- Source: Waddell (surname)
Waddell is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Alan Waddell (1914–2008), Australian walker
Alexander Waddell FRSE (1789–1827), Scottish astronomer and meteorologist
Alfred Moore Waddell (1834–1912), American politician
Angus Waddell (born 1964), Australian swimmer
Barry Waddell (born 1936), Australian cyclist
Brandon Waddell (born 1994), American baseball player
Cheryl Boyd Waddell (?–2002), American opera singer
Chris Waddell, American Paralympic alpine skier
Cosslett Herbert Waddell (1858–1918), Irish clergyman and botanist
Craig Waddell (born 1995), Scottish curler
Don Waddell (born 1958), American hockey player & executive
Ernest Waddell (born 1986), American actor
Gordon Waddell (1937–2012), Scottish rugby union player and South African politician
Helen Waddell (1889 – 1965), Irish poet, translator and playwright
Herbert Waddell (1902–1988), Scottish rugby union footballer
Hope Masterton Waddell, missionary
Hugh Waddell (disambiguation)
Ian Waddell (1942–2021), Canadian politician
Ian Waddell (footballer), Scottish footballer
James Waddell (disambiguation), multiple people
Jason Waddell (born 1981), American baseball player
Jimmy Waddell, Scottish curler, European champion
John Waddell (disambiguation), multiple people
Justine Waddell (born 1976), South African actress
Kyle Waddell (born 1993), Scottish curler
Laurence Waddell (1854–1938), British explorer and author
Leila Waddell (1880–1932), American writer, magician, and musician
Martin Waddell, Irish children's author
Moses Waddel (1770–1840), American educator
Peter Hately Waddell (1817–1891), Scottish cleric
R. Bruce Waddell (1914–1979), American businessman and politician
Ricky L. Waddell, major general, US Army Reserve
Rob Waddell (born 1975), New Zealand rower, yachtsman, and rugby player
Rube Waddell (1876–1914), American baseball player
Sid Waddell (1940–2012), British commentator and television personality
Sonia Waddell (born 1973), New Zealand rower
Terrie Waddell, Australian actress
Thomas Waddell (1854–1940), Australian politician
Tom Waddell (baseball) (1958–2019), Scottish baseball player
William Waddell (disambiguation), multiple people
Winifred Waddell (1884–1972), English-born Australian botanist
Zane Waddell (born 1998), South African swimmer