Melling is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Al Melling, British automobile designer Antoine Ignace Melling (1763–1831), Ottoman painter Chris Melling, British pool player Gerald Melling, New Zealand architect and writer Harry Melling (born 1989), English actor Harry Melling (NASCAR owner) (1945–1999), American businessman O. R. Melling, pen-name of G.V. Whelan, Canadian writer

Fictional characters: Victor Melling, character in the film Miss Congeniality