Kessels is a Dutch toponymic surname indicating an origin in one of a variety of places named Kessel in the Low Countries.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Erik Kessels (born 1966), Dutch artist, designer and curator, co-founder of KesselsKramer advertising agency
• Hendrik Johan Kessels (1781–1849), Dutch clockmaker active in Denmark
• Hubert Kessels (fl. 1959–62), economist and a governor of the Bank of Ghana
• Koen Kessels (born 1960/61), Belgian conductor and music director
• Marie Kessels (born 1954), Dutch poet and prose writer
• Mathieu Kessels (1784–1836), Dutch neoclassical sculptor
• Paulus Kessels (1901–1987), Dutch sports shooter

• J. Kessels, a Dutch drama film
• Kessel (disambiguation)

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Kessels.
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