Woolsey is a surname, and may refer to:
Abby Howland Woolsey (1828–1893), American social worker and nursing educator Bill Woolsey (1934–2022), American swimmer Calvin Woolsey (1883–1946), American physician and pianist Clinton F. Woolsey (1894–1927), United States Army aviator and flying instructor Clinton N. Woolsey (1904–1993), American neuroscientist Durrel A. Woolsey (1926–2019), American oil executive and general authority of the LDS Church Elizabeth Woolsey (1908–1997), American alpine skier Gamel Woolsey (1897–1968), American author and poet Gary Woolsey (1942–2013), Canadian Anglican bishop Georgeanna Woolsey (1833–1906), American author and nurse James Woolsey (1941–2026), American lawyer, director of the CIA Jane Stuart Woolsey (1830–1891), American nursing administrator, philanthropist and author John M. Woolsey (1877–1945), American judge John M. Woolsey Jr. (1916–2005), American attorney John William Woolsey (1767–1853), Canadian businessman and president of Quebec Bank Karey Lee Woolsey (born 1976), American singer-songwriter King Woolsey (c.1832–1879), American rancher, prospector and politician in Arizona Kit Woolsey (born 1943), American bridge and backgammon player Kristina Hooper Woolsey, American scholar and cognitive scientist Lynn Woolsey (born 1937), American politician Mary Hale Woolsey (1899–1969), American songwriter and lyricist Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1817–1874), United States Navy officer Melancthon Taylor Woolsey (1782–1838), United States Navy officer Ralph Woolsey (1914–2018), American cinematographer Robert Woolsey (1888–1938), American film comedian Rolly Woolsey (born 1953), American football player Sandy Woolsey (born 1972), American artistic gymnast Sally Woolsey, American bridge player Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), American children's author Ted Woolsey, American video game translator Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801–1889), American academic, author and president of Yale University Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852–1929), American legal scholar, son of the above Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, Jr. (1879–1933), American forestry researcher and academic, son of Theodore Salisbury Woolsey Thomas Woolsey (born 1943), American neuroscientist
See also Wolsey (surname) Woolley (surname) Wolseley (surname)