The surname "Pinkney" has been borne by a number of notable people:
Alan Pinkney (born 1947), English footballerAndrea Davis Pinkney (born 1963), American children's authorBill Pinkney (1925-2007), American performer and singer, member of The DriftersBob Pinkney (born 1934), Canadian football playerCleveland Pinkney (born 1977), American football playerColleen Pinkney (born 1957), Canadian curlerDavid H. Pinkney (1914–1993), American historianDavid Pinkney (born 1952), English racing driverDwight Pinkney (born 1945), Jamaican guitaristEdward Coote Pinkney (1802–1828), minor American poetEdward Pinkney, American founder of Black Autonomy Network Community OrganizationErnie Pinkney, Scottish footballerFayette Pinkney (1948-2009), American singerGeorge Pinkney (1859-1926), American baseball playerIsiah Pinkney (born 1968), American rapper 12 GaugeJerry Pinkney (born 1939), American book illustratorKevinn Pinkney (born 1983), American basketball playerLarry Pinkney, African-American activistLovell Pinkney (born 1972), American football playerMiles Pinkney (1599–1674), English Catholic priestNick Pinkney (born 1970), English rugby league playerNinian Pinkney (1811-1877), U.S. Navy medical director, active during the American Civil WarPeter Pinkney (born 1956), British trade unionistReggie Pinkney (born 1955), American football playerRon Pinkney (born 1935), American broadcasterRose Catherine Pinkney (born 1964), American television executiveTony Pinkney (born 1956), English teacher and literary writerWilliam Pinkney (1764–1822), American statesman and diplomatThe Monroe-Pinkney Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom was drawn up by William Pinkney and James Monroe (but rejected by the U.S. government)William Pinkney (1810-1883), Bishop of Maryland, USAas a forename:
Pinkney H. Walker (1815-1885), American juristPinkney L. Near (1927-1990), American museum curatorPinkney Lugenbeel (1819-1886), American army officerPinkney "Pink" Anderson (1900-1974), American blues singer and guitarist