Lindley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Lindley (1904–1951), American lawyer and sportsman Audra Lindley (1918–1997), American actress Augustus Frederick Lindley (1840–1873), Royal Navy officer involved in the Taiping reform movement in China Butch Lindley (1948–1990), American NASCAR racer Charles Lindley (1865–1957), Swedish socialist and trade union activist David Lindley (musician) (1944–2023), American guitarist David Lindley (physicist), British theoretical physicist and author Debbie Lindley, British TV presenter and journalist Dennis Lindley (1923–2013), British statistician Dick Lindley, English professional footballer Earl Lindley (1933–2012), Canadian professional football player Eric Lindley, American artist, writer, and musician Fred Lindley, English Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rotherham 1923–31 Fleetwood Lindley, the last surviving person to have viewed Abraham Lincoln's body Florence Lindley, British school headmistress Florrie Lindley, fictional character in British TV soap opera Coronation Street Sir Francis Lindley (1872–1950), British diplomat Harry Lindley Walters, Canadian politician Hilda Lindley, American environmentalist Howard Lindley, Australian journalist and filmmaker Isaac Lindley (1904–1989), Peruvian businessman Jacob Lindley (1774–1857), first president of Ohio University James Lindley, English footballer James Johnson Lindley (1822–1891), U.S. Representative from Missouri Jen Lindley, fictional character in American TV drama Dawson's Creek Jimmy Lindley (1935–2022), English jockey and broadcaster John Lindley (1799–1865), English botanist, gardener and orchidologist John Lindley (cinematographer), American cinematographer Jonathan Lindley (1756–1828), one of the original settlers of Orange County, Indiana Leta Lindley, American professional golfer Louis Burton Lindley Jr., better known as the actor Slim Pickens Mark Lindley, American musicologist and historian Maurice Lindley (1915–1994), English football player, coach and manager Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley (1828–1921), English jurist, son of John Lindley Paul Lindley, English businessman Richard Lindley (author), English author Robert Lindley (1776–1855), English cellist Ryan Lindley, American footballer Simon Lindley (1948–2025), British organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer Siri Lindley, American triathlete and coach Thomas Jefferson Lindley (1843–1915), American Civil War soldier, farmer and politician Tinsley Lindley (1865–1940), English footballer Trevard Lindley, American footballer Walter C. Lindley (1880–1958), United States federal judge William Lindley (1808–1900), English civil engineer Sir William Heerlein Lindley (1853–1917), British civil engineer, son of William Lindley