Whitmell is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Whitmell Hill (1743–1797), American planter from Martin County, North Carolina Whitmell P. Martin (1867–1929), U.S. Representative from Louisiana Whitmell P. Tunstall (1810–1854), lawyer and state legislator in Chatham, Virginia
See also Whitmell, Virginia, unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia