Clavell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

George Clavell (1725–1774), English politician Gian Clavell (born 1993), Puerto Rican basketball player Gilberto Clavell (born 1989), Puerto Rican basketball player James Clavell (1921–1994), British/American novelist John Clavell (c. 1601–1643), 17th century English adventurer John Clavell (MP) (1541–1609), 16th century English politician Lluis Clavell Ortiz-Repiso (born 1941), Spanish Roman Catholic priest Óscar Clavell (born 1978), Spanish politician Robert Clavell (c. 1633 – c. 1711), a bookseller of London Rodney Clavell, former South Australian corrections officer and prisoner at Yatala Labour Prison Walter Clavell (1639–1677), English administrator employed by the East India Company as Chief of the factories in the Bay of Bengal

See also Clavell Tower, in Dorset, England Cavell (surname)