Nightingale is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
Nightingale Baronets, a title in the Baronetage of EnglandAlbert Nightingale (1923–2006), English footballerAndrea Nightingale, American classical scholarAnnie Nightingale (born 1942), British radio broadcasterAnthony Nightingale (born 1947), Hong Kong businessmanBenedict Nightingale (born 1939), British journalistDanny Nightingale (born 1954),British modern pentathleteDanny Nightingale (soldier) (born 1975), British soldierDavid Nightingale, English footballerEarl Nightingale (1921–1989), American motivational speakerFlorence Nightingale (1820–1910), British pioneer of modern nursing and statisticianJames Nightingale (born 1986), Papua New Guinean rugby league playerJames Nightingale (footballer), English footballerJames Nightingale (cricketer) (1840–1917), English cricketerJared Nightingale (born 1982), American ice hockey defencemanJason Nightingale (born 1986), New Zealand rugby playerJohn Nightingale (actor) (c.1943–1980), British actorJohn Nightingale (figure skater) (born 1928), American figure skaterJohn Nightingale (MP) for Leicester (UK Parliament constituency)Joseph Nightingale (1775–1824), English writer and preacherLuke Nightingale (born 1980), English footballerLynn Nightingale (born 1956), Canadian figure skaterMark Nightingale (born 1967), British jazz trombonistsMary Nightingale (born 1963), English newsreader and television presenterMaxine Nightingale (born 1952), British soul music singerMichael Nightingale (1922–1999), English actorNeil Nightingale, British naturalist and television producerTunde Nightingale (Earnest Olatunde Thomas) (1922–1981), Nigerian singer and guitaristWally Nightingale (1956–1996), English guitarist of the Sex PistolsWilliam Nightingale (1794–1874), English Unitarian, the father of Florence Nightingale