Venning is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Venning (1846 - 1927), British colonial administrator and botanist Annabel Venning (born 1973), British author and journalist Dorothy Venning (1885–1942), British artist Howard Venning (1915–1995), Australian politician Ivan Venning (born 1945), Australian politician (son of Howard Venning) John Venning (1776–1858), English merchant and prison reformer Ralph Venning ( 1621–1673 or 1674), English nonconformist Christian Rosamond Venning (1848–1928), English translator, art collector, folklorist Tom Venning, Australian politician (nephew of Ivan Venning, grandson of Howard Venning) Walter Venning (1882–1964), British army officer and administrator Walter Venning (philanthropist) (1781–1821), English merchant and philanthropist