Whitley (surname)
Whitley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Charles Orville Whitley, Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
- Chris Whitley, American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
- E. J. Whitley, American football player
- Edward Whitley, founder of the Whitley Awards in 1994, associated with naturalist and author Gerald Durrell
- Edward Whitley , English solicitor and Conservative Member of Parliament
- Gilbert Percy Whitley, British-born Australian ichthyologist
- Herbert Whitley, eccentric millionaire and animal breeder who established Paignton Zoo
- Hobart Johnstone Whitley, "The Father of Hollywood," an American land developer who developed more than a hundred towns
- James Whitley, various people
- Jeff Whitley, Zambian born Northern Irish professional football player
- Jim Whitley, Zambian born Northern Irish professional footballer
- John Henry Whitley, initiator of the Whitley Council
- Keith Whitley, American country music singer
- Kym Whitley, American actress and comedian
- Marissa Whitley, Miss Teen USA 2001, representing the state of Missouri
- Norman Whitley British Army officer, judge and Olympic silver medalist
- Ray Whitley, Country and Western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star
- Richard Whitley American screenwriter and producer
- Taylor Whitley, offensive guard in the National Football League
- William Whitley, early American pioneer
