Standing is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Colin Standing, Welsh rugby league playerDavid Standing (born 1963), English cricketerGeorge Standing (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey playerGuy Standing (1873–1937), English actorHerbert Standing (1846–1923), English actorHerbert F. Standing, paleontologist and missionaryJack Standing (1886–1917), English actorJoan Standing (1903–1979), English actressJohn Standing (born 1934), English actorJoseph Standing (1854–1879), American Mormon missionaryMichael Standing (actor) (born 1939), English actorMichael Standing (footballer) (born 1981), English footballerPercy Standing (1882–1950), English actorRichard Standing, English actorWyndham Standing (1880–1963), English actor