Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 heroes, 1 character
Ella Lorena Kennedy 1936 Gone With the Wind 
Ella 1997 Ella Enchanted
Ella Brown 1999 Just Ella
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Ella Jean 2009 Ella Jean
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Ella Mae Farmer 2000 The District
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Ella "Lorde" Yelich-O'Connor 2014 Royals
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 hurricanes, 1 storm
Hurricane Ella 1958
Hurricane Ella 1962
Storm Ella 1966
Hurricane Ella 1970
Hurricane Ella 1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Elisabeth Bergner (a.k.a. Ella) 1897-1986
Ella Raines 1920-1988
Ella Purnell 1996-
Ella Anderson 2005-
Notable Athletes:
1 golf/track
(golf/track) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (middle name Ella) 1911-1956
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Ella Fitzgerald 1917-1996
Ella "Lorde" Yelich-O'Connor 1996-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Ella Vogelaar 1949-2019
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Mary Roberts Rinehart (middle name Ella) 1876-1958
Jean Rhys (a.k.a. Ella) 1890-1979
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Else Jacobsen (middle name Ella) 1932 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(silver/gold) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (middle name Ella) 1932 80 m hurdles; high jump; javelin throw