Lindley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alfred Lindley Alfred Damon Lindley (January 20, 1904 – February 22, 1951) was an American lawyer and sportsman. He participated in a wide variety of sports, including rowing (where he won the gold medal in the eights in the 1924 Summer Olympics), ...

(1904–1951), American lawyer and sportsman * Audra Lindley (1918–1997), American actress * Augustus Frederick Lindley (1840–1873), Royal Navy officer involved in the Taiping reform movement in China *

Butch Lindley Butch Lindley (March 25, 1948 – June 6, 1990) was a Short track racer. He was the champion of the NASCAR Sportsman Division in 1977 and 1978. Early life and start of career Clyde Lindley Jr., nicknamed Butch, was born in Greenville, South Car ...

(1948–1990), American NASCAR racer * Charles Lindley (1865–1957), Swedish socialist and trade union activist *

David Lindley (musician) David Perry Lindley (born March 21, 1944) is an American musician who founded the band El Rayo-X, and has worked with many other performers including Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton. He h ...

(1944–2023), American guitarist *

David Lindley (physicist) David Lindley (born 4 December 1956) is a British theoretical physicist and author. He holds a B.A. in theoretical physics from Cambridge University (1975–1978) and a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Sussex (1978–1981). Then he was ...

(born 1956), British theoretical physicist and author *

Debbie Lindley Debbie Lindley (born 4 June 1973 in Mirfield, West Yorkshire) is an English former television presenter and journalist. In 1995, Lindley began her career co-presenting weekday breakfast on The Pulse of West Yorkshire, until joining ITV Yorkshir ...

(born 1973), British TV presenter and journalist * Dennis Lindley (1923–2013), British statistician * Dick Lindley, English professional footballer *

Earl Lindley Earl Leishman Lindley (March 13, 1933 – February 14, 2012) was a professional Canadian football player from 1954 to 1957. He participated in three Grey Cup victories in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He played his college football at Utah State Universi ...

(1933–2012), Canadian professional football player *

Eric Lindley Eric Lindley (born December 10, 1982) is an American artist, writer, and musician working primarily in Los Angeles and New York City under the name Careful. His work includes recorded and live "glitch folk," works of fiction, poetry, performanc ...

(born 1982), American artist, writer, and musician *

Fred Lindley Fred William Lindley (6 May 1878 – ) was an English carpenter, trade unionist, and Labour Party politician, sitting as MP for Rotherham from 1923 to 1931. Early life Lindley was born in 1878 in Parkgate''1911 England Census'' near Rotherha ...

(born 1878), English Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham 1923–31 * Fleetwood Lindley, the last surviving person to have viewed Abraham Lincoln's body *

Florence Lindley Florence Lindley (''nee Morris'') was the first headmistress of Lowther College, a private girls' school set up in 1896 in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. In 1920 she oversaw the college's move to Bodelwyddan Castle in Denbighshire, where she remai ...

, British school headmistress * Florrie Lindley, fictional character in British TV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Sir Francis Lindley (1872–1950), British diplomat *

Harry Lindley Walters Harry Lindley Walters was a Canadian politician who was Co-operative Commonwealth MPP for Bracondale from 1948 to 1951. See also * 23rd Parliament of Ontario References External links * Year of birth unknown Year of death unk ...

, Canadian politician * Hilda Lindley, American environmentalist *

Howard Lindley Howard Lindley (died 1972) was an Australian freelance journalist, film maker, and music writer for ''POL Magazine, POL'' and ''Go-Set'' magazines. In the late 1960s he edited a trade journal, ''Lumiere'', on the film and TV industry, where he su ...

(died 1972), Australian journalist and filmmaker *

Isaac Lindley Isaac Lindley (1904–1989) was a Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), Nati ...

(1904–1989), Peruvian businessman *

Jacob Lindley Jacob Lindley (June 13, 1774 – January 29, 1857) was the first president of Ohio University, between 1809 and 1822. Life Lindley was educated at Thaddeus Dod's log college (later Jefferson College) and College of New Jersey. He was one of ...

(1774–1857), first president of Ohio University *

James Lindley James Lindley (born 23 July 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He signed his first professional contract at Notts County. He has also played for Tamworth, Lincoln City, Hucknall Town, Harrogate To ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

James Johnson Lindley James Johnson Lindley (January 1, 1822 – April 18, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, Lindley moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Kentucky, in 1836. He attended Woodville College, Ohio. He moved to St. Lo ...

(1822–1891), U.S. Representative from Missouri * Jen Lindley, fictional character in American TV drama '' Dawson's Creek'' * Jimmy Lindley (1935–2022), English jockey and broadcaster *

John Lindley John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...

(1799–1865), English botanist, gardener and orchidologist *

John Lindley (cinematographer) John Warwick Lindley (born November 17, 1951) is an American cinematographer known for his work on such films as ''Field of Dreams'', ''Bewitched'', '' Pleasantville'' and ''You've Got Mail''. Life and career Born in New York City, Lindley beg ...

(born 1951), American cinematographer *

Jonathan Lindley Jonathan Lindley (1756–1828) was an 18th-century member of the North Carolina legislature, land speculator, and one of the original settlers of Orange County, Indiana. Early years in North Carolina Lindley was born in Alamance County, North Ca ...

(1756–1828), one of the original settlers of Orange County, Indiana *

Leta Lindley Leta Lindley (born June 1, 1972) is an American professional golfer who captured her first LPGA Tour title after 15 years on tour at the 2008 LPGA Corning Classic. Lindley, whose first golf job was painting stripes on range balls as an 11-year-o ...

(born 1972), American professional golfer * Louis Burton Lindley, Jr., better known as the actor Slim Pickens *

Mark Lindley Mark Lindley (born 1937) is a noted musicologist and, more recently, a historian of modern India, and a teacher of economics. Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), the Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia Unive ...

(born 1937), American musicologist and historian *

Maurice Lindley William Maurice Lindley (5 December 1915 – 31 July 1994) was an English football player, coach and manager. Lindley began his career with his hometown club Keighley Town before joining Merseyside outfit Everton before going into coaching and ...

(1915–1994), English football player, coach and manager * Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828–1921), English jurist, son of John Lindley *

Paul Lindley Paul John Lindley (born 17 October 1966) is a British entrepreneur and children's welfare campaigner. He founded organic baby and children's food brand Ella's Kitchen in 2006, naming it after his daughter, and later launched organic toddler to ...

(born 1966), English businessman * Richard Lindley (author) (born 1949), English author *

Robert Lindley Robert Lindley (4 March 1776 – 13 June 1855) was an English cellist and academic, described as "probably the greatest violoncellist of his time". Life Lindley was born in Rotherham in 1776. His father, an amateur cellist, gave him lessons on th ...

(1776–1855), English cellist * Ryan Lindley (born 1989), American footballer * Simon Lindley (born 1948), British organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer * Siri Lindley (born 1969), American triathlete and coach * Thomas Jefferson Lindley (1843–1915), American Civil War soldier, farmer and politician * Tinsley Lindley (1865–1940), English footballer *

Trevard Lindley Trevard Lindley (born February 2, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kentucky. Professional career Pre-draft Prior t ...

(born 1986), American footballer *

Walter C. Lindley Walter C. Lindley (July 12, 1880 – January 3, 1958) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the E ...

(1880–1958), United States federal judge * William Lindley (1808–1900), English civil engineer * Sir

William Heerlein Lindley Sir William Heerlein Lindley (30 January 1853, in Hamburg – 30 December 1917, in London) was a British civil engineer. __NOTOC__ One of three sons of the famous British engineer William Lindley, WH Lindley worked together with his f ...

(1853–1917), British civil engineer, son of William Lindley