Hanley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Arts and entertainment

* Bill Hanley (sound engineer) (born 1937), American audio engineer * Bridget Hanley (1941–2021), American actress * Catherine Hanley (born 1972), Australian-born British writer and medievalist * Cliff Hanley (1922–1999), Scottish journalist, novelist, playwright and broadcaster * Daniel P. Hanley (born 1955), American film editor * Ellen Hanley (1926–2007), American musical theater performer * Gerald Hanley (1916–1992), English novelist and travel writer * James Hanley (novelist) (1897–1985), English novelist and playwright * James Hanley (painter) (born 1965), Irish painter and designer * James F. Hanley (1892–1942), American songwriter * Jenny Hanley (born 1947), English actress * Jimmy Hanley (1918–1970), British actor * Kay Hanley (born 1968), American musician * Lynne Hanley (born 1943), American feminist author and literary critic * Paul Hanley (musician) (born 1964), British musician * Quincy Hanley (born 1986), professionally known as Schoolboy Q, American rapper * Roberta Hanley, American actor and movie director * Steve Hanley (musician) (born 1959), English musician * Susan Hanley (born 1939), American academic, author, Japanologist and historian * Victoria Hanley, American young adult fantasy novelist * Vincent Hanley (1954–1987), Irish radio DJ and television presenter * William Hanley (1931–2012), American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter

Politics, law and governance

* Barbara Hanley (1882–1959), Canadian politician * Edward Hanley (state cabinet secretary) (1928–2007), American government official * Edward T. Hanley (1932–2000), American labour activist and union president * Eugene Hanley (1926–2009), American labor leader * Frank Hanley (1909–2006), Canadian politician * Geoffrey Hanley (born 1972), Kittitian politician * James Hanley (1847–1916), Irish-born American railroad man and politician * James M. Hanley (1920–2003), American politician * Jeremy Hanley (born 1945), British politician * Joe R. Hanley (1876–1961), American lawyer and politician * Katherine Hanley (born 1943), American politician * Leo B. Hanley (1908–1994), American jurist * Michael Hanley (1918–2001), English director-general of MI5 * Val Hanley, Irish politician

Sport

* Ben Hanley (born 1985), English racing driver * Bill Hanley (ice hockey) (1915–1990), Irish-born Canadian ice hockey administrator * Bo Hanley (1887–1980), American professional football player and coach * Brian Hanley (born 1974), Irish hurler * Dan Hanley (footballer) (1883 – after 1913), Australian-rules footballer * Dick Hanley (American football) (1894–1970), American football player and coach * Dick Hanley (swimmer) (1936–2022), American swimmer * Ellery Hanley (born 1961), English rugby league player * Finian Hanley (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer * Grant Hanley (born 1991), Scottish footballer * James Hanley (hurler) (1877–1915), Irish hurler * Jim Hanley (1885–1961), American baseball pitcher * Junior Hanley (born 1944), Canadian stock car driver and race car builder * Martin Hanley (1918–2000), South African cricketer * Pat Hanley (1896–1966), American college football head coach * Paul Hanley (tennis) (born 1977), Australian tennis player * Pearce Hanley (born 1988), Irish Australian-rules footballer * Raheem Hanley (born 1994), English footballer * Robin Hanley (1968–1996), English cricketer * Rupert Hanley (born 1952), South African cricketer * Steve Hanley (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby footballer * Tim Hanley (born 1960), American soccer goalkeeper * Will Hanley (born 1990), Irish-American professional basketball player

Other fields

* Bill Hanley (rancher) (1861–1935), American cattle baron * John C. Hanley, American army officer * Paul J. Hanley (born 1949) American hospitality industry executive * Richard Hanley, Zambian-born Australian philosopher * Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley (1819–1899), British biologist * Thomas J. Hanley Jr. (1893–1969), United States Air Force general

Given name

* Robert Hugh Hanley Baird (1855–1934), Northern Irish newspaper proprietor * Earl Hanley Beshlin (1870–1971), American politician * Hanley Frias (born 1973), Dominican baseball player * Hanley Funderburk (1931–2012), American academic administrator * Robert Hanley Hall (1850–1924), Irish-born Canadian fur trader and politician * Hanley Ramírez (born 1983), Dominican baseball player * Frederick Hanley Seares (1873–1964), American astronomer * Hanley Stafford (1899–1968) (born Alfred John Austin), English radio actor * William Edward Hanley Stanner (1905–1981), Australian anthropologist

Fictional characters

* Paul Hanley, a character in the TV series ''Peyton Place''