Nello as a name may refer to:

  • Nello Carrara (1900–1993), Italian physicist and founder of the Electromagnetic Wave Research Institute
  • Nello Celio (1914–1995), Swiss politician representing Canton Ticino
  • Nello Ciaccheri (1893–1971), Italian cyclist competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Nello Cristianini (born 1968), Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol
  • Nello Di Costanzo (born 1961), Italian football manager and former player
  • Nello Falaschi (1913–1986), American football player in the National Football League
  • Nello Lauredi (1924–2001), former professional French road bicycle racer
  • Nello Musumeci (born 1955), Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands
  • Nello Pagani (1911–2003), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver
  • Nello Pazzafini (1933–1997), Italian actor who appeared in gladiator movies and Spaghetti Westerns
  • Nello Rosselli (1900–1937), Italian Socialist leader and historian
  • Nello Russo (born 1981), Italian football (soccer) striker
  • Nello Santi (born 1931), Italian conductor
  • Nello Matías Sosa, Argentine football player
  • Nickname of C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist, historian, and socialist