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

Kirkland Besley (1902–1994), American hospital administrator and football player Robert Besley (1794–1876), English typographer and Lord Mayor of London Besley Clarendon, a typeface designed by Besley Tina Besley, New Zealand education academic

See also Beasley (disambiguation) Beazley Beesley Beesly Belsey, a surname Edmund Besley Court Kennedy (1818–1848), English explorer in Australia