Gaskell may refer to:
- Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842-1919), British lawyer and politician.
- David Gaskell (born 1940), British footballer.
- Dean Gaskell (born 1983), British rugby league player.
- Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865), British novelist and biographer.
- George Gaskell, British social psychologist.
- Holbrook Gaskell (1813–1909), British industrialist and collector.
- Holbrook Gaskell II (1846-1919), British chemical industrialist.
- Holbrook Gaskell III (1878-1951), British chemical industrialist.
- James Gaskell, (born 1990), Rugby Union player for Sale Sharks
- James Milnes Gaskell (1810–1873), British Conservative politician.
- Jane Gaskell (born 1941), British fantasy novelist.* Lady Constance Gaskell (1885–1964), British courtier.
- Kevin F. Gaskell, (born 1968), New Zealand-born designer and founder of Gaskell Guitars
- Lucy Gaskell (born 1980), British actress.
- Michael Gaskell (born 1963), British artist.
- Walter Holbrook Gaskell (1847–1914), British physiologist.
- William Gaskell (1805–1884), British minister and educator.
- Whitney Gaskell (born 1972), American novelist.
Famous quotes containing the word gaskell:
“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”
—Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)
“I would not trust a mouse to a woman if a man’s judgment could be had.”
—Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)
“How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly!”
—Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)