Hounsell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Hounsell (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer Barbara Hounsell (born 1951), Canadian swimmer Colin Hounsell (born 1955), Australian footballer Elizabeth Hounsell (1950–2020), British academic and carbohydrate chemist Patrick Hounsell (born 1958), New Zealand cricketer William Hounsell (1820–1903), English cricketer
See also David A. Hounshell (born 1950), academic historian