Metcalfe is a surname, originating in Dentdale, Yorkshire, and is very common in places such as Wensleydale and Swaledale.It may refer to
Alexandra Metcalfe, Canadian petroleum engineer
Andrew Metcalfe, former senior Australian public servant
Ben Metcalfe, Canadian journalist and environmentalist
Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, British administrator in India
Ciara Metcalfe, Irish cricketer
Clive Metcalfe, British musician
Daryl Metcalfe, Pennsylvania state representative
Edward Metcalfe, British Benedictine monk
Edward Dudley Metcalfe, friend and equerry of King Edward VIII
Edwin C. Metcalfe, American saxophonist and television station manager
Glenn Metcalfe, Scottish rugby player
Jane Metcalfe, American magazine publisher
Jean Metcalfe, British broadcaster
Jennifer Metcalfe, British actress
Jesse Metcalfe, American actor
Joanne Metcalfe (born 1969), Australian basketball player
John Metcalfe (composer), British violist and composer
John Metcalfe (writer), British science fiction and horror writer
John William Metcalfe (1872-1952), British reverend and entomologist
Philip Metcalfe, distiller and MP
Percy Metcalfe, British artist
Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete and politician
Richard Metcalfe, Scottish rugby player
Richard Lee Metcalfe, Governor of Panama Canal Zone
Robert Metcalfe, American networking technology pioneer (Metcalfe's law)
Simon Metcalfe (1735–1794), American maritime fur trader
Thomas Metcalfe (UK politician)
Thomas Metcalfe (US politician)
Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baronet (1745–1813), Director of the Honourable East India Company.
Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Baronet, Honourable East India Company servant, Agent to Governor General of India
Vic Metcalfe, English professional footballer.