Sorley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Clark Sorley (born 1956), Scottish music producer Charles Sorley (1895–1915), British poet of World War I Edward Sorley (1871–1933), British actor Lewis Sorley (1934–2024), American intelligence analyst and military historian Ralph Sorley (1898–1974), British World War I and World War II Air Force officer Tom Sorley, University of Nebraska quarterback William Ritchie Sorley (1855–1935), British philosopher