Grinnell is a surname, originally of locational or topographical origin.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Claudia Grinnell, British organist and choir director
- Claudia Kreuzig Grinnell, German expatriate, English professor and poet
- Frederick Grinnell (1836âÂÂ1905), American engineer
- Frederick Grinnell (biologist) (born 1945), American biologist
- George Bird Grinnell, (1849âÂÂ1938), American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer
- George Blake Grinnell (1823âÂÂ1891), American merchant and financier
- Henry Grinnell (1799âÂÂ1874), American merchant, financier of Arctic explorations
- Henry Walton Grinnell (1843âÂÂ1920), American admiral, son of Henry Grinnell
- Joseph Grinnell (1877âÂÂ1939), American zoologist
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (1821âÂÂ1891), U.S. congressman
- Katherine Van Allen Grinnell (1839-1917), American lecturer, author, reformer
- Moses H. Grinnell (1803âÂÂ1877), U.S. Navy officer and U.S. Representative from New York
- William Morton Grinnell (1857âÂÂ1906), U.S. diplomat & banker
- Elizabeth Grinnell (1851âÂÂ1935), American writer, clubwoman, and naturalist
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