Tooley is a surname that may refer to:Bert Tooley (1886–1976), American professional baseball player Henry Tooley (1774–1848), American physician and mayor of Natchez, Mississippi James Tooley, British professor of education policy at Newcastle University James Tooley Jr. (1816–1844), American painter John Tooley (1924–2020), English musical administrator John Tooley (weightlifter), British Olympic weightlifter Léon Tooley, British novelist Mark Tooley, American conservative magazine editor and think-tank president Max Tooley, American football player Michael Tooley, American philosopher Nicholas Tooley (1583–1623), English Renaissance actor Richard Tooley (1820–1910), Canadian farmer and provincial assembly legislator from Ontario S.D. Tooley (contemporary), American novelist of mystery and urban fantasy