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