Harley (surname)

Harley is an English surname, and may refer to

• Albert Harley, English footballer
• Alex Harley (1936–1969), A Scottish professional footballer
• Bill Harley, children's entertainer
• Bob Harley (1888–1958), a former top Canadian soccer player from the 1920s
• Brilliana Harley, letter writer and a figure in the English Civil War
• Chic Harley, Ohio State football player 1916–1919
• David Harley, English security commentator, author, and musician
• Dick Harley (1872–1952), a Major League Baseball player
• Edward Harley (Parliamentarian) (1624–1700), father of the 1st Earl of Oxford
• Edward Harley (1664–1735), his second son
• Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, (1689–1741)
• Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, (1699–1755), son of Edward Harley (1664–1735)
• Edwin Harley (1849–?), minstrel show actor
• Frank Harley, a former Australian rules footballer
• George Way Harley (1894–1966), an American Methodist medical missionary to Ganta, Liberia
• Harry Harley (1926–2014), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Heidi Harley, American linguist
• Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (1694–1755), an English noblewoman
• Jade Harley, a character in the webcomic Homestuck
• Jim Harley (1917–1989), a former English footballer
• John Brian Harley (1932–1991), English geographer
• John Harley (16th-century bishop) (died 1558), Bishop of Hereford
• John Harley (Dean) (1728–1788), Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Hereford (second son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford)
• John Pritt Harley (1786–1858), an English actor
• Jon Harley, English footballer
• Jonathan Harley, Australian journalist, husband of fellow journalist Sarah Macdonald (born 1966)
• Joseph Auty Harley (born 1843) (1843–1906), mayor of Nelson, New Zealand, 1899–1901
• Joseph Auty Harley (born 1895) (1895–1973), mayor of Nelson, New Zealand, 1947–1956
• Joseph Emile Harley, American politician
• Les Harley (born 26 September 1946), an English former professional footballer
• Leslie Harley (October 26, 1912 – December 18, 1987), an Australian boxer
• Margaret Cavendish-Harley
• Martha Harley (later Hugill; fl. 1786–1798), author of Gothic novels
• Mike Harley Jr. (born 1997), American football player
• Robert Harley (1579–1656), English politician of the seventeenth century
• Robert Harley (c. 1706–1774), an English Member of Parliament (younger son of Edward Harley (1664–1735))
• Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, (1661–1724) British first minister under Queen Anne
• Robert Harley, a British comedy writer and performer
• Rufus Harley, American jazz musician
• Ryan Harley (born 22 January 1985), a professional English footballer
• Steve Harley (1951–2024), British singer-songwriter
• Thomas Harley (1730–1804), Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament (younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford)
• Thomas Harley (ice hockey) (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Tom Harley, Australian rules footballer
• Trevor Harley, a psychologist and Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Dundee
• Vaughan Harley (1864–1923), British professor
• William S. Harley, co-founder and first chief engineer of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company

See also

• Harley (disambiguation) (a disambiguation page)
• Harley (given name)