Pinney is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Clay Pinney, special effects artistJames A. Pinney (1835–1914), American mayorJohn Pinney (1740–1818), Nevis plantation ownerNathaniel Pinney (born 1990), English soccer playerPatrick Pinney, American voice actorRachel Pinney (1909–95), British doctorRay Pinney (born 1954), American Football playerSir Reginald Pinney (1863–1943), British Army officerRoy Pinney (1911–2010), American herpetologist, photographer, journalist and war correspondentRussell Jan Pinney (born 1946), American insurance salesmanSean P. Pinney American cardiologistSilas U. Pinney (1833–99), American jurist and politician