Shale is a surname. Notable people by that name include:
Christopher Shale (1954–2011), British businessman and Conservative Party politician David Shale (1932–2016), New Zealander-American mathematician Dennis Shale (1948–2017), emeritus professor of respiratory medicine Kerry Shale (born 1958), Canadian actor Tom Shale (1864–1953), English comic actor
See also Shale (disambiguation) Shales (surname)