Coale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ansley J. Coale (1917–2002), American demographer Danny Coale (born 1988), American football player Griffith Baily Coale (1890–1950), American painter James M. Coale (died 1882), American politician from Maryland John Coale (born 1946), American lawyer Robert Dorsey Coale (1857–1915), American colonel and scientist Sherri Coale (born 1965), American women's basketball coach
See also Coal Coales (surname) Cole (disambiguation)