Reverend William Lees Bell (20 July 1826 - 9 April 1908) was an Anglican priest. Born in Austria, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was ordained as a deacon in by the Bishop of London in 1857. In the following year he was ordained as a priest, becoming curate of St Paul's Lisson Grove. In 1875 he was appointed vicar of Christchurch, Bermondsey. In 1883 he wrote a history of Bermondsey. He became rural dean of Southwark. He was a member of the London School Board from 1885 - 1888, representing Southwark. He retired in 1907, and died in the following year. He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.