Rowsell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Erick Rowsell (born 1990), British road racing cyclist Edmund Penning-Rowsell (1913–2002), British journalist Harry Rowsell (1921-2006), Canadian veterinarian, pathologist, animal welfare advocate and humanist Joanna Rowsell Shand (born 1988), British cyclist Leslie Rowsell Moore (1912-2003), Professor of Geology, described as "one of the founders of modern Carboniferous palynology" Norman Rowsell (1855-1919), Tea planter and first Ceylon Labour Commissioner Spud Rowsell (21st century), English sailboat racer Thomas James Rowsell (1816–1894), Canon of Westminster Ellie Rowsell (born 1992), British singer and guitarist of the band Wolf Alice.
See also The Rowsell-Julyan-Keenan Commission, a Royal Commission in 1878 that recommended in its report the Anglicisation of the educational and judicial systems of Malta. Dubuis & Rowsell, manufacturer of Rola Cola Penning-Rowsell Roswell (disambiguation)