Thinley is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Thinley Dorji (born 1995), Bhutanese international footballer Thinley Dorji (archer), Bhutanese Olympic archer Thinley Norbu (1931–2011), modern teacher in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and patron of the Vajrayana Foundation Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup Rinpoche (1938–2012), Tibetan Tulku, former speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile Karma Thinley Rinpoche (born 1931), master of the Kagyu Mahamudra, Sakya Lamdré and Chod traditions of Tibetan Buddhism Jigme Thinley (born 1952), former Prime Minister of Bhutan Karma Thinley, Bhutanese politician, member of the National Assembly of Bhutan
See also Tinley