Oakley (surname)

Oakley is a surname of English origin, and may refer to:

People

• Alan Oakley (journalist), English-born Australian journalist and magazine editor
• Alex Oakley (1926–2010), Canadian racewalker
• Ann Oakley (born 1944), British sociologist, feminist, and writer
• Annie Oakley (1860–1926), American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter
• Anthony Oakley (born 1981), American football player
• Ben Oakley (born 1988), English canoeist
• Berry Oakley (1948–1972), American musician, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band
• Bill Oakley (born 1966), American television writer; known for work on The Simpsons
• Bill Oakley (1964–2004), American comic book letterer
• Brian Oakley (1927–2012), British civil servant and director of the 1980s Alvey Programme
• Charles Oakley (born 1963), American basketball player
• Charles Oakley (American football) (born 1931), American football player
• David Oakley (1945–2006), American golfer
• Delceita Oakley (1944–2019), Panamanian sprinter
• Francis Christopher Oakley (born 1931), English-American educator and historian
• Georgia Oakley (born 1988), English film director and screenwriter
• Graham Oakley (1929–2022), English author and illustrator
• Isabel Cooper-Oakley (1854–1914), Indian-born theosophist and author
• James Oakley (disambiguation), several people
• Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls (born 1988), Australian football player
• Kenneth Oakley (1911–1981), English physical anthropologist, geologist, and paleontologist
• Laura Oakley (1879–1957), American silent film actress
• Mark Oakley (born 1968), Church of England Dean of Southwark
• Matthew Oakley (born 1977), English football player
• Norman Oakley (1939–2016), English footballer
• Pete Oakley (born 1949), American golfer
• Peter Oakley (1927–2014), English internet celebrity
• Phyllis E. Oakley (1934–2022), American diplomat
• Robert B. Oakley (1931–2014), American professional diplomat and ambassador
• Robin Oakley (born 1941), British journalist and political editor for CNN and BBC
• Roger Oakley (born 1943), New Zealand actor
• Ross Oakley (born 1942), Australian businessman; chief of the Victorian Football League and Australian Football League
• Sarah Oakley (born 1974), Royal Navy officer
• Shane Oakley, English illustrator and comic book artist
• Sundra Oakley (born 1975), Jamaican-American actress and reality-television participant
• Thomas Oakley (disambiguation), several people
• Violet Oakley (1874–1961), American artist and art teacher
• William Oakley (1873–1934), English football player
• William Oakley (Medal of Honor) (1857–1918), American Medal of Honor recipient

See also

• A. Oakey Hall (1826–1898), Mayor of New York City, name often misspelled "Oakley"
• Oakley Hoopes Bailey (1843–1947), prolific panoramic map creator

Fictional person

• Sting Oakley, character in the anime series Gundam SEED Destiny