# Hanley (name)

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