Else is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anne Else (born 1945), New Zealand writer and editor
- Chris Else (born 1942), New Zealand author
- Craig Else (born 1964), Canadian guitarist, composer, vocalist, and record producer
- Dirk Else (born 1977), retired German ski jumper
- Gerald Else (1908–1982), American classicist
- Jean Else (born 1951), disgraced British educator and the first person to have a Damehood revoked