Wiley may refer to:

Locations

* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town * Wiley, Pleasants County, West Virginia, U.S. * Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany

People

* Wiley (musician), British grime MC, rapper, and producer * Wiley Miller, pen name of American newspaper cartoonist David Wiley Miller

As a given name

* Wiley Brooks (1936–2016), founder of the Breatharian Institute of America *

Wiley Young Daniel Wiley Young Daniel (September 10, 1946 – May 10, 2019) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Early education and career Born in Louisville, Kentucky, ...

, American judge * Wiley Nickel, American politician * Wiley Post (1898–1935), American aviator, the first person to fly solo around the world * Wiley Rutledge (1894–1949), American jurist, Supreme Court justice *

Wiley Scribner Wiley Smith Scribner (September 6, 1840 – September 28, 1889) was an American politician and acting governor of Montana Territory from 1869 to 1870. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Scribner grew up in Fair Play, Grant County, Wisconsin, ...

(1840–1889), American politician *

Wiley Wiggins Wiley Wiggins (born ) is an American game designer and film actor. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys. At the age of 16, Wiggins starred in Richa ...

, American game designer and actor

As a surname

* Alan Wiley, British football referee *

Alexander Wiley Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member. ...

, U.S. Senator *

Austin Wiley Austin Jermaine Wiley (born January 8, 1999) is an American basketball player for BC Neptūnas, Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers men's basketball, Auburn Tigers. High sch ...

, American basketball player * Autrey Nell Wiley, American literary critic * Cliff Wiley, American track and field athlete *

Charles Wiley Charles Wiley (1782–1826) was an American bookseller, printer and the founder of the business that, under the direction of his son John Wiley, became an academic publisher, and eventually the current organization John Wiley & Sons. Beginnings ...

, American printer and publisher * D'Extra Wiley, American R&B singer, artist and producer, songwriter * Daniel Day Wiley, American Union brevet brigadier general * Don Craig Wiley, American crystallographer * Geeshie Wiley, American blues singer of the early 1930s * Gerald Wiley, nom-de-plume of Ronnie Barker * Grace Olive Wiley, American herpetologist best known for her work with venomous snakes * Harvey Washington Wiley, American chemist * Isaac William Wiley (1825–1924), American physician and Methodist bishop, founder of Wiley College, Texas * Jacob Wiley, American basketball player * Janet Wiley, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

John C. Wiley John Cooper Wiley (September 26, 1893 – February 3, 1967) was a United States Foreign Service officer and ambassador. Career Wiley was born in Bordeaux, France while his father served there as U.S. Consul. He was educated by tutors, and stud ...

, American ambassador *

John D. Wiley John Duncan Wiley (born March 23, 1942 in Evansville, Indiana) is a faculty member and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Wiley was named the 28th Chancellor of the University on November 10, 2000, and assumed office on Janu ...

, Chancellor of UW-Madison *

Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977)"Kehinde Wiley"
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, American artist *

Laura I. Wiley Laura Ives Wiley is a former member of the High Point, North Carolina city council, a former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and a former member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. A Republican, she repre ...

, American politician * Lee Wiley, American jazz singer of the 1930s * Marcellus Wiley, American football player * Maya Wiley, American civil rights activist and lawyer, 2021 mayoral candidate for New York City * Morlon Wiley, American basketball player and coach *

Nathan Wiley Nathan Wiley (born ) is a musician and singer from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, whose music blends modern rock and blues. History Wiley started out as a guitarist in a handful of local independent projects, including Electric Deadhe ...

, Canadian musician *

H. Orton Wiley Henry Orton Wiley (11 November 1877 – 22 August 1961) was a Christian theologian primarily associated with the followers of John Wesley who are part of the Holiness movement. A member of the Church of the Nazarene, his "magnum opus" was the three ...

, American Nazarene theologian *

Ralph Wiley Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004) was an American sports journalist who wrote for ''Sports Illustrated'' and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America. Earl ...

, American sports journalist * Ralph Wiley, chemist who accidentally discovered PVDC in 1933 *

Richard E. Wiley Richard E. Wiley (born July 20, 1934) is an American attorney and former government official. He served as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from March 8, 1974 to October 12, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, he suppor ...

, American lawyer and former Chairman of the Federal Communications * Robert Wiley, Australian rules footballer * Samira Wiley, American actor and model *

Stephen B. Wiley Stephen Bradford Wiley (June 21, 1929 – October 8, 2015) was an American attorney, poet, businessman, civic leader, and Democratic Party politician. Wiley served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1973 to 1978, where he represented Morris C ...

, American attorney, businessman, poet, and politician * William Wiley, American sailor in the First Barbary War and namesake of the USS ''Wiley'' *

William H. Wiley William Halsted Wiley (July 10, 1842 in New York City – May 2, 1925 in Orange, New Jersey), was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1903 to 1907 and from 1909 to 1911, an ...

, Representative to United States Congress from New Jersey and Publisher *

William T. Wiley William Thomas Wiley (October 21, 1937April 25, 2021) was an American artist. His work spanned a broad range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, performance, and pinball. At least some of Wiley's work has been referred to as ...

, American artist

Fictional characters

* Bob Wiley, in the 1991 movie '' What About Bob?'' * Wiley the Sheep, from '' Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks''

Other uses

* Wiley (publisher), a publishing company also known as John Wiley & Sons ** Wiley-Blackwell, an imprint of the publisher * Wiley College, Texas, U.S. *

Wiley Rein Wiley Rein LLP (known as Wiley) is one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C., United States. With 240 lawyers, the firm represents clients in complex regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. Many of the firm's lawyers and public ...