Ansel

Ansel is a name derived from the same root as Anselm, a mediaeval Germanic name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'follower of a nobleman' or 'god's helmet'.

Ansel may refer to:

People

First name

• Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer
• Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), American politician
• Ansel Elgort (born 1994), American actor and musician
• Ansel Galimov (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
• Ansel Franklin Hall (1894–1962), American naturalist
• Ansel Krut (born 1959), South African painter
• Ansel M. Stroud, Jr. (1927-2016), Americal military officer
• Ansel Sterling (1782–1853), American politician
• Ansel Talbert (1912–1987), American aviation journalist
• Ansel Walling (1824–1896), American politician
• Ansel Watrous (1835–1927), American newspaper editor and historian
• Ansel Williamson (1806–1881), American thoroughbred horse racing trainer
• Edgar Ansel Mowrer (1892–1977), American journalist

Surname

• Dominique Ansel (born 1977), French pastry chef
• Elise Ansel (born 1962), American painter
• Julius Ansel (1908–1965), American politician
• Karen Ansel, American visual effects designer
• Martin Frederick Ansel (1850–1945), American politician
• Ruth Ansel (born 1938), American graphic designer
• Talvikki Ansel (bhorn 1962), American poet

Places

• Ansel, California
• Ansel Adams Wilderness, California
• Ansel Township, Cass County, Minnesota
• Mount Ansel Adams, California

Other uses

• ANSEL (American National Standard for Extended Latin), a character set used in text encoding
• Ansel Adams Award (disambiguation), various awards

See also

• Ansell (disambiguation)
• Anselm (disambiguation), the English form of the name
• Anselmo (disambiguation), the Italian form of the name
• Anselmus (disambiguation), the Latin form of the name