Vail is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aaron Vail (1796–1878), American diplomat Alfred Vail (1807–1859), American machinist and inventor Anna Murray Vail 1863–1955), American botanist and first librarian of the New York Botanical Garden Aramenta Dianthe Vail (1820–1888), American painter Benjamin A. Vail (1844–1924), American jurist and politician Bob Vail (1881–1942), American baseball pitcher Calvin Lee Vail (born 1995), American YouTuber known as LeafyIsHere Charles H. Vail (1866–1924), American Universalist clergyman, Christian socialist, political activist, and writer Clover Vail (born 1939), Swiss-born American artist Edwin Arnold Vail (1817–1885), Canadian physician and political figure Eric Vail (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player Fred Vail ( 1903–1914), American sports coach George Vail (1809–1875), American politician Harry Vail (died 1928), American rowing coach Henry Vail (1782–1853), American politician Ira Vail (1893–1979), American race car driver Louis Vail ( 1894), American football coach Lester Vail (1899 – 1959), American actor of the stage, screen, and radio Melville Vail (1906–1983), Canadian ice hockey player Mike Vail (born 1951), American baseball player Myrtle Vail (also as Myrtle Damerel; 1888–1978), American actress and writer Nathan R. Vail (1825–1888), American mine operator, landowner, and politician Jacob G. Vail (1827–1884), American army officer and general after the American Civil War Patrick Roger Vail (1859–1913), American businessman and politician Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (1925–1967), Swiss-French painter Peter Vail (1930–2024), American geologist and geophysicist Pyotr Vail (Пётр Львович Вайль; 1949–2009) Latvian-Russian writer, editor, and radio executive Rachel Vail (born 1966), American children and young adults genre author Richard B. Vail (1895–1955), American politician Silas Jones Vail (1818–1883), American hatmaker and hymn composer Stephen Vail (1780–1864), American rail and metal forge businessman Theodore Newton Vail (1845–1920), American telephony industrialist Theresa Vail (born 1990), American beauty pageant contestant ("Miss Kansas" 2013) Thomas Hubbard Vail (1821–1889), American Episcopalian bishop Tobi Vail (born 1969), American musician, music critic, and feminist activist; formerly of the band Bikini Kill Walter Vail (1852–1906), American businessman William Berrian Vail (1823–1904), Canadian businessman and politician