Bassel () is an Arabic given name. It should not be confused with the French surname Bassil.
People with the name include:
People Bassel al-Araj (1984–2017), Palestinian activist, author and pharmacist Bassel al-Assad (1962–1994), Syrian colonel, and politician, the eldest son of President of Syria Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of (later) President Bashar al-Assad Bassel Atallah, Syrian Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder of SSENSE Bassel Bawji (born 1989), Lebanese American basketball player Bassel Fleihan (1963–2005), Lebanese politician, legislator and minister Bassel El Gharbawy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka Bassel Jradi (born 1993), Danish-Lebanese football player Bassel Khaiat (born 1977), Syrian actor Bassel Khartabil also known as Bassel Safadi (1981–2015), Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer Bassel Mashhour (born 1982), Egyptian water polo player Bassel Al-Rayes (born 1979), Syrian-born Qatari handball player Bassel Al Shaar (born 1982), Syrian football player Bassel Shehadeh (1984–2012), Syrian Christian film producer and IT Engineer, activist
See also Bassil Saint-Jean-de-Bassel, a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France