Thirkell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Angela Thirkell (18901961), English-born Australian novelist John Thirkell (born 1958), British trumpet and flugelhorn player Percy Thirkell (190097), English footballer Richard Thirkell (AKA Richard Thirkeld, died 1583), English Roman Catholic priest and martyr
See also Eric Thirkell Cooper (before 1915 – after 1947), British soldier and war poet during World War 1 Herbert Thirkell White (18551931), Lieutenant Governor of Burma 190510, author of several books on Burma