Essel may refer to:
People André Essel (1918–2005), French businessman Christian Essel (born 1989), Liberian football player Christine Essel, American politician Eileen Essell (1922–2015), English actress Frank Abor Essel-Cobbah, Ghanaian politician Joseph Ampah Kojo Essel, Ghanaian politician
Places Essel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Other Essel, French former glasses manufacturer, now part of Essilor Essel Group, Indian conglomerate