Morley (name)
Morley is both a surname and a given name. The name is toponymic, derived from several places in the United Kingdom —from the Old English words "mor", and "le-ah". Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Aaron Morley, English footballer
- Ada McPherson Morley, American suffragist and activist
- Adrian Morley, English rugby league footballer
- Angela Morley, English composer and conductor
- Beric Morley, British architectural historian
- Bert Morley, English international footballer
- Bill Morley (baseball), Major League Baseball second baseman
- Bill Morley, American football player
- Clarence Morley, American politician, 24th governor of Colorado, member of the Ku Klux Klan
- Christopher Morley, American writer and editor
- Christopher Morley (actor), American actor
- Dave Morley, English footballer
- David Morley (disambiguation)
- Ebenezer Cobb Morley, Football Association pioneer
- Edith Morley, English literary scholar
- Edward W. Morley, American scientist
- Elizabeth Morley, 18th-century English silversmith
- Elliot Morley, English politician
- Eric Morley, British founder of the Miss World pageant
- Fenton Morley, English Dean of Salisbury
- Felix Morley, American journalist
- Frank Morley, British-born American mathematician
- Frank Vigor Morley, American mathematician, son of Frank
- Fred Morley, British cricketer
- Fred Morley (footballer) in England and American Soccer League
- Frederick Morley (organist) in Sydney, Australia
- George Morley (bishop), English Anglican bishop
- Harry Morley, British artist
- Henry Morley, British writer
- Henry Morley (cricketer), English cricketer
- Isaac Morley, American early member of the Latter Day Saints
- Iain Morley, British barrister and Resident Judge of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Ivan Morley, American painter
- Jack Morley, Welsh rugby player
- Jefferson Morley, American journalist and author
- John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Secretary of State for India
- John David Morley, English novelist
- Karen Morley, American actor and political activist
- Lawrence Morley, Canadian geophysicist
- Lewis Morley, English photographer
- Luke Morley, English musician
- Malcolm Morley (artist), British-American artist
- Michael D. Morley, American mathematician
- Nathan Morley, British television journalist and host
- P. J. Morley, Irish politician
- Pat Morley (footballer), Irish footballer
- Pat Morley, drummer for Soul Asylum from 1983 to 1984
- Paul Morley, British journalist of the music scene
- Peter Morley (filmmaker), German-born British documentary filmmaker
- Robert Morley, British actor
- Ruth Morley, Austrian-born American costume designer
- Sam Morley, American football player
- Samuel Morley (disambiguation)
- Sean Morley, Canadian wrestler
- Steve Morley, Canadian football player
- Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist
- Thomas Morley, English composer
- Tony Morley, English footballer
- Trevor Morley, English football player
- William Morley (disambiguation)
Given name
- Morley Cowles Ballantine, American editor
- Morley Baer, American artist, photographer and teacher
- Morley Callaghan, Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright and broadcaster
- Morley Griswold, American politician, 16th governor of Nevada
- Morley Kamen, also known as Morley (singer), American singer-songwriter
- Morley Muse, renewable energy engineer
- Morley Safer, Canadian news reporter
- Morley Shih, Taiwanese lawyer
- , American-Japanese television personality