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Albert Harley Albert George Harley (17 April 1940 – June 1993) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Swansea Town, Crewe Alexandra, Stockport County and Chester Chester is a cathedral city a ...

, 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 The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...

* 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) Edward Harley (7 June 1664 – 30 August 1735) was a British Tory politician. He sat as Member of Parliament for twenty seven years supporting the group led by his brother, Robert Harley. He was also Auditor of the Imprests. Because of this, a ...

, his second son *

Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741), styled Lord Harley between 1711 and 1724, was a British politician, bibliophile, collector and patron of the arts. Background Harley was the only son of Rober ...

, (1689–1741) *

Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ( – 11 April 1755) was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was the nephew of Britain's First Minister between 1710 and 1714 Robert Harley. Early life Harley was the son and heir o ...

, (1699–1755), son of

* Edwin Harley (1849–?), minstrel show actor *

Frank Harley Frank Harley (29 June 1895 – 14 December 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1915 and 1917 and then from 1919 to 1925 for the Richmond Football Club. Notes References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', ...

, a former Australian rules footballer *

George Way Harley George Way Harley (8 August 1894 – 7 November 1966) was an American Methodist medical missionary. He spent 35 years in Ganta, Liberia, where he established Ganta Hospital, a school and a church. He was known for his research into the local cult ...

(1894–1966), an American Methodist medical missionary to

Ganta Ganta, also known as Gompa City, is a town approximately from Monrovia in Nimba County of northern Liberia. It is located just south of the Guinea border. It is the second-most populous city in Liberia, with an estimated population of 41,106 as o ...

, Liberia *

Harry Harley Harry Cruickshank Harley (4 June 1926 – 27 September 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a physician by career. Political career Harley was first elected at the H ...

(1926–2014), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Heidi Harley Heidi Britton Harley (born September 26, 1969) is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. Her areas of specialization are formal syntactic theory, morphology, and lexical semantics. Career Harley was born in Oregon, but was ra ...

, American linguist *

Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Mortimer Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer (''née'' Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles; 11 February 1694 – 9 December 1755) was an English noblewoman, the only child and heiress of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his wife, t ...

(1694–1755), an English noblewoman *

Jade Harley ''Homestuck'' is a webcomic written, illustrated, and animated by Andrew Hussie as part of '' MS Paint Adventures'' (''MSPA''). The webcomic centers on a group of teenagers who unwittingly bring about the end of the world through the installa ...

, a character in the webcomic ''Homestuck'' *

Jim Harley James Harley (21 February 1917 – 7 September 1989) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool. Life and playing career Born in Methil, Fife, Harley played for Hearts of Beath before George Patterson brought him to Liverpool in April ...

(1917–1989), a former English footballer *

John Brian Harley (John) Brian Harley ( – ) was a geographer, cartographer, and map historian at the universities of Birmingham, Liverpool, Exeter and Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He helped found the History of Cartography Project and was the founding co-editor of t ...

(1932–1991), English geographer *

John Harley (16th-century bishop) John Harley (died 1558) was an English bishop of Hereford. A strong Protestant, he was praised in verse by John Leland. Life He was probably born at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, according to Browne Willis. He was educated at Magdalen College ...

(died 1558), Bishop of Hereford *

John Harley (Dean) John Harley (29 September 1728 – 7 January 1788) was a British bishop. Harley was the second son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1747, graduating B.A. 1749, M.A. ...

(1728–1788), Dean of Windsor and Bishop of Hereford (second son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford) *

John Pritt Harley John Pritt Harley (February 1786 – 22 August 1858) was an English actor known for his comic acting and singing. Early years Harley was the son of John Harley, a draper and silk mercer, and his wife Elizabeth. He was baptised in the parish ch ...

(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 Joseph Emile Harley (September 14, 1880February 27, 1942) was the List of Governors of South Carolina, 100th governor of South Carolina from 1941 to 1942 and a member of the "Barnwell Ring." Early life and education Harley was born September 14, ...

, American politician * Les Harley (born 26 September 1946), an English former professional footballer * Leslie Harley (born October 26, 1912), an Australian boxer * Margaret Cavendish-Harley * Mike Harley Jr. (born 1997), American football player *

Robert Harley (1579–1656) Sir Robert Harley (baptised 1 March 1579 – 6 November 1656) was an English statesman who served as Master of the Mint for Charles I. A devout Puritan, he supported Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life He was the son of Thomas H ...

, 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 Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, KG PC FRS (5 December 1661 – 21 May 1724) was an English statesman and peer of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods. He began his career as a Whig, before defecting to a new Tor ...

, (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, British musician * Thomas Harley (1730–1804), Lord Mayor of London and Member of Parliament (younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford) *

Tom Harley Thomas Harley (born 18 July 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender at and , Harley is a two ...

, 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 Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...

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