Bell (born 1964), retired American football linebacker that played at Michigan State University and for the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL
- Archie Bell (born 1944), American musician
- Art Bell (born 1945), American radio host
- Arthur Bell, one of several people
B
- Benny Bell (1906–1999), American songwriter
- Bert Bell (1895–1959), American football commissioner
- Bill Bell (born 1941), American mayor
- Bob Bell (actor) (1922–1977), American clown
- Bob Bell (motorsport) (born 1958), a Formula One engineer
- Bobby Bell (1940), former American footballer
- Bradley Bell (born 1964), American television writer and producer
- Brian Bell (musician) (born 1968), American musician
- Brian Douglas Bell, New Zealand ornithologist
- Bryce Bell, American Christian musician
- Buddy Bell (born 1951), former American baseball player
- Burton C. Bell (born 1969), American rock singer
C
- Cameron Bell, Australian sports writer
- Carey Bell (born 1926), musician
- Catherine Bell (born 1968), British-American actress
- Catherine J. Bell, Canadian politician
- Charles Bell (1774–1842), Scottish surgeon
- Charles Bell (surveyor) (1813–1882)
- Charles Henry Bell (1823–1893), American politician
- Charles H. Bell (1798–1875), United States naval officer
- Charlie Bell (1868–1937), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Charlie Bell (1960?-2005), Australian businessman
- Charlie Bell (born 1979), United States basketball player
- Chichester A. Bell, American sound engineer
- Chris Bell (1951–1978), musician
- Chris Bell (born 1959), politician
- Chris Bell, rugby player
- Clive Bell (1881–1964), British art critic and philosopher
- Colin Bell (born 1946), English soccer player
- Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player
- Currer Bell, pseudonym of Charlotte Brontë
D
- Daniel Bell (1919–2011), American sociologist
- David Bell (born 1972), American baseball player
- David Bell (1936–1990), Scottish TV producer and director
- David Bell, Australian field hockey player
- David Bell (born 1984), English-born Irish footballer for Norwich City
- David Bell (born 1985), Irish footballer for Finn Harps
- David Bell, Irish soldier
- David Bell, British civil servant, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education and Skills
- Dean Bell (born 1962), New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach
- Demetrius Bell (born 1984), American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He is the son of former basketball star Karl Malone
- Derek Bell (1935–2002), harpist
- Derek Bell (born 1941), British racing driver
- Derek Bell (born 1968), American baseball player
- Derrick Bell, American law professor
- Dillon Bell (1822–1898), New Zealand politician
- Don Bell, Canadian politician
- Don Bell (radio broadcaster) American radio broadcaster
- Doug Bell (born 1961), American computer game developer
- Drake Bell, American actor and guitarist
- Drew Tyler Bell, American actor and performer
- Duncan Bell, English rugby union player
- Duncan Bell (actor), Scottish actor
E
F
G
- Gary Bell (born 1936), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Gary Bell, former footballer
- Geoff Bell, one of several people
- George Bell, one of several people including
- Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), British archaeologist, writer & spy
- Glen Bell, American founder of Taco Bell
- Gordon Bell (born 1934), computer engineer
- Gordon Bell, British comic strip artist
- Gordon Bell, Canadian computer scientist
- Gordon Bell, former NHLer
- Graeme Bell (born 1914), Australian pianist, composer and band leader
- Graham Bell QC, former Scottish Advocate Depute
- Graham E. Bell, astronomer
- Graham Bell (artist), artist and journalist
- Grant Bell, Australian rugby league coach
- Griffin Bell (born 1918), American politician
- Gus Bell (1928–1995), American Baseball player
H
- Heath Bell (born 1977), American baseball player
- Helen Bell, English folk musician
- Henri Lobe Bell, Duala ruler in Cameroon
- Henry Bell (1767–1830), Scottish engineer
- Henry H. Bell (1808–1868), American sailor
- Henry Lawrie Bell (1929–1984), Australian ornithologist
- Hi Bell (1897–1949), former professional baseball player
- Hilari Bell, American fantasy writer
- Hilary Bell (born 1991), Canadian freestyle swimmer
- Hunter Bell, American book author
I
J
- Jacob Bell, one of several people
- James Bell (1818-1872, British politician, later known as James Spencer-Bell
- Jamie Bell (born 1986), British actor
- Jane Bell (1910–1998), Canadian track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
- Jay Bell (born 1965), American baseball player
- Jocelyn Bell (born 1943), British astronomer, later known as Jocelyn Bell Burnell
- Joel Bell (born 1985), professional Canadian football offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as a street free agent by the Roughriders in 2009. He played college football for the Furman Paladins
- Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German Jesuit missionary
- John Bell (Bishop of Worcester) (d. 1556), English clergyman
- John Bell (New Hampshire) (1765–1836), American politician - New Hampshire
- John Bell (Tennessee politician) (1797–1869), American politician - Tennessee
- John Bell (explorer) (1799–1868), Canadian explorer and governor
- John Bell (actor), Australian Shakespearean actor
- John Joy Bell (1871–1934), Scottish author
- John L. Bell, Scottish religious figure
- John Stewart Bell (1928–1990), Irish physicist
- John Bell (type founder), of eighteenth century England
- John Bell (surgeon) (1763–1820), brother of Charles Bell (anatomist)
- John Bell (British Army officer), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1848–1854
- Jack Bell (also known as John Bell), scored for Everton F.C. in the 1897 FA Cup final
- John William Bell (1838–1901), Canadian political figure
- John Bell (Kent cricketer) (1718–1774)
- John Bell (musician), American guitarist and singer
- John Bell from The Bell Witch legend
- John Graham Bell (1812–1899), American taxidermist
- John Howatt Bell (1846–1929), Prince Edward Island politician
- John Irving Bell (born 1952), British–Canadian biologist
- Jonathan Bell (rugby player), rugby union player.
- Joseph-Antoine Bell (born 1954), former Cameroonian international football goalkeeper, one of the best African
- Joseph Bell (1837 - 1911), Scottish physician, pioneer of forensic diagnostics, and inspiration for Sherlock Holmes
- Joshua Bell (born 1967), American musician
- Joshua Peter Bell (1827–1881), Queensland Parliamentarian
- Julia Bell (1879–1979), British geneticist
- Julian Bell (1908–1937), English poet
- Julie Bell (born 1958), American painter. A fantasy artist and wildlife artist, she is a former bodybuilder and fantasy model for her husband, painter Boris Vallejo
- Justin Bell (born 1968), British racecar driver. He is the son of Derek Bell
K
- Kahlil Bell (born 1986), American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at UCLA
- Kendrell Bell (born 1980), American football linebacker
- Kenneth B. Bell, American judge
- Kerwin Bell (born 1965), former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) for fourteen seasons in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s
- Kristen Bell (born 1980), actress
L
- Lake Bell (born 1979), American actress
- Larry Bell, one of several people including
- Lauralee Bell (born 1968), actress
- Lee Phillip Bell, former talk show host and soap opera creator
- Les Bell (1901–1985), professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1923-1931. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs. He is buried in East Harrisburg Cemetery
M
- Madeline Bell (born 1942), American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, having arrived from the US in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with vocal group The Bradford Singers
- Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), author
- Maggie Bell, British singer
- Manga Ndumbe Bell (1838–1898), Duala ruler in Cameroon
- Marc Bell, one of several people
- Maria Arena Bell, American novelist, television and freelance writer. She is currently the Head Writer and Executive Producer of CBS Daytime's The Young and the Restless
- Marie Bell (born 1900), French tragedian, comic actor and stage director
- Marilyn Bell (born 1937), swimmer
- Mark Bell, one of several people
- Marshall Bell (born 1942), American actor
- Martin Bell, British journalist and broadcaster
- Martin Bell (born 1964), British skier
- Martin Bell, British poet
- Martyn Bell, British racing driver
- Marvin Bell, American poet
- Mary Bell (born 1957), British child killer
- Matthew Bell, one of several people
- Matty Bell (1899–1983), American football player and coach
- Melissa Bell, one of several people including
- Mervyn Bell, football manager
- Michael Bell, one of several people
- Morley Bell, lawyer and political figure on Prince Edward Island
- Mike Bell, one of several people
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Q
R
- Raja Bell (born 1976), American basketball player
- Regla Bell (born 1970), Cuban volleyball player
- Richard Bell, one of several people including
- Richard Ndumbe Manga Bell, Duala ruler in Cameroon
- Ricky Bell (born 1967), American singer
- Ricky Bell (running back), National Football League running back
- Ricky Bell (cornerback), National Football League cornerback
- Robert Bell (disambiguation), one of several people including
- Ronnie Bell British chemist at Oxford University
- Roy Bell, one of several people including:
- Rudolf Duala Manga Bell (1873–1914), Duala ruler in Cameroon
S
- Sam Bell (1909–1982), English professional footballer
- Samuel Bell (1770–1850), American jurist & politician - New Hampshire
- Samuel Bell (fl. 1850s), American politician - California
- Samuel B. Bell (c. 1825 -1897), American religious leader & politician -
- Samuel Dana Bell (1798–1868), American jurist - New Hampshire
- Samuel H. Bell (born 1925), American jurist - Ohio
- Samuel Newell Bell (1829–1889), American politician - New Hampshire
- Sean Bell (1984–2006), African American shot by New York City police
- Shannon Bell (born 1955), Canadian philosopher and feminist
- Simon Bell (singer) (born 1949, Glasgow)
- Steve Bell (born 1951), British political cartoonist
- Steven Bell, rugby league player for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Stuart Bell (born 1938), British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough since 1983
T
- Tatum Bell (born 1981), American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State
- Terrell Bell, one of several people
- Terry Bell (born 1962), former Major League Baseball catcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals for eight games during the 1986 Kansas City Royals season and for one game for the Atlanta Braves during the 1987 Atlanta Braves season
- Theo Bell (1953–2006), American football wide receiver who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Thom Bell, Jamaican-American music producer
- Thomas Bell (zoologist), English zoologist, surgeon, and writer
- Thomas Cowan Bell
- Thomas M. Bell (Ohio politician)
- Thomas Reid Davys Bell, Irish lepidopterist
- Tim Bell, British public relations and political adviser
- Tobin Bell, American actor
- Townsend Bell (born 1975), motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell
- Trevor Bell, British painter
- Troy Bell (born 1980), American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history
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- Yeremiah Bell (born 1978), American football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky
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