Burwell (name)

Burwell is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:
 * Alan Burwell (born 1943), English rugby league player
 * Armistead Burwell (planter), American planter
 * Bill Burwell (1895–1973), American baseball player
 * Bryan Burwell (1955–2014), American sportswriter
 * Carter Burwell (born 1955), American film score composer
 * Cliff Burwell (1898–1977) American pianist and songwriter
 * Dick Burwell (1940–2023), American baseball player
 * Guy Burwell (born 1965), American illustrator
 * Jim Burwell (1898–1974), Alcoholics Anonymous founding member
 * Leonidas Burwell (1817–1879), Canadian businessman and politician
 * Lilian Thomas Burwell (born 1927), American artist
 * Lois Burwell (born 1960), British makeup artist
 * Mahlon Burwell (1783–1846), Canadian politician
 * Paul Burwell (1949–2007), English musician
 * Sylvia Mathews Burwell (born 1965), American businesswoman and 22nd U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
 * William A. Burwell (1780–1821), American politician
 * James F.A. Burwell (born 1999), British, Geographer

Given name:
 * Burwell Bassett (1764–1841), American politician
 * Burwell B. Bell III (born 1947), United States Army general
 * Burwell Jones (1933–2021), American swimmer
 * Burwell Boykin Lewis (1838–1885), American politician
 * Burwell C. Ritter (1810–1880), American politician