Assuming 'Doe, John' is in Cell A1...
=LEFT(A1,FIND(", ",A1)-1) equals 'Doe'
=RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-FIND(", ",A1)-1) equals 'John'
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"Help with Cell question" wrote:

how do i separate a single cell name "Doe, John" into two separate cells?