Lively is an English surname. Notable people include:
Adam Lively (born 1961), British novelist
Blake Lively (born 1987), American actress
Bob Lively (born 1923), American jazz saxophonist during the 1940s big band era
Buddy Lively (born 1925), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Donald Lively, co-creator and first dean of Florida Coastal School of Law
Edward Lively (1545–1605), English linguist and biblical scholar
Eric Lively (born 1981), American actor
Ernie Lively (born 1947), American actor
Gerry Lively, American cinematographer and film director
Jack Lively (1885–1967), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1911 season, father of Buddy Lively
Jason Lively (born 1968), American actor
John Lively (politician) (born 1946), American politician
Lori Lively, American actress
Penelope Lively (born 1933), British writer
Pierce Lively (1921–2016), U.S. federal judge
Robert Lively (screenwriter) (died 1943), American screenwriter and songwriter
Robert M. Lively (1855–1929), U.S. Representative from Texas
Robyn Lively (born 1972), American actress
Scott Lively (born 1957), American author, attorney and anti-LGBT activist
Shannon Lively (born 1992), Australian actor
Zack Lively (born 1987), American actor