Whitely is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
John Francis Whitely (born 1858), First Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax in Perth, Western Australia Anthony Leslie Whitely (born 1928) Photographer Perth and Adelaide, Australia Johanna Whitely (born 1828) First lay woman to found a Catholic school in Western Australia and has a small park named after her in York, Western Australia Martin Whitely (born 1959), Australian politicianWhitely King (19th century), Australian activist