Woolley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People Albert Woolley (footballer), English footballer Alma S. Woolley, American nurse, educator, historian and author Bennie L. Woolley, Jr., American trainer of racing horses Benjamin Woolley, author, media journalist, television presenter Bruce Woolley (born 1953), English writer, performer and record producer Cam Woolley, Ontario Provincial Police officer Claud Woolley, English cricketer Edmund Woolley, early American architect and master carpenter Édouard Woolley, Canadian tenor, actor and composer Edwin D. Woolley, elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature Emmeline M. D. Woolley (1843–1908), English-born Australian musician Frank Woolley (1887–1978), English cricketer Geoffrey Harold Woolley, British Victoria Cross recipient George Cathcart Woolley, British colonial administrator and ethnographer Hannah Woolley, early English writer of household management books Harold Woolley, Baron Woolley, British farmer and life peer Harry George Woolley, Canadian Lacrosse player and advocate Helen Thompson Woolley (1874–1947), psychologist and behavioural researcher Jack Woolley (born 1998) Irish taekwondo athlete James Woolley (1966–2016), keyboard player for the group Nine Inch Nails Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist Jason Woolley, Canadian ice hockey defenseman John Woolley (disambiguation) Jordan Woolley, American actor Joseph Woolley, fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Leonard Woolley (1880–1960), British archaeologist Lorin C. Woolley, leader in the LDS (Mormon) Fundamentalist Movement Ken Woolley (1933–2015), Australian architect Mary Emma Woolley, American educator, peace activist, and women's suffrage supporter Monty Woolley (1888–1963), American actor Patrick Woolley, American lawyer Persia Woolley, historical novelist Richard van der Riet Woolley, British astronomer Rob Woolley (born 1990), English first-class cricketer Robert W. Woolley, director of the US Mint and member of the Democratic Party Roger Woolley, Tasmanian and Australian cricketer Sarah Woolley (born 1987), British trade union leader Sarah M. N. Woolley, American neuroscientist Shawn Woolley, suicidal Everquest player Stephen Woolley, English film producer and director William Woolley, member of the National Liberal Party in the UK
Fictional characters Bernard Woolley, a main character in the British television series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister