Cannella

This article is about the surname. It is not to be confused with Cannelle, Canela or with Cinnamon, known in earlier English as "can(n)ella".

Cannella, Canella and Canela are surnames ultimately originating from the Latin canna 'small cane'. Notable people with these surnames include:

Canela

• Ailton Canela (1994–2016), Brazilian footballer
• Andoni Canela (born 1969), Spanish photographer
• Jason Canela (born 1992), American actor
• Jencarlos Canela (born 1988), American singer, songwriter and actor
• Mercè Canela (born 1956), Catalan writer and translator
• Miguel Canela Lázaro (1894–1977), Dominican medical scientist
• Teresa Canela Giménez (born 1959), Spanish chess player

Canella

• Carlo Canella (1800–1879), Italian painter
• Francesco Canella (born 1939), Italian footballer
• Giulio Canella (early 20th century), Italian scholar whose disappearance was part of the Bruneri-Canella case
• Giuseppe Canella (1788–1847), Italian painter
• Grimaldo Canella (died c. 1184), Consul of Genoa
• Otto Canella (died 1143), Consul of Genoa
• Roberto Canella (born 1988), Spanish footballer
• Valeria Canella (born 1982), Italian long jumper

Cannella

• Anthony Cannella (born 1969), American politician
• Frank Cannella (born 1957), American businessman and philanthropist
• John Matthew Cannella (1908-1996), United States federal judge
• Sal Cannella (born 1943), American politician
• Shannon Cannella (born 1969), American Professor and Author