Hanley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Barbara Hanley (1882–1959), Canadian politician
Ben Hanley (born 1985), English racing driver
Bill Hanley (1915–1990), Irish-born Canadian ice hockey administrator
Bill Hanley (sound engineer), American audio engineer
Bo Hanley (1887–1980), American professional football player and coach
Brian Hanley (born 1974), Irish hurler
Bridget Hanley (born 1941), American actress
Catherine Hanley (born 1972), Australian-born British writer and medievalist
Cliff Hanley (1922–1999), Scottish journalist, novelist, playwright and broadcaster
Dan Hanley (footballer) (1883 – after 1913), Australian-rules footballer
Daniel Hanley (physician) (1916–2001), American physician
Daniel P. Hanley (born 1955), American film editor
Danny Hanley (born 1974), English football goalkeeper
Dick Hanley (American football) (1894–1970), American football player and coach
Dick Hanley (swimmer) (born 1936), American swimmer
Edward T. Hanley (1932–2000), American labour activist and union president
Ellen Hanley (1926–2007), American musical theater performer
Ellery Hanley (born 1961), English rugby league player
Eugene Hanley (1926), American labor leader
Finian Hanley (born 1985), Irish Gaelic footballer
Frank Hanley (1909–2006), Canadian politician
Gerald Hanley (1916–1992), English novelist and travel writer
Grant Hanley (born 1991), Scottish footballer
James Hanley (1847–1916), Irish-born American railroad man and politician
James Hanley (hurler) (1877–1915), Irish hurler
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
James M. Hanley (1920–2003), American politician
Jenny Hanley (born 1947), English actress
Jeremy Hanley (born 1945), British politician
Jim Hanley (1885–1961), American baseball pitcher
Jimmy Hanley (1918–1970), British actor
Joe R. Hanley (1876–1961), American lawyer and politician
John C. Hanley, American army officer
Junior Hanley (born 1944), Canadian stock car driver and race car builder
Katherine Hanley (born 1943), American politician
Kay Hanley (born 1968), American musician
Leo B. Hanley (1908–1994), American jurist
Lynne Hanley (born 1943), American feminist author and literary critic
Martin Hanley (1918–2000), South African cricketer
Michael Hanley (1918–2001), English director-general of MI5
Pat Hanley, American college football head coach
Paul Hanley (musician) (born 1964), British musician
Paul Hanley (tennis) (born 1977), Australian tennis player
Pearce Hanley (born 1988), Irish Australian-rules footballer
Richard Hanley, Zambian-born Australian philosopher
Roberta Hanley, actor and movie director
Robin Hanley (1968–1996), English cricketer
Rupert Hanley (born 1952), South African cricketer
Steve Hanley (musician) (born 1959), English musician
Steve Hanley (rugby union) (born 1979), English rugby footballer
Susan Hanley (born 1939), American academic, author, Japanologist and historian
Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley (1819–1899), British biologist
Thomas J. Hanley Jr. (1893-1969), United States Air Force general
Tim Hanley (born 1960), American soccer goalkeeper
Tishan Hanley (born 1990), Kittitian soccer player
Trés Hanley, American and British actress and singer
Val Hanley, Irish politician
Victoria Hanley, American young adult fantasy novelist
Vincent Hanley (1954–1987), Irish radio DJ and television presenter
Will Hanley (born 1990), Irish-American professional basketball player
William Hanley (born 1931), American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter
William "Bill" Hanley (1861–1935), American cattle baron
Given name:
Robert Hugh Hanley Baird (1855–1934), Northern Irish newspaper proprietor
Alec Hanley Bemis, American writer and manager for creative cultural projects
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
