Sturgess is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Sturgess (1882–1957), English footballerClaire Sturgess (born 1967), British disc jockeyEric Sturgess (born 1920), South African tennis playerGary Sturgess (21st century), Australian businesspersonJim Sturgess (born 1978), English actorJohn Sturgess (19th century), English artistKylie Sturgess (21st century), Australian educator and researcherOlive Sturgess (born 1933), Canadian-American actressReginald Sturgess (1892–1932), Australian artistSydney Sturgess (1915–1999), Canadian actressThomas Sturgess (1898–1974), Indian cricketer