Gunnel may refer to:

• Gunnel (fish), a family of elongated fish
• Gunnel (ship element), also known as "gunwale", the top edge of the side of a boat
• USS Gunnel (SS-253), a Gato-class submarine
• Gunnel Channel, Antarctica

People with the given name Gunnel:

• Gunnel André (born 1946), Swedish theologian
• Gunnel Fred (born 1955), Swedish actress
• Gunnel Gummeson (born 1930), Swedish teacher, central figure in a famous case of disappearance
• Gunnel Johansson (1922–2013), Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Gunnel Jonäng (1921–2008), Swedish politician
• Gunnel Lindblom (born 1931), Swedish actress
• Gunnel Linde (1924–2014), Swedish writer
• Gunnel Pettersson (born 1960), Swedish artist
• Gunnel Vallquist (1918–2016), Swedish writer